Chemistry Based on Renewable Raw Materials: Perspectives for a Sugar Cane-Based Biorefinery

<table>Energy efficiency of sugar cane ethanol (bottom), sugar cane ethanol (average), sugar cane ethanol (top), and corn ethanol (USA average) productions: energy efficiency expressed as ratio BOE output/BOE input, BOE = barrel of oil equivalent (Source: [<a href="/journals/er/2011/654596/#B15">18</a>], [<a href="/journals/er/2011/654596/#B49">20</a>]).</table>

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Figure 2: Chemistry Based on Renewable Raw Materials: Perspectives for a Sugar Cane-Based Biorefinery 