7.4
Current Global Scenario on Bioethanol Production
Developed nations such as the USA, Brazil, China, and Canada and several EU
countries have already committed to enhance their reliance on bioethanol
(Mohapatra et al. 2019). The trend of bioethanol production as transportation fuel
from year 2007 to 2017 for the USA, Brazil, EU, China, Canada, and rest of the
world is presented in Fig. 7.4. The figure clearly shows that the bioethanol production has enhanced gradually with major contribution from the USA and Brazil. The
USA is the leading producer of bioethanol. The USA and Brazil have doubled their
bioethanol generation capacity between 2007 and 2017, i.e., ~11 billion to 22 billion
gallon (Fig. 7.4).
Figure 7.5 shows the comparison of ethanol production potential of the world and
the USA from year 2007 till 2017. It clearly shows that the USA contributes
approximately 50% of global production. Different sugar-based and grain-based
feedstocks are used for ethanol generation such as in Brazil, where sugarcane is
primarily used as ethanol feedstock, whereas the USA uses corn. Canada and EU
Fig. 7.4 Global ethanol production scenario from 2007 to 2017. (Data Retrieved from www.afdc.
energy.gov/data. AFDC 2018)
Fig. 7.5 Year-wise comparison of global ethanol production in the USA from 2007 to 2017. (Data
Retrieved from www.afdc.energy.gov/data. AFDC 2018)
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Current Global Scenario on Bioethanol Production
Developed nations such as the USA, Brazil, China, and Canada and several EU
countries have already committed to enhance their reliance on bioethanol
(Mohapatra et al. 2019). The trend of bioethanol production as transportation fuel
from year 2007 to 2017 for the USA, Brazil, EU, China, Canada, and rest of the
world is presented in Fig. 7.4. The figure clearly shows that the bioethanol production has enhanced gradually with major contribution from the USA and Brazil. The
USA is the leading producer of bioethanol. The USA and Brazil have doubled their
bioethanol generation capacity between 2007 and 2017, i.e., ~11 billion to 22 billion
gallon (Fig. 7.4).
Figure 7.5 shows the comparison of ethanol production potential of the world and
the USA from year 2007 till 2017. It clearly shows that the USA contributes
approximately 50% of global production. Different sugar-based and grain-based
feedstocks are used for ethanol generation such as in Brazil, where sugarcane is
primarily used as ethanol feedstock, whereas the USA uses corn. Canada and EU
Fig. 7.4 Global ethanol production scenario from 2007 to 2017. (Data Retrieved from www.afdc.
energy.gov/data. AFDC 2018)
Fig. 7.5 Year-wise comparison of global ethanol production in the USA from 2007 to 2017. (Data
Retrieved from www.afdc.energy.gov/data. AFDC 2018)
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