ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the different congurations for fuel ethanol production employing the three most important types of raw materials (sucrose-containing, starchy, and lignocellulosic materials) are presented. In particular, such congurations involving integrated processes are discussed. The role played by process systems engineering during the denition and development of the diverse process owsheets is emphasized. Finally, examples of process synthesis procedures applied to ethanol production are presented.
