Ethanol - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2011
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Green Day

30 to 40 tons of dry biomass per hectare (just under 2.5 acres). (The energy balance ratio of corn ethanol is around 1 to 1, while sugarcane ethanol stands at about 8 to 1.) None of this was lost on... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna;Sarah Auerbach; Agriculture; Manufacturing; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

19 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 19, 2010

in Brazil, is the largest grower and processor of sugarcane in the world and the largest sugar and ethanol producer in Brazil; it is also the world's largest exporter of ethanol for vehicle fuels. Rubens... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Dec 2010
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First Look: December 21

Purchase this supplement (B):http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/711407-PDF-ENG Mid-Missouri Energy: Ethanol from Corn Forest Reinhardt, Noel Michele Holbrook, James Weber, and Karla SartorHarvard Business School Case 711-004... View Details

26 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 26, 2008

interests of growers, millers, and customers; and the impact of changes in global supply (e.g., the rise of Brazil as a major sugarcane and sugar producer) and demand (e.g., the increased use of sugarcane for ethanol production). Purchase... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 24

Establishing the Cellulosic Ethanol Value Chain As the world's largest producer of industrial enzymes, Novozymes had invested heavily for many years to bio-engineer enzymes that could break down cellulose into fermentable sugar. In 2010,... View Details