BACKGROUND Sugarcane is a subtropical crop that produces large amounts of biomass annually. It is a key agricultural crop in many countries for the production of sugar and other products. Residual bagasse following sucrose extraction is currently underutilized and it has potential as a carbohydrate source for the production of biofuels. As with all lignocellulosic crops, lignin acts as a barrie...

SPITTLEBUGS may cause a reduction in sugarcane quality, problems with juice clarification and lower the VHP sugar quality by increasing phenol compounds and colour. A randomised complete-block design experiment with three replicates was conducted. The first factor tested was spittlebug injury to cane stalks with a control (0%) and different levels of infested stalks (15, 30 and 60%). The second...

Pressmud is a substrate derived from sugarcane juice filtrate, and around 26-40  kg of this residue are produced per ton of sugarcane. It is mainly used as fertilizer in crops, and its application in the field is often made without any prior treatment, but, in this research, it was studied for the risk this practice poses for human health. This research was stimulated by previous results indica...

High energy consumption has an impact on the crisis caused by decline in fossil reserves, so that Indonesia must have other alternatives form of biofuels, namely bioethanol. Knowing effect fermentation time ethanol content, pH value, and brix content obtained from sugarcane juice is purpose this study. Using completely randomized design (CRD) with factor. Research shows acidity (pH), but no sug...

In Brazil, spontaneous fermentation and open vessels are still used to produce cachaça (the Brazilian sugarcane spirit) and this fermentation is characterized by mixed cultures with continuous succession of yeast species. This work shows the development of a methodology for isolation of yeasts, particularly Saccharomyces cerevisiae, used in the production of cachaça. According to the proposed s...

Retentate is a by-product of the membrane clarification sugarcane juice process and contains high sucrose concentration which not recovered during sugar manufacturing. The lack cost-effective treatment retentate produced by one main issues that hinder adoption technology in industry. present work evaluates composition uses information to explore effective approaches for utilization. Composition...