Producción de biocombustible a partir de la cáscara de dos variedades de plátano, obtenidas de la industria chiflera de El Carmen, Manabí.

Abstract

Second generation (2G) bioethanol is a type of biofuel produced from lignocellulosic materials. These materials include agricultural residues, forestry residues and certain non-food energy crops. In the following research, two types of banana peel were used, (Musa x paradisiaca) and (Musa AAB Simmonds), with different concentrations of yeast and four replicates in four treatments for a total of 16 replicates. The statistical analysis of the data was carried out using parametric and non-parametric tests, such as Student's t-test and the Mann-Whitney U test applied to two independent samples as required to determine if there are significant differences in the product resulting from the 2G bioethanol, considering the different yeast concentrations that were applied. The results of the volumetric efficiency are located in a volume of alcohol obtained (295 mL) with the 4% Saccharomyces cerevisiae treatment, which was statistically superior to the average (248 mL) of the 2% S. cerevisiae treatment. The representative values of the alcohol content obtained reached 9° of alcohol with the 2% S. cerevisiae treatment, which was statistically superior to the average of 4° of alcohol of the 4% S. cerevisiae treatment. Since this is a project based on an emerging study, its cost-benefit is very low, since the elaboration of this fuel and its use in the production of the fuel is very expensive.