Utilization of Sweet Sorghum as a Catch Crop for providing Raw Materials for the Production of Bioethanol and Biogas

A combination of the production of bioethanol from sugar orstarch crops and biogas from the residues is reasonable for the optimization of small and decentralized plants. Sorghum could be an interesting alternative feedstock with high biomass potential. Compared to e.g. maize sorghum provides simila...

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Main Authors:	F. Theuretzbacher, P. Kravanja, M. Becker, A. Bauer, B. Amon, A. Friedl, A. Potthast, T. Amon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 2012-09-01
Series:	Chemical Engineering Transactions
Online Access:	https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/7186

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spelling	doaj-ddd319c8335d46b590160ae29b7abfda2021-02-22T21:03:08ZengAIDIC Servizi S.r.l.Chemical Engineering Transactions2283-92162012-09-012910.3303/CET1229190Utilization of Sweet Sorghum as a Catch Crop for providing Raw Materials for the Production of Bioethanol and BiogasF. TheuretzbacherP. KravanjaM. BeckerA. BauerB. AmonA. FriedlA. PotthastT. AmonA combination of the production of bioethanol from sugar orstarch crops and biogas from the residues is reasonable for the optimization of small and decentralized plants. Sorghum could be an interesting alternative feedstock with high biomass potential. Compared to e.g. maize sorghum provides similar yields at a shorter vegetation period by less water demand. Moreover, it is an alternative to maize and wheat concerning the production of bioethanol. Different processing lines for the combined production of bioethanol and biogas were developed. In the present study three different sorghum varieties (Sugargraze 1, Sugargraze 2 and Chopper) were compared regarding sugar, starch and overall biomass yields to provide data for the calculation of bioethanol and biogas potential.https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/7186
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author	F. Theuretzbacher P. Kravanja M. Becker A. Bauer B. Amon A. Friedl A. Potthast T. Amon
spellingShingle	F. Theuretzbacher P. Kravanja M. Becker A. Bauer B. Amon A. Friedl A. Potthast T. Amon Utilization of Sweet Sorghum as a Catch Crop for providing Raw Materials for the Production of Bioethanol and Biogas Chemical Engineering Transactions
author_facet	F. Theuretzbacher P. Kravanja M. Becker A. Bauer B. Amon A. Friedl A. Potthast T. Amon
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title	Utilization of Sweet Sorghum as a Catch Crop for providing Raw Materials for the Production of Bioethanol and Biogas
title_short	Utilization of Sweet Sorghum as a Catch Crop for providing Raw Materials for the Production of Bioethanol and Biogas
title_full	Utilization of Sweet Sorghum as a Catch Crop for providing Raw Materials for the Production of Bioethanol and Biogas
title_fullStr	Utilization of Sweet Sorghum as a Catch Crop for providing Raw Materials for the Production of Bioethanol and Biogas
title_full_unstemmed	Utilization of Sweet Sorghum as a Catch Crop for providing Raw Materials for the Production of Bioethanol and Biogas
title_sort	utilization of sweet sorghum as a catch crop for providing raw materials for the production of bioethanol and biogas
publisher	AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.
series	Chemical Engineering Transactions
issn	2283-9216
publishDate	2012-09-01
description	A combination of the production of bioethanol from sugar orstarch crops and biogas from the residues is reasonable for the optimization of small and decentralized plants. Sorghum could be an interesting alternative feedstock with high biomass potential. Compared to e.g. maize sorghum provides similar yields at a shorter vegetation period by less water demand. Moreover, it is an alternative to maize and wheat concerning the production of bioethanol. Different processing lines for the combined production of bioethanol and biogas were developed. In the present study three different sorghum varieties (Sugargraze 1, Sugargraze 2 and Chopper) were compared regarding sugar, starch and overall biomass yields to provide data for the calculation of bioethanol and biogas potential.
url	https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/7186
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Utilization of Sweet Sorghum as a Catch Crop for providing Raw Materials for the Production of Bioethanol and Biogas

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