Life Cycle Assessment-Based Comparison of Sugar and Jaggery Production: A Case Study from Western Maharashtra, India

Powar, R. V.; Mehetre, S. A.; Powar, T. R.; Patil, S. J.; Ghatge, J. S.

doi:10.1007/s12355-021-01046-7

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“…Diesel is commonly used as a back operation when electricity is not available. Despite diesel consumption is started to be banned from the operation, diesel consumption in this facility is quite lower in comparison with other facilities that reported a diesel consumption between 11.7 to 15.4 kg/t (Castañeda-Suárez et al, 2017; Powar et al, 2022). In this case, the diesel combustion in the engine produces mainly CO 2 (0.24 kg/t) and NOx (0.66 kg/t).…”

Section: Non-centrifugal Sugar Productionmentioning

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Environmental implication of the production of non-centrifugal sugar in the Colombian Andean region

Sanchez,

Cobo,

Rodríguez-Fontalvo

et al. 2023

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Non-centrifugal sugar (Panela) is a natural sweet enhancer obtained from sugarcane. In this process, waste from the agricultural industry is disposed of incorrectly, fossil fuels are used, and the furnaces' efficiency is low, leading to environmental problems. Therefore, this study aims to assess the environmental impacts of Panela production to identify possible hotspots and propose alternatives to reduce the environmental impacts such as acidification, global warming, freshwater eutrophication, and particulate matter emissions. Aspen Plus, interviews, and databases were used to determine life cycle inventory that then was used to calculate environmental impacts. Central results showed that producing 1 kg of Panela results in a carbon footprint of 4.09 kg CO2-eq and removes 6.02 kg CO2 during the growth phase. Moreover, the acidification potential, freshwater eutrophication, and particulate matter emissions were 0.21 molc H+-eq, 0.0077 kg P-eq, and 0.0042 kg PM2.5-eq, respectively. These impacts are mainly due to the harvesting phase, as agro-industrial wastes such as sugarcane press mud, and leaves are disposed of incorrectly. To solve this issue, suitable methods of fertilization are proposed, achieving a reduction in acidification potential and particulate matter emissions by 80%. In addition, greenhouse gas emissions are reduced by 35% if bagasse is not burned. Hence, the combination of both alternatives will improve the sustainable production of Panela. The significance of this study is to show new alternatives to reduce the environmental impact of Panela. Besides, these strategies such as improving agricultural practices and designing new furnaces are aligned with national policies.

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Section: Non-centrifugal Sugar Productionmentioning

confidence: 65%

Environmental implication of the production of non-centrifugal sugar in the Colombian Andean region

Sanchez,

Cobo,

Rodríguez-Fontalvo

et al. 2023

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“…Kolhapur has a moderate climate and district's latitude and longitude coordinates are 16° 41′ 28′′ N and 74° 14′ 41′′ E, and its entire geographical area is 7685.00 km 2 , or 2.5 % of Maharashtra's total area. Rain falls in the district from both the south-west and north-east monsoons (Powar et al 2020;Powar et al 2021).…”

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“…In India, sugarcane is grown on around 5 Mha that yielding annually 25-26 MT of sugar and 6.5 MT of sugarcane trash. This sugarcane is processed in 530 sugar mills in India (Powar et al 2020;Powar et al 2021). The states such as Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Haryana, and Punjab are the major sugarcane producing states in India.…”

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“…Uttar Pradesh alone accounts for half of the country's sugarcane production, with Maharashtra following closely behind. Tamil Nadu has the highest sugarcane productivity among the states, followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka (Kasulla et al 2021;Powar et al 2021).…”

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“…Sugarcane cultivation is popular in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra state and the total area under sugarcane cultivation is 0.149 Mha that yearly producing 12.491 MT of sugarcane (Powar et al 2020). The average sugarcane productivity in Kolhapur district is 83.68 tons/ha (Powar et al 2020(Powar et al , 2021. Presently, the green sugarcane tops are used as cattle fodder, while dry sugarcane leaves used for soil mulching, composting, burying in eld to improve soil fertility, cogeneration plant fuel, biogas generation, ethanol production, and pulp and paper industries.…”

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Assessment of farmers knowledge and perception towards the usage of sugarcane trash and environmental safety

Powar¹,

Patil²,

Powar³

et al. 2021

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Purpose In Maharashtra's Kolhapur district, open field burning of sugarcane trash (ST) is a major concern. This pollutes the environment, loses energy, and has a detrimental effect on biodiversity. As a result, a study was conducted to learn more about the underlying cause of sugarcane trash burning. MethodsThe face-to-face interview of 186 sugarcane growers were carried in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra (India). The impact of age and education on behavior of farmers towards the usage of sugarcane trash were analyzed with help of M.S Excel, and Past-3 software and Drivers, Pressures, State, Impact, Response (DPSIR) model. ResultsThe age and education has non-significant effect on burning of sugarcane trash even though at 10% level of significance. The 61.12 % farmers burn the sugarcane trash in the field, whereas 38.70 % used for other purposes. The farmers (95.69 %) are very well know that burning of sugarcane trash has a detrimental effect on the environment. The 80 % farmers reported fear of rats, snakes and scorpion to use sugarcane trash as mulch in field as well as 42 % farmers reported burning of sugarcane trash in field has benefits. Conclusions The study revealed that farmers have knowledge and understanding on how to use sugarcane trash for benefits but due to utilization barriers they burned the sugarcane trash in the field. There is need a robust policy as well as extension activity to address this issue.

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Farmers’ Knowledge, Perception, and Practices Toward the Use of Sugarcane Trash

Powar¹,

Pawar

Powar³

et al. 2023

Handbook of Energy Management in Agriculture

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Life Cycle Assessment-Based Comparison of Sugar and Jaggery Production: A Case Study from Western Maharashtra, India

Cited by 9 publications

References 15 publications

Environmental implication of the production of non-centrifugal sugar in the Colombian Andean region

Environmental implication of the production of non-centrifugal sugar in the Colombian Andean region

Assessment of farmers knowledge and perception towards the usage of sugarcane trash and environmental safety

Farmers’ Knowledge, Perception, and Practices Toward the Use of Sugarcane Trash

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