TY - GEN
T1 - The relationship between the sugar production and global warming
T2 - IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy Systems and Applications, PESA 2011
AU - Nemarumane, Takalani
AU - Mbohwa, Charles
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - South Africa faces global warming and climate change concerns due to increased levels of carbon emissions into the atmosphere. The production of sugar from sugarcane contributes to these carbon emissions. For example, bagasse, a by-product of sugar production is burnt, and the heat is used to turn water into steam. Some of the steam is used in the sugar process - the rest is used to generate electricity. The burnt bagasse releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which contributes to climate change. Likewise, transportation of sugarcane from the plantation to the mill by road or rail generates carbon dioxide emissions. In this study a life cycle assessment (LCA) method is to assess the environmental burden of sugar production from sugarcane. The production of sugar leads to an increase in emissions which is due to the bagasse burnt, and also from cane transportation.
AB - South Africa faces global warming and climate change concerns due to increased levels of carbon emissions into the atmosphere. The production of sugar from sugarcane contributes to these carbon emissions. For example, bagasse, a by-product of sugar production is burnt, and the heat is used to turn water into steam. Some of the steam is used in the sugar process - the rest is used to generate electricity. The burnt bagasse releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which contributes to climate change. Likewise, transportation of sugarcane from the plantation to the mill by road or rail generates carbon dioxide emissions. In this study a life cycle assessment (LCA) method is to assess the environmental burden of sugar production from sugarcane. The production of sugar leads to an increase in emissions which is due to the bagasse burnt, and also from cane transportation.
KW - Bagasse
KW - Carbon emissions
KW - Climate change
KW - Life cycle assessment
KW - Sugar Cane
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84856568129&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2316/P.2011.756-063
DO - 10.2316/P.2011.756-063
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84856568129
SN - 9780889869059
T3 - Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy Systems and Applications, PESA 2011
SP - 301
EP - 308
BT - Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy Systems and Applications, PESA 2011
Y2 - 7 November 2011 through 9 November 2011
ER -
