Energy balance optimization of sugarcane crop residual biomass

Production and Management of Sugarcane Biomass — Process Optimization

“…The purpose of this biomass has been widely studied, and various research papers demonstrate the feasibility of using stalks to produce energy in view of the high useful calorific value of this material. The calorific value varies according to the growing conditions and the type of variety [2,3,28,30]. The process of handling the harvesting residual biomass is very costly, and the advantages of cropping, recovery, and utilization have mobilized university researchers, factory managers, and directors, all of whom are keen to find the most productive, economical, and effective way to conduct this operation.…”

“…Sartori and Florentino [28] presented a BLP approach to a problem that is similar to the ones discussed by Sartori et al [29]. The approach does not involve determination of the planting area per sugarcane variety but instead focuses on the decision about the variety to plant in each plot.…”

“…The approach does not involve determination of the planting area per sugarcane variety but instead focuses on the decision about the variety to plant in each plot. The model of [28] is more realistic since in practice there is only one variety per plot.…”

“…Sartori et al [28] proposed the optimization of the sugarcane residual biomass energy balance by considering the difference between generated and consumed energy in the process of transferring this biomass from the field to the processing center. The corresponding model is a BLP model taking into account enterprise demand restrictions and cane planting area constraints.…”

Optimizing the mixture of wood biomass for greenhouse heating

“…Examples of such applications in production planning and scheduling are described in [10,11]. Sartori and Florentino [10,11] developed an LP model to maximize the energy yield during the production and transportation of sugarcanes. The LP model was able to estimate the yield of various types of sugarcane planted in the selected area based on factors such as sugarcane energy contents, area limitations, and harvesting methods.…”