Environmental impacts of mechanization in Brazil's sugar and ethanol industry: The cutting, loading, and transportation process case

被引：6

作者：

Scheidl, Herbert A. ^{[1
]}

Simon, Alexandre Tadeu ^{[2
]}

Pacagnella Junior, Antonio Carlos ^{[2
]}

Salgado Junior, Alexandre Pereira ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Raizen, Logist Dept, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

[2] Methodist Univ Piracicaba UNIMEP, Dept Prod Engn, BR-13451900 Sao Paulo, Brazil

[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Econ, Adm & Accounting Ribeirao Preto FEARP, BR-14040905 Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil

来源：

ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRESS & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY | 2015年 / 34卷 / 06期

关键词：

sugarcane; ethanol; mechanization; environmental impacts; greenhouse gases; GREENHOUSE-GAS EMISSIONS; LIFE-CYCLE;

D O I：

10.1002/ep.12159

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

This work aims to analyze environmental impacts caused by mechanization in the sugar and ethanol sector in Brazil. To achieve this goal, a case study was performed in a production unit of the country's largest producer. It was found that mechanization of cutting, loading, and transportation processes for sugarcane brings immediate benefits in terms of productivity and the elimination of activities, which are potentially dangerous to workers (manual cutting). More importantly, although the mechanization elevates diesel consumption, it eliminates burning crops of sugarcane, which overall significantly reduces the emission of greenhouse gases. (c) 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 34: 1748-1755, 2015

引用

页码：1748 / 1755

页数：8

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