Research Article
A New Proposal of Cellulosic Ethanol to Boost Sugarcane Biorefineries: Techno-Economic Evaluation
Table 8
Water balance for the studied cases.
| | Water consumption at the process | Conventional water reuse | Additional* water reuse | Total water intake necessary | | (m3/t sugarcane) | (m3/t sugarcane) |
| Case | 17.2 | 93% | 5% | 0.48 | Case | 17.0 | 89% | 7% | 0.66 | Case | 17.0 | 89% | 7% | 0.68 | Case L | 18.5 | 91% | 6% | 0.71 | Case | 23.6 | 89% | 9% | 0.59 | Case | 16.7 | 90% | 4% | 0.97 |
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*Considering water recovery from vinasse and 85% recovery of the water from pretreatment.
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