Biofuels in Venezuela

By Nolis Bracho Moran, José Ramón Vielma Guevara, José Labrador Ramírez

In order to evaluate the yield of sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrid) for ethanol production, eleven cultivars were evaluated: V91-8, V98-86, V91-01, V99-271, C323-368, V98-120, V99-236, B80-408, V00-50, V99-190, CP74-2005 during one production cycle. The trial was carried out in the field of the Universidad Nacional Experimental Sur del Lago "Jes s Mar a Semprum" (UNESUR), in a randomized block design, choosing plants from the central furrow of each experimental plot (45 m2/treatment). The criteria evaluated were: production in tons of cane per hectare (TCH), tons of sugar/ha (TAH), percentage of polysaccharides (% POL), liters of ethanol per hectare (LtEt/hA), efficiency (LtEt/TC) and concentration of ethanol produced. The results indicate non-significant differences between treatments due to the effect of cultivars for the variable TAH, and highly significant for efficiency (LtEt/TC) (p >= 0.001) and ethanol concentration (p >= 0.001). Venezuela can produce ethanol from sugarcane crops in the area south of Lake Maracaibo.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6207969111
• ISBN13: 9786207969111
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"