Software para Cálculo do Balanço de Emissões e Sequestro de CO na Agroindústria da Cachaça no Sul de Minas

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a software to calculate the balance of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission and sequestration in a sugarcane culture, aiming at the production of cachaça , a Brazilian kind of brandy. The work was conducted at the José do Rosário Vellano University UNIFENAS , Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. In the first stage, data were collected to estimate the biomass production of sugarcane, as well as sources of CO2 emissions during the production process. These data were used as basis for the calculations of CO2 sequestration and emission, and were the database supplies of the software. The system was developed by using the development and prototyping model, with the Visual Basic for Applications language. The production of cachaça generated a positive balance of 2.62 tons of CO2 per hectare of cut sugarcane. The easy-to-use software determines carbon sequestration and the main emission sources, and can be used as a management tool to investigate CO2 sequestration in cachaça production, doing its performance in the environment of the sugarcane agroindustry.