Advances in Sugarcane Biorefinery

Dr. Anuj K. Chandel is a Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Brazil. He has over 23 years of research experience working on process optimization and large-scale production of industrial enzymes and vaccine particles, biofuels, and membrane-based separation of fats, proteins, and viruses. He previously worked at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, and the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA. He has also worked Dalas Biotech Ltd, Bhiwadi, Rajasthan; Celestial Biolabs Ltd, Hyderabad, and Centro de Tecnologia Canaviera-Piracicaba, Brazil, on large-scale production of industrial enzymes and cellulosic ethanol, for about 7 years. Dr. Chandel has published 125 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 56 book chapters, has edited 15 books, and holds one Brazilian patent. His primary research interests is to develop sustainable processes for bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass into renewable fuels and biochemicals by bridging the gap between research laboratories and industries.Marcos Henrique Luciano Silveira have both undergraduate (B.Sc.) and post-graduate (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) degrees in Chemistry. He earned the PhD from Federal University of Paraná – UFPR (Curitiba, Brazil) in 2014 working on the development of new pretreatment technologies of sugarcane bagasse for clean sugars production. Dr. Silveira has also worked for one year at Technical Research Center of Finland – VTT (Finland) as visiting scientist to investigate the mechanism of biomass hydrolysis. For the scientific outcome, recently he won the National Award from VALE-CAPES, Brazilian Government funding agency in Science and Sustainability. He also worked as a post-doctoral researcher at Chemical Engineering Department of UFPR on applied statistics in process optimization. He has published 13 papers and 3 book chapters. Currently, he is working at the Sugarcane Technology Center (CTC-Piracicaba) as a Scientific Researcher to investigate the mechanism of enzymatic degradations of cellulose for the integrated production of sugars and platform chemicals.

• 1. Technological advancements for improved sugarcane cultivation, new varieties, pest and disease management, soil mapping and restoration of soil health2. Sugarcane crop mechanization and straw recovery, Sugarcane management and enterprise resource planning (ERP) Systems, New maintenance technologies in agricultural processing and logistic, storage of sugarcane and residues3. Sugarcane vinasse, molasses, yeast cream: Agricultural, environmental and industrial aspects4. New frontiers in technological advancements in 1G ethanol production and recovery of by-products based on the "biorefinery" concept5. Recent progress on bioconversion of hemicellulose into ethanol and value-added products, research developments of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for hemicellulose sugars utilisation and commercialisation trends by new start-up companies6. Second generation ethanol production: Potential biomass feedstock, engineering of feedstock, engineering of microorganisms for improved cellulose and ethanol production, Biomass deconstruction, process configurations and new process schemes, Techno-economic analysis7. Carbon footprints scenario of burning gasoline, GHG emissions, climate change, comparative assessment with using ethanol as a transportation liquid fuel, IPCC recommendations8. Comparative techno-economic analysis of co-generation of heat and electricity and second generation ethanol production from sugarcane biomass: measuring the right scale9. Valorization of by-products following bio-refinery concept, commercial aspects of by-products of lignin and hemicellulose, cell wall components of sugarcane bagasse and straw10. Global production statistics of ethanol, commercialization, marketing trends, investing opportunities appraisal on rules and regulations to international transport ethanol11. Opportunities for investment, stake holders, futuristic market growth and market penetration strategies for new investors, virtual alcohol demand in potable sector, pharmaceutical sector and other industrial sectors12. Government policy analysis, price control, subsidies, private investments and alcohol transportation, distribution and storage13. Strategic execution of India-Brazil sucro-alcohol business network: Next five years overview on competitive marketing, mapping, and alignment of goals14. Life cycle assessment of sugarcane biorefinery: Energy use, economic, environmental assessment and other sustainability indicators