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Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science, 2012, 2, 519-523 / 10.4236/aces.2012.24064 Published Online October 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/aces) Chemical Composition of the Cashew Apple Bagasse and Potential Use for Ethanol Production 1 2 3 Flávia Cristina dos Santos Lima , Flávio Luiz Honorato da Silva , Josivanda Palmeira Gomes , José Mariano da Silva Neto1 1Department of Chemical Engineering, Center of Sciences and Technology, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Brazil 2Department of Chemical Engineering, Center of Technology, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Brazil 3Department of Agricultural Engineering, Center of Science and Technology, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Brazil Email: flavia.c.7@, flavioluizh@.br, josivanda@, neto-silva@ Received August 23, 2012; revised September 25, 2012; accepted October 5, 2012 ABSTRACT On the world scene, the energy requirements are mainly based on fossil fuels, however, these compounds reserves are finite and their exploitation has caused serious environmental problems. As a consequence, the demand for alternative renewable sources has been intensified in substitution the rising demand for energy and raw materials. The biomass is emerging as one of the few sources that have potential to meet these challenges of sustainability, as is currently the largest energy resource in the world, and only carbon-rich material available on the planet, apart from fossils. Form, the cashew crop has great potential for technological development of alte