BIOFUEL PRODUCTION IN BRAZIL

Ariovaldo Luchiari JuniorNilza Patrícia Ramos

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BRASIL COMO GLOBAL PLAYER EM AGRICULTURA TROPICALNova dimensão geopolítica das ações - Parcerias estratégicas internacionais

Entrada C&TSaída C&T

Labex USA Labex Europa(França & Holanda)

Embrapa África(Gana)

Perspectivas de abertura da Embrapa TT América Latina e Labex Ásia

SOURCES FOR ETHANOL

1) SUGARCANE (Sacharum officinarum)

2) CASSAVA (Manihot spp.)

3) CORN (Zea mays L.)

4) SORGHUM (Sorghum bicolor M.)

5) SWEET POTATO (Ipomoea batatas)

MAIN SOURCES FOR BIODIESEL

1) SOYBEAN (Glycine max)

2) PALM OIL (Elaeis guinenses Elaeis oleifera)

3) SUNFLOWER (Helianthus annus)

4) CASTOR BEAN (Ricinus comunis)

5) CANOLA (

6) JATROPHA (Jatropha curcas)

7) PEANUTS (Arachis hipogea)

8) COTTON (Gossypium hirsutum)

NATIVE POTENTIAL SOURCES FOR BIODIESEL

1) BABAÇU (Orbignya sp)

2) MACAÚBA (Acrocomia sp.)

3) BURITI (Mauritia sp.)

4) PEQUI (Caryocar brasiliensis)

5) COCONUT (Cocos nucifera)

6) ANDIROBA (Carapa guianensis)

REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF BIOFUELS

Source: MDA and Abioleo, 2006

NORTHPalm/soybean/babaçu

CENTRAL WESTSugarcane/ cassava/ soybean/castor bean/ cotton/ sunflower/ canola

SOUTHEAST

Sugarcane/ soybean/ cotton/ castor bean/ sunflower/ canola

SOUTHSugarcane/ soybean/castorbean/ cotton/ sunflower/ canola/ sweet potato

NORTHEAST

Sugarcane/ cassava/ soybean/castorbean/ cotton/ sunflower/ canola

CARRO BI COMBUSTIVELCARRO BI COMBUSTIVEL

MAIO 2005 A ABRIL 2006MAIO 2005 A ABRIL 2006

1 MILHÃO DE NOVOS FLEX FUEL

IMPACTO NA DEMANDA DE ETANOLIMPACTO NA DEMANDA DE ETANOL

1,1 BILHÃO LTS

Experiência Brasileira:

1925

Primeiros testes utilizando etanol misturado àgasolina

GLOBAL TRENDS

• Crescent use of renewable fuels

•Environmental concerns

•Certification andTraceability (technical barrier)

CRITICAL UNCERTAINITIES

•Brazilian role in biofuel production

•Biofuel vs Food Production

•Olygopoly in biofuel production

CHALLENGES

• 6 MILLION HA - 18.5 BILLION LITER OF ETHANOL

• CO-GENERATION (AGRO-ELECTRICITY)

• CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM

• CARBON CREDITS

• BIOREFINARY

WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM SUGARCANE??????

LEARNING CURVE

WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM OIL PLANTS??????

SUGARCANE IN NORTHEAST

SUGARCANE IN NORTHEAST

VINASSE

BAGASSE

IRRIGATION

IRRIGATION STUDY

JATROPHA

BABAÇU

MACAUBA

BURITI

THANKS

luchiari@cnpma.embrapa.brnpramos@cnpma.embrapa.br

www.cnpma.embrapa.br

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