Comments on: Bioethanol Sector in India: Major Challenges To Overcome

By: Prof Rakesh Mehrotra

Prof Rakesh Mehrotra — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 17:34:03 +0000

Only sugar cane based feedstock can have prospects for ethanol production for blending with petrol.
The biggest challenge is impending food security due to large scale shift to sugar cane cultivation ( if the heavy demand for ethanol is created)
The ethanol production from sugarcane/ molasses feedstock is highly energy intensive ( LCA of energy/ carbon footprint of sugarcane production and distillery taken together). If pollution control ( ZLD) is taken into account the energetics of ethanol production exceed the .energy output of ethanol. The policy planners have not received relevant inputs from experts ( Brazil has abundant land mass and water resources).
With the increasing support price of sugarcane ,& the govt subsidies on inputs, the cost of ethanol will surpass Rs 50/ l.
Methanol, as s petrol blend appears cheaper, Can use coal/ wood/ agriwaste as feedstock. Yet evaluation is needed before policy promulgation.

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