Bagasse utilization in Cuba

Journal Article · Sun Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1981 · Sugar Azucar; (United States)

OSTI ID:6971035

Fluctuations in world sugar prices retard economic development in sugar-producing countries like Cuba, and so there is a pressing need to find alternative uses for sugar cane through the industrialization of its by-products, such as bagasse. In 1971 the United Nations Development Program began a cooperative venture with the Cuban Research Institute for Sugar Cane Derivatives to develop methods of making newsprint from bagasse. An experimental plant - Cuba 9, located 35 kilometers south of Havana, was inaugurated in May 1981. It is semi-commercial in character and has a daily capacity of 34 tonnes of newsprint and five tonnes of dissolving pulp. Pilot plants for the production of furfural and for the production of reconstituted panelboard are in operation.

• OSTI ID: 6971035
• Journal Information: Sugar Azucar; (United States), Journal Name: Sugar Azucar; (United States) Vol. 76:11; ISSN SUAZA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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