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. 2017 Nov 14;10:268. doi: 10.1186/s13068-017-0959-x

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