BRAZILIAN ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL AND SUSTAINABILITY

Márcia Fonsêca () and Márcia Paixão ()
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Márcia Fonsêca: Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB)
Márcia Paixão: Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB)

Revista de Economia Mackenzie (REM), 2009, vol. 7, issue 2, 31-49

Abstract: Because of the experience with the ethanol since the years 1920, the abun-dance of natural resources and cheap manual labor, Brazil presents advan-tages in the production and generates surpluses for export. However, difficul-ties have existed in the export because the production of the ethanol cane causes damages to the environment. This work intends to comment alterna-tives for ethanol production sustainability in synthesis with the environmental demands. The research is exploratory, descriptive, bibliographical and based on secondary figures. The results indicate as a characteristic of sustainability that the ethanol industry has developed techniques for the re-use of produc-tion waste, such as the use of vinasse for fertilization and cogeneration by using biomass. Moreover, the rotation of cane with food crops has been used to preserve the soil.

Keywords: Ethanol; Export; Environmental impacts. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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