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SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM [1 record]

Record 1 2014-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Sugar Industry
  • Biomass Energy
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Saccharum officinarum, sugarcane, is a large, strong-growing species of grass in the genus Saccharum. It originated in southeast Asia and is now cultivated in tropical and subtropical countries worldwide for the production of sugar and other products.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Sucrerie (Industrie de l'alimentation)
  • Énergie de la biomasse
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Grande graminée herbacée vivace, originaire du Sud-Est de l'Asie et maintenant cultivée dans les zones tropicales et subtropicales, principalement pour le sucre extrait de sa tige.

CONT

La transformation industrielle en sucre et en rhum est la principale utilisation de la canne à sucre. Mais l’imposante masse végétale de cette plante est également convertible en énergie [:] combustible, charbon, biocarburant[,] et constitue aussi un véritable réservoir de molécules pour l’industrie chimique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Industria azucarera
  • Energía de la biomasa
Entrada(s) universal(es)
CONT

Del tallo de la caña de azúcar se extrae el azúcar común. En España se produce principalmente en Canarias, y en América Latina en Cuba.

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