Title:
Biorefinery Concept Applied to Tequila Industry By-Products
Author(s):
Gatti, I., Alemán-Nava, G.S., Falcón-Valdés, Z., Dallemand, J.F., Parra, R.
Document(s):
Paper
Poster
Abstract:
Tequila is a very popular Mexican alcoholic beverage, produced from the heads of the Agave tequilana Weber var. azul, hydrolyzed or cooked, and then subjected to alcoholic fermentations. With 219 producers and 1648 brands of tequila registered in 2013, the tequila industry plays a crucial role in Mexican economy, with the value of national market estimated to be around 12,500 million MXN. Tequila production process generates different kind of waste, which disposal has been the object of many recent studies. Mainly, agave leaves, bagasse and vinasses are generated as residues. The aim of this study is to propose different uses or products from these residues under the biorefinery concept.
Keywords:
biorefinery, waste, bagasse, tequila, agave, vinasses
Topic:
Biomass Resources
Subtopic:
Biomass feedstock, residues and by-products
Event:
23rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
1CV.3.93
Pages:
428 - 435
ISBN:
978-88-89407-516
Paper DOI:
10.5071/23rdEUBCE2015-1CV.3.93
Price:
FREE
