title: Sugarcane-Biorefinery.
abstract: Concepts such as biorefinery and green chemistry focus on the usage of biomass, as with the oil value chain. However, it can cause less negative impact on the environment. A biorefinery based on sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) as feedstock is an example, because it can integrate into the same physical space, of processes for obtaining biofuels (ethanol), chemicals (from sugars or ethanol), electricity, and heat.The use of sugarcane as feedstock for biorefineries is dictated by its potential to supply sugars, ethanol, natural polymers or macromolecules, organic matter, and other compounds and materials. By means of conversion processes (chemical, biochemical, and thermochemical), sugarcane biomass can be transformed into high-value bioproducts to replace petrochemicals, as a bioeconomy model.
authors.affiliation: Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - National Research Center for Agroenergy (Embrapa Agroenergy) - Parque Estação Biológica, Av. W3 Norte (final), Asa Norte, CEP 70770-901, Brasília/DF, Brazil. silvio.vaz@embrapa.br.
authors.forename: Sílvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vaz
mesh_terms: D056804:Biofuels; D018533:Biomass; D000431:Ethanol; D031786:Saccharum
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D000431:Ethanol
keywords: Bioeconomy; Biomass; Green chemistry; Sugarcane; Sustainable chemistry