Quality of sugarcane in productive process of ethanol evaluated by INAA |
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Authors: | Elisabete A De Nadai Fernandes M A Bacchi G A Sarriés E S B Ferraz |
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Institution: | 1. Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Universidade de S?o Paulo, Avenida Centenário 303, 13416-000, Piracicaba, Brazil 2. Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de S?o Paulo, Avenida Pádua Dias 11, 13418-900, Piracicaba, Brazil
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Abstract: | Soil as an impurity in sugarcane is a serious problem for the ethanol industry, increasing production and maintenance costs and reducing the productivity. Fe, Hf, Sc and Th determined by INAA were used as tracers to assess the amount of soil in sugarcane from truckloads as well as in the juice extraction process. Quality control tools were applied to results identifying the need for stratification according to soil type and moisture. Soil levels of truckloads had high variability indicating potential for improving cut and loading operations. Samples from the juice extraction process allowed tracking the soil in the mill tandem. |
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