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Fuel grade ethanol from sugarcane

Fermenting sugars to produce beverage alcohol dates back to the ancient Egyptians. But using that same process to make liquid fuel first gained momentum as an idea in Brazil in the '20s. Henry Ford also considered ethanol a good fuel for his Model T. In the early '70s, oil prices shot up causing Brazil to invest in sugarcane biofuel manufacturing technology. By the late '70s, Brazil was producing ethanol for fuel at a massive scale and its success is clear today. The US followed a different path to producing fuel grade ethanol, relying on its extensive corn grain supply. In this study, we consider a large-scale process for producing ethanol from sugarcane in the US. We assess the latest technology advances for both the fermentation process and downstream recovery of the fuel and potential byproducts, like heat and power. We address questions such as: 1) what is the cost of sugarcane ethanol in the US vs corn ethanol in the US?, 2) How sustainable (environmentally) is US sugarcane ethanol?