Research Article

A New Proposal of Cellulosic Ethanol to Boost Sugarcane Biorefineries: Techno-Economic Evaluation

Table 5

Main parameters adopted for simulating the cogeneration system of the studied cases.

Case , , , and LCase Case

Cogeneration cycle specification
 Steam temperature480480480 °C
 Steam pressure656565bar
Turbines
 Steam turbineYYY
 Condensation turbineYNY
Fuels
 BagasseNYY
  Flowc.s.c.s.t/h
  Moisture5050%
  PCI7.57.5MJ/kg
 Bagasse fiberYNN
  Flowc.s.t/h
  Moisture8%
  PCI15.5MJ/kg
 Sugarcane-trashYYY
  Flow41.2541.2541.25t/h
  Moisture151515%
  PCI14.714.714.7MJ/kg
 Lignin cakeNYN
  Flowc.s.t/h
  Moisture50%
  PCI8.9MJ/kg

c.s.: calculated by the simulation; N: no; Y: yes.