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Green hydrogen – product diversification opportunities in sugar and allied industries – a techno-economic study
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025India uses about 6 Mt of hydrogen every year in industrial sectors, and this will rise to 28 Mt by 2050. To reduce its carbon emissions by 2050, India aims for 80% green hydrogen production to meet its total demand. Green hydrogen will have a significant share as a cleaner fuel in the energy requirement of India in addition to ethanol and bio-CNG in future.
Influence of twin-screw extrusion pretreatment on the properties of sugarcane bagasse-based materials obtained by thermocompression
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025The development of green processes to transform lignocellulosic biomass into energy or high-value added products is widely studied due to current environmental issues. Binderless materials were produced by thermocompression in order to valorize sugarcane bagasse into food containers.
Measurement of higher heating value in cane bagasse using NIR spectroscopy in a sugar mill in southwestern Colombia
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025Traditionally, the higher heating value of any biomass (bagasse) is determined using bomb calorimetry. This process is lengthy and requires considerable maintenance of the equipment due to combustion reactions. Consequently, the development of a fast and accurate measurement technique would be a useful tool, saving time and resources.
Opportunities for the production of compressed biogas (CBG) in sugar and allied industries
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025Increasing consumption of fossil fuels and environmental concerns have led to increased use of CBG (compressed biogas) in the transport sector. CBG can play an important role in the diversification of the sugar industry product portfolio, creating increasing employment and generating additional revenue for sugar mills in India.
Performance of ethanol blending in diesel engines and its impact on emissions
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025The Indian sugar industry has gradually transformed Indian economy from oil, gas, and fossil fuels to self-dependent bioenergy. By 2025, India plans to achieve a 20% ethanol blending in fuel to decrease vehicle pollution and lessen its reliance on fossil fuel imports.
Production of an octane booster from sugarcane bagasse
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025The production of an octane booster from sugarcane bagasse was investigated. The process consists of seven stages. The first stage is to dry sugarcane bagasse until the moisture content is below 5%. The second stage is the continuous pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse at 500-600°C.
Reducing downtime in ethanol columns: a simulation-based feed strategy
Last Updated: julio 6, 2025High solid content in the mash column feed in ethanol distilleries leads to clogging of the upper stages, resulting in ethanol losses and mash carryover. This issue demands a 24-hour plant shutdown for manual cleaning, which increases steam consumption, impacts performance indicators, and reduces column availability.
Reduction in carbon emissions through the use of bioethanol in turbodiesel engines
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025Since 2016, the Colombian Sugarcane Research Center (Cenicaña) has collaborated with six sugar mills to measure the carbon footprint for fuel ethanol production, following ISO 14064-1 standards. In 2022, the cradle-to-gate carbon footprint of Colombian bioethanol averaged 469 kgCO₂eq/m
Renewable energy from sugarcane
Last Updated: julio 6, 2025Sugarcane has historically been grown to provide sugar and co-products, including renewable energy products from juice, molasses, mill mud, bagasse and vinasse. The renewable energy products include cogeneration, biogas, bagasse briquets and pellets, first- and second-generation bioethanol and other liquid fuels.
Roadmap for the production and implementation of green hydrogen in the Colombian sugar industry
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025This study develops a comprehensive roadmap to implement a green hydrogen production system in the sugar industry, taking advantage of its abundant biomass and co-products through advanced technologies such as electrolysis and gasification.