Essays about: "sugarcane"

Showing result 41 - 45 of 46 essays containing the word sugarcane.

  1. 41. A comparison of three bioenergy production systems using lifecycle assessment

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Products

    Author : Zakia Hassan; [2009]
    Keywords : CO2; bioenergy; pellets; ethanol; degraded land; LCA;

    Abstract : Fossil fuel contributes to global warming through emissions of greenhouse gases such as CO2.Measures to reduce these gases may affect food security due to the productive land allocatedfor bioenergy production. READ MORE

  3. 42. Sustainability Opportunities and Challenges of Bioplastics

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Avdelningen för maskinteknik

    Author : Eri Matsuura; Yan ye; Xiaoxuan He; [2008]
    Keywords : Bioplastics; PLA; LCA; FSSD;

    Abstract : Bioplastics (BPs) can be defined as plastics made of biomass such as corn and sugarcane. These substances have been increasingly spotlighted as means to saving fossil fuels, reducing CO2 emission and plastic wastes. READ MORE

  4. 43. Modelling sugarcane expansion - Socioeconomic and climate effects from an expansion in the Pontal do Paranapanema region, state of Sao Paulo, Brazil

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

    Author : Stina Gustafsson; Andrea Egeskog; [2007]
    Keywords : Sugarcane; ethanol; energy for development; sustainable energy systems; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This thesis presents results from a study of socioeconomic and climate effects connected to a sugarcane ethanol expansion scenario in the Pontal do Paranapanema region, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Sugarcane ethanol prodcution is expected to grow in the Sao Paulo state. READ MORE

  5. 44. Etanolmarknaden i Brasilien : etanol som fordonsbränsle

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Patrik Ohlsson; [2005]
    Keywords : biobränsle;

    Abstract : According to the EC fuel regulations 2 % bio fuel has to be blended in all fuel by the year 2005, and 5.75 % by the year 2010, which means ethanol for gasoline driven vehicles, so there will be a substantial demand for ethanol. Brazil already has an established industry for producing ethanol and is the leading producer and exporter of fuel ethanol. READ MORE

  6. 45. The Life Organic : A Minor Field Study on the Socio-Economical Consequences of Small-Scale Organic Farming in Northeast Brazil

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Katharina Beckmann; [2005]
    Keywords : organic farming; Brazil; small-scale farming; smallholding; Pernambuco; sugarcane; world system theory; socio-economic consequences; human ecology; ekologisk odling; Brasilien; Environmental studies; Miljöstudier; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This Minor Field Study aims to examine how small-scale farmers in Northeast Brazil experience the transition towards organic farming mainly in regard to economy and quality of life but also considering gender equality and national migration. The author finds that organic farming seems to create new meanings and discussion areas for the people involved. READ MORE