Table 2.
List of raw materials used in different scenarios for this study
| Banagrass | Unit (MT)/year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE | BEEA | BEA | BET | BD | BEL | |
| Water | 34,618 | 39,327 | 67,777 | 107,234 | 102,112 | |
| Gasoline | 147 | 70 | ||||
| Calcium hydroxide | 1762 | 1769 | 1773 | 1711 | 1712 | |
| Sulfuric acid | 2571 | 3071 | 3531 | 2498 | 2498 | |
| Banagrass (dry MT) | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Cellulase | 4259 | 4377 | 4259 | 4259 | 4259 | |
| DAP | 20 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 20 | |
| Yeast | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||
| Ethanol | 24,726 | |||||
| Nitrogen | 377 | 377 | ||||
| Diborane (kg) | 2 | |||||
| Nickel (kg) | 25 | |||||
| Energy cane | Unit (MT)/year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EE | EEEA | EEA | EET | ED | EEL | |
| Water | 41,291 | 45,907 | 99,413 | 134,564 | 106,626 | |
| Gasoline | 139 | 62 | ||||
| Calcium hydroxide | 1862 | 1877 | 1750 | 1604 | 1600 | |
| Sulfuric acid | 2718 | 3225 | 3403 | 2341 | 2335 | |
| Energy cane (dry MT) | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Cellulase | 3800 | 3930 | 3800 | 3800 | 3800 | |
| DAP | 20 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 20 | |
| Yeast | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||
| Ethanol | 22,180 | |||||
| Nitrogen | 339 | 339 | ||||
| Diborane (kg) | 2 | |||||
| Nickel (kg) | 25 | |||||
All the values mentioned above were rounded to the nearest metric tons