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Exergy and economic assessment of renewable electricity generation from sugarcane straw for improved efficiency of sugarcane biorefineries

Journal

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXERGY
Volume 38, Issue 2, Pages 218-237

Publisher

INDERSCIENCE ENTERPRISES LTD
DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2022.123606

Keywords

exergy analysis; sugarcane straw; irreversibility; biorefinery performance

Funding

  1. Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) [2017/03091-8]
  2. FAPESP [2015/20630-4]
  3. National Agency of Petroleum, Gas, and Biofuels (ANP) and its Human Resources Program (PRH/ANP) [48610.008928.99]
  4. Administrative Department of Science, Technology [COLCIENCIAS 646/2014]
  5. National Research Council for Scientific and Technological Development, CNPq [306484/2020-0]

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This study focuses on improving existing sugarcane biorefineries and cogeneration units by using byproducts to increase surplus electricity sales. Simulation processes show that straw recovery can significantly increase surplus electricity production, but the cost of straw gathering also impacts the overall efficiency of the sugarcane biorefinery.
This work focuses on the revamp of existing sugarcane biorefineries and cogeneration units by using those byproducts, aiming to increase the selling of surplus electricity. The analysis allows identifying potential improvements in the sugarcane cogeneration plants. Simulation processes are employed to denote incremental modifications related to sugarcane straw recovery achieved in the harvesting systems. The results show that the straw recovery through harvesting systems may increase the surplus electricity by up to 30% when sugarcane biorefineries consider the maximum straw recovery fraction. Moreover, the increment in the exergy cost of the straw gathering influences the extended exergy efficiency of the cogeneration unit and, consequently, the entire sugarcane biorefinery. In brief, the capitalisation on sugarcane residues may increase the contribution of this industry to the decarbonisation of the Brazilian electricity mix and increment of profits resulting from the negotiation of decarbonisation credits in the Brazilian sugarcane market.

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