Brazilian biofuels and social exclusion: established and concentrated ethanol versus emerging and dispersed biodiesel

Hall, Jeremy; Matos, Stelvia; Severino, L. S.; Beltrão, N. E. de M.

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.01.003

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“…The rate of job creation related to biodiesel production has been estimated to be 1.16 jobs/Ml of annual production (Johnston & Holloway, 2007). However, the recent trend of business centralization is expected to reduce this rate (Hall et al, 2009). Petrobras is now processing (with a capacity of 425,000 t) a mixture of plant oil and crude oil under the name of "H-Bio".…”

Section: Biofuel Feedstocks In the Worldmentioning

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The Challenge of Bioenergies: An Overview

Carels¹

2011

Biofuel's Engineering Process Technology

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Section: Biofuel Feedstocks In the Worldmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Challenge of Bioenergies: An Overview

Carels¹

2011

Biofuel's Engineering Process Technology

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“…It has been established that production of bio-ethanol and other domestic forms of energy is economically viable and feasible with available technologies (Londo et al 2010;Tillman et al 2009). Crops grown for energy production purposes may be sugar cane (Hall et al 2009), cassava, corn, and sweet potato (Ziska et al 2009) as well as other high sugar and high biomass producing crops and nontraditional food or cash crops. In addition, municipal and agricultural wastes may be used for energy production (Rist et al 2009).…”

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Bio-Ethanol Production from Non-Food Parts of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

Nuwamanya

Chiwona‐Karltun

Kawuki

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Global climate issues and a looming energy crisis put agriculture under pressure in Sub-Saharan Africa. Climate adaptation measures must entail sustainable development benefits, and growing crops for food as well as energy may be a solution, removing people from hunger and poverty without compromising the environment. The present study investigated the feasibility of using non-food parts of cassava for energy production and the promising results revealed that at least 28% of peels and stems comprise dry matter, and 10 g feedstock yields [8.5 g sugar, which in turn produced [60% ethanol, with pH & 2.85, 74-84% light transmittance and a conductivity of 368 mV, indicating a potential use of cassava feedstock for ethanol production. Thus, harnessing cassava for food as well as ethanol production is deemed feasible. Such a system would, however, require supportive policies to acquire a balance between food security and fuel.

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“…However, the benefits from adoption must outweigh the costs associated with these practices, including the potential cost of lost business. Hall et al (2009), Hall and Matos (2010) found that including socially disadvantages segments of society within the supply chain exacerbates transaction costs due to their geographically dispersed, small-scale production and due to a lack of understanding of basic technical and business knowledge; transaction cost economics approaches may thus discourage the inclusion of social parameters.…”

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“…For example Hall (2000) found that UK-based supermarkets were heavily engaged in sustainable supply chain initiatives, whereas Japanese supermarkets were not. There are also knowledge asymmetries within the value chain, for example highly educated professionals that work within larger channel leader firms vs. illiterate subsistence farmers from poor regions (Hall et al, 2009). Such heterogeneity within the sustainability of global supply chains offers a number of research opportunities worthy of (inter-and trans-disciplinary) theoretical exploration.…”

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Conceptualizing sustainable development and global supply chains

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Baumann

Hall

2012

Ecological Economics

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This paper introduces a holistic approach to the study of sustainable development of global product chains. We first present a number of perspectives on this topic from disciplines such as economic geography, management science, sociology and environmental sciences. Each of these approaches brings in a specific focus: the consequences of geographical dispersion of economic activities, measurement of ecological and social impact, managing sustainability in supply chains, and power asymmetry among economic actors. Until now, these disciplinary research lines have remained unconnected. We argue that ecological economics provides a promising background for a more holistic conceptualization. To this end, we formulate five basic questions that serve to advance the study of sustainability throughout the product chain by connecting the foci of the identified scientific disciplines. The aim of advancing a holistic perspective has guided the selection of papers for this special subsection, which are introduced throughout the text.

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Brazilian biofuels and social exclusion: established and concentrated ethanol versus emerging and dispersed biodiesel

Cited by 129 publications

References 26 publications

The Challenge of Bioenergies: An Overview

The Challenge of Bioenergies: An Overview

Bio-Ethanol Production from Non-Food Parts of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

Conceptualizing sustainable development and global supply chains

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