Sugarcane global production

Globally, the major ethanol producers are Brazil and the USA, which account for 62% of the annual world-wide ethanol production. In the USA the feedstock used is com whereas in Brazil sugarcane is the basis for ethanol production. Brazil is the... 

In addition, Braskem formed a partnership with Novozymes, the global leader in the production of industrial enzymes, to expand research for the development of propylene made from sugarcane for the production of 30 000 tons of green polypropylene by 2013. 

Worldwide, ethanol is mostly produced by fermentation, accoimt-ing for up to 90% of ethanol produced globally. In Brazil, most bioethanol is produced from sugarcane or molasses and in the United States from com. However, other starch materials such as wheat, barley and rye are also suitable as raw material. The starch-containing grains have to be converted into sugar. Thus, in Europe, starch grains, e.g., wheat and sugar beet are the major source of bioethanol production (15). 

Sugarcane and sugar production in India. (From Global Agricultural Information Network.)... 

Finally, production of TAG in high-biomass C4 crops such as switchgrass and sugarcane has the potential to create a vast amount of global feedstock for... 

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