Potencial de obtención de bioetanol a partir de topinambur (Helianthus tuberosus L.) regado con aguas residuales urbanas

Helianthus tuberosus L. is a potentially useful crop for bioetanol production, which will be needed to add to gasoline used in Argentina since 2010. Some studies indicate that 4500 l of ethanol can be produced from 50 tons of tubers. In this work we compared yield of two Jerusalem artichoke cu...

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Publicado en:Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias
Autores principales: Gómez, Luciana, Lelio, Horacio, Rebora, Cecilia
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Acceso en línea:https://bdigital.uncu.edu.ar/fichas.php?idobjeto=3126
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Sumario:Helianthus tuberosus L. is a potentially useful crop for bioetanol production, which will be needed to add to gasoline used in Argentina since 2010. Some studies indicate that 4500 l of ethanol can be produced from 50 tons of tubers. In this work we compared yield of two Jerusalem artichoke cultivars using two types of irrigation: urban waste water (UWW) and ground water (GW). The research was conducted in the Urban Waste Water Treatment Plant of Obras Sanitarias Mendoza in Tunuyán (33°32’89’’ S and 69°00’80’’ W). Ethanol potential production was estimated from the amount of fermentable carbohydrates in the tubers. Tuber yield showed differences between type of water treatment, being 177750 kg/ha in UWW and 144000 kg/ha in GW. The potential to produce ethanol was 15000 l in plots irrigated with UWW and 13000 l in the GW irrigated. To produce 1 l of ethanol from tubers, 11 kg will be needed, considering that soluble solids in tubers were about 16%.