Title:
Second and Third Generation Bioethanol Potential from Different Biomass Sources in Mexico
Author(s):
Galicia-Medina, C.M., Barrios, C., Alemán-Nava, G.S., Dallemand, J.F., Parra, R.
Document(s):
Paper
Poster
Abstract:
Bioethanol is an alcohol that can be produced from fermentation of sugars found in grains and other biomass. This alcohol can produced from different feedstock such as grains, corn, wheat , agro industrial residues and non-edible crops depending of the feedstock, which are classified into first, second and third generation. In this sense, Mexico´s government have tried since 2009 with the Bioenergetics Promotion and Development Law for the production of bioethanol in a major scale to mix and use it as blendgasoline; however, it cannot be possible due to the restriction for producing ethanol from food feedstock and differences in the final price. In this study, different feedstock were reviewed and an estimated of the potential was obtained as an alternative option to reduce Mexico´s fuel dependence on fossil fuels obtaining the following participations forestry residues 8.67%, municipal solid waste 1.78%, sugar cane 26.04%, sorghum 18.97%, wheat 12.13%, beans 8.46%, cotton 9.66, agave 2.55 and algae 12%for an approximate production of 7’200,880 cubic meters of bioethanol which represents 18.4% of the current gasoline demand.
Keywords:
bioenergy, biofuel, Mexico, resource assessment
Topic:
Biomass Resources
Subtopic:
Biomass potentials and biomass mobilisation
Event:
23rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
1CV.3.94
Pages:
436 - 442
ISBN:
978-88-89407-516
Paper DOI:
10.5071/23rdEUBCE2015-1CV.3.94
Price:
FREE
