農作物からエチルアルコールを生産するためのエネルギーバランス
まとめ
ブラジルでは,エチルアルコール (エタノール) を生産するための最もエネルギー効率の高い作物として,甘いサーゴムとキャサバが次いであります. 工業的な段階では,エタノール生産に最も多くのエネルギーが必要になります.
科学分野:
- 農業科学 農業科学とは
- バイオテクノロジー バイオテクノロジー
- エネルギー科学 エネルギー科学
背景:
- ブラジルは,エチルアルコールの生産のために,甘に依存している.
- バイオ燃料のためのカサバや甘いサーグムなどの代替原料への関心が高まっています.
- バイオエタノール生産のエネルギーバランスを評価することは,持続可能性にとって極めて重要です.
研究 の 目的:
- ブラジルの砂糖,カサバ,甘いサーゴムからエチルアルコールを生産するために必要なエネルギー量を計算し,比較する.
- バイオエタノール生産のための最もエネルギー効率の良い作物を特定する.
- 農業と産業の段階間のエネルギー分布を分析する.
主な方法:
- 農業と産業の段階におけるエネルギー投入出力の分析.
- 各作物の純エネルギー増益の計算.
- エネルギー効率の比較評価. エネルギー効率の比較評価について.
主要な成果:
- 工業段階は,エチルアルコールの生産における総エネルギー消費量の60-75%を占めています.
- 砂糖が最も高いエネルギー効率を示し,次いで甘いソーグムとキャサバが続きます.
- 甘いソルゴの茎を使用すると,そのエネルギー獲得が大幅に増加し,甘のレベルに近づくことができます.
- カサバは現在,ブラジルの農業慣行により,より低いエネルギー獲得を示しています.
結論:
- 砂糖は,ブラジルのエネルギー効率の高いエチルアルコール生産に最適な作物です.
- 甘いソルゴは,特に茎の利用で,有望な代替品を提示しています.
- バイオエタノール生産のためのエネルギー効率を高めるために,カサバの栽培を改善する必要があります.
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