Report on the engineering and economics of an ethanol/gasohol joint-venture project with Caldwell Sugars Co-op, Inc. at Thibodaux, Louisiana

Technical Report · Thu Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:6747997

The definitive availabilities and costs of the following feedstocks are assessed: sugar cane, sweet sorghum, cane, and molasses. The following are included: details of the project area in relation to the availability of nonstorable feedstocks; sugar cane availability and costs; sweet sorghum availability and costs; cane availability and costs, including identification of source of supply and byproduct marketing; molasses availability and costs, including local sources of supply and byproduct marketing, and net feedstocks costs of ethanol. Sugar cane, sweet sorghum, and molasses are investigated primarily as possible alternative local feedstocks to corn to meet the requirements of the Louisiana Gasohol Act.

• Research Organization: Tate and Lyle Technical Services Ltd., Coral Gables, FL (USA); Independence Energy Co., Inc., New York (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG07-81RA50338
• OSTI ID: 6747997
• Report Number(s): DOE/RA/50338-1-Vol.2; ON: DE83001197
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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