Question an alternative things to do with sugarcane (see details)?

Question

What are alternatives to do for me to get more profit from sugarcanes? The usual thing we do here(Philippines) is havng it milled at the sugar central and selling it to sugar traders.

I have heard that we can make ethanol from sugarcane and some have even made wine from sugarcane. Do you have any thoughts or links to point me in the right direction? Thanks.

Answer 1

Production of fuel ethanol at high temperature from sugar cane juice

by a newly isolated Kluyveromyces marxianus

Savitree Limtong *, Chutima Sringiew, Wichien Yongmanitchai

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, 50 Paholyothin Road, Bangkok 10900, Thailand

Received 13 July 2006; received in revised form 5 October 2006; accepted 19 October 2006

Available online 29 May 2007

Abstract

Kluyveromyces marxianus DMKU 3-1042, isolated by an enrichment technique in a sugar cane juice medium supplemented with 4%

(w/v) ethanol at 35 °C, produced high concentrations of ethanol at both 40 and 45 °C. Ethanol production by this strain in shaking flask

cultivation in sugar cane juice media at 37 °C was highest in a medium containing 22% total sugars, 0.05% (NH4)2SO4, 0.05% KH2PO4,

and 0.15% MgSO4 Æ 7H2O and having a pH of 5.0; the ethanol concentration reached 8.7% (w/v), productivity 1.45 g/l/h and yield 77.5%

of theoretical yield. At 40 °C, a maximal ethanol concentration of 6.78% (w/v), a productivity of 1.13 and a yield 60.4% of theoretical

yield were obtained from the same medium, except that the pH was adjusted to 5.5. In a study on ethanol production in a 5 l jar fermenter

with an agitation speed of 300 rpm and an aeration rate of 0.2 vvm throughout the fermentation, K. marxianus DMKU

3-1042 yielded a final ethanol concentration of 6.43% (w/v), a productivity of 1.3 g/l/h and a yield of 57.1% of theoretical yield.

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Keywords: Ethanol production; Sugar cane juice; Thermotolerant yeast; Kluyveromyces marxianus

Answer 2

where in particular place in the philippines? If your concerns because  you have low yield. Seek of the help of agricultural enginer in you area, if you are from tarlac or pampanga they have sugar miller from that area and also a company for ethanol that will need lots of sugarcane. If your from ilocos they make vinegar form sugarcane that they export.

Answer 3

Form a co-op that exports directly to the U.S.,

and under your specialty label.

can get more profit under "fair trade" program,

instead of the middlemen getting most of the profit.

There are numerous phillipino/asian stores in the US, esp. Calif., that would sell it.  

I'm not sure if they already do.  I'll have to check.

Other than white refined, and brown.

molasses for humans foods and animal feed.

If you or a friend are candy or pastry makers,

make your own line of specialty desserts.

In the Carribean they ferment and distill into Rum.

Maybe create your own special label?

Ethanol for fuel.

Also Now what to do with the "bigasse",

the stalks after pressing.

Often just can not leave it in the field or at the press site.

It would pile up on you.

Otherwise would have to burn it or truck it to a landfill.

This is not eco-friendly!

So, Try to find uses for it.

In Hawaii they are doing this.

Try looking at their university's and USDA's websites

and scientific literature worldwide,

much is available online.

Converting the cellulose to ethanol has been proposed.

But not cost effective yet.

I wonder if it can be chopped, fermented and feed to cattle?

Carbonized into a coal-like material,

as fuel at a coal burning power plant,

but one that has been modernized for lower emissions.

Incorporating the fiber into building materials

sort of like particle board or OSB.

This has been done with wheat and rice straw.

I imagine it can be made into paper or corrugated cardboard.

Incorporated into your country's paper money.

80% cotton fiber/10% phillipine cane fiber/10% manilla hemp fiber.  How patriotic!

Fibre incorporated into recyclable, biodegradable and disposable products.