The position of Brazil on the run for cellulosic ethanol: Mensuration by S&T and R&D programs

Although Brazil masters the technology of producing cutting edge ethanol, its position is jeopardized by the possibility of the production of cellulosic ethanol in commercial scale competitively. Therefore, the present research is intended for (i) verifying the results of scientific and technologica...

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Published in2011 Proceedings of PICMET '11: Technology Management in the Energy Smart World (PICMET) pp. 1 - 9
Main Authors de Souza Joao, I., Porto, G. S., Galina, S. V. R.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.07.2011
Subjects
Companies
Educational institutions
Ethanol
Knowledge engineering
Laboratories
Technological innovation
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Summary:Although Brazil masters the technology of producing cutting edge ethanol, its position is jeopardized by the possibility of the production of cellulosic ethanol in commercial scale competitively. Therefore, the present research is intended for (i) verifying the results of scientific and technological efforts made by countries which develop cellulosic ethanol, (ii) focusing innovation networks, comparing BIOEN and CTBE, the two main Brazilian P&D programs to Biomass Program, to the United States, the reference country. It was listed science and technology indexes on Web of Science and Esp@cenet bases, and out of a total of 95 patent applications and 403 papers published. It is noticed a considerable backwardness in what concerns Brazil, with regional state operations and low involvement by the private sector on the networks studied, that is, two Brazilian companies and 117 American ones, which reduces the chances of Brazil to master this new technology path. As study limitation, it is important to highlight its exploratory characteristic.
ISBN:9781457715525
145771552X
ISSN:2159-5100