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

Table 1

Feedstock comparison based on carbon content.

	Formula	Production	Price	C	H	O	Carbon
		(million⋅mt/a)	(€/t)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(€/mt C)
Petrochemicals
Ethylene	C2H4	110	875	86	14		1017
Propylene	C3H6	75	778	86	14		905
Benzene	C6H6	45	576	92	8		626
Naphta	CnH2n	362	416	86	14		484
Biorenewables
Sucrose	C12H22O11	172	326	42	6	52	476
Bioethanol	C2H6O	39	326	52	13	35	627

Prices as of September, 2009, €1 = US$1.42.
References: Naphtha Europe, Propylene Europe, Ethylene Europe, Benzene Europe, Sugar Contract number 11, Ethanol (Hydrous) Brazil.