01236naa a2200169 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000180006024500720007826000090015052007410015965000240090070000240092470000210094870000170096977300800098614717242018-07-18       1985    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aGIBSON, H. G.  aCurrent biomass energy technology in Brazil.h[electronic resource]  c1985  aThe potential for major biomass energy production in Brazil is very great because of the significant possibilities for expansion of the agricultural and forest production there. For example, production of 20 t/ha (metric) of dry wood in the Amazon basin is reported here by the senior author, who worked with the huge JARI operation there. ln addition to the current large ethanol production (7 1/2 billion L estimated 1983/84) based mainly on sugar cane, the potential for expanding this with sweet sorghum and cassava is promising. Research and development there and in the U .S. resulted in a high-compression ethanol tractor showing slightly higher thermal efficiency than a standard diesel tractor under field operating conditions.  aRecurso energético1 aMANTOVANI, B. H. M.1 aMANTOVANI, E. C.1 aPEART, R. M.  tApplied Engineering in Agriculture, St. Josephgv. 1, n. 1, p. 38-46, 1985.