BIOFUELS IN VENEZUELA: A SOME LOOK AT ETHANOL PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE IN SUGAR CANE (Saccharum spp. hybrid) CROPS - Softcover

Bracho Moran, Nolis; Labrador Ramírez, José; Vielma Guevara, José Ramón

Softcover

ISBN 10: 6207969111 ISBN 13: 9786207969111

Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing, 2024

Synopsis

In order to evaluate the yield of sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrid) for ethanol production, eleven cultivars were evaluated: V91-8, V98-86, V91-01, V99-271, C323-368, V98-120, V99-236, B80-408, V00-50, V99-190, CP74-2005 during one production cycle. The trial was carried out in the field of the Universidad Nacional Experimental Sur del Lago "Jesús María Semprum" (UNESUR), in a randomized block design, choosing plants from the central furrow of each experimental plot (45 m2/treatment). The criteria evaluated were: production in tons of cane per hectare (TCH), tons of sugar/ha (TAH), percentage of polysaccharides (% POL), liters of ethanol per hectare (LtEt/hA), efficiency (LtEt/TC) and concentration of ethanol produced. The results indicate non-significant differences between treatments due to the effect of cultivars for the variable TAH, and highly significant for efficiency (LtEt/TC) (p ≥ 0.001) and ethanol concentration (p ≥ 0.001). Venezuela can produce ethanol from sugarcane crops in the area south of Lake Maracaibo.

Edition details

• Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 6207969111
• ISBN 13: 9786207969111
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 76