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Table 3 Amount and cost of biomass processed in each scenario

From: Techno-economic analysis and climate change impacts of sugarcane biorefineries considering different time horizons

Scenario

Biomass processed (106 t/year)a

Biomass production cost (US$/t)a

Sugarcane stalks

Sugarcane straw

Energy cane

Sugarcane stalks

Sugarcane straw

Energy cane

1G-base

2.00

–

–

28.00

–

–

1G-ST

4.00

0.25

–

29.11

27.09

–

1G-MT

4.00

0.34

1.72

20.31

20.47

14.15

1G-LT

4.00

0.39

4.17

16.15

20.66

12.10

1G2G-ST

4.00

0.25

–

29.30

27.09

–

1G2G-MT

4.00

0.34

1.72

20.73

20.47

14.33

1G2G-LT

4.00

0.39

4.17

16.68

20.66

12.63

  1. aAmount and cost of sugarcane straw are expressed in dry basis. Values for sugarcane stalks and energy cane are expressed in wet basis