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Contents xiii

25.2 Biomass cost 546
25.3 Logistics and availability of biomass 546
25.4 Policy support for commercialization 551
25.5 Bottlenecks in commercialization and profitability possibilities 556
25.6 Conclusion 561
References 561

26. Process design, techno-economic, and life-cycle assessments
of selected sugarcane-based biorefineries: a case study
in the south african context 567
Elia Ruiz Pacho ´n, Pavel Vaskan, Johann F. Gorgens and
Edgard Gnansounou
List of acronyms 567
26.1 Introduction 568
26.2 Methodology 570
26.3 Results 580
26.4 Conclusion 594
Acknowledgments 594
References 594

Index 599