Avaliação dos aspectos ambientais de um engenho produtor de cachaça com base no conceito da produção mais limpa (P+L)

Abstract

The sugarcane cultivation has been part of Brazil's economic activities since the colonial period, and the production of sugarcane cachaça in alembic is a Brazilian cultural activity. This work looked for to analyze the environmental aspects of the cachaça production process applying the concepts of Cleaner Production (C+P), based on a case study carried out in a small cachaça mill in the interior of Paraíba. The work verified the situation of the production at the mill, analyzed and proposed recommendations for adaptations in the stages of the production process. It was possible to identify at first three possible points for C+P: the generation of liquid effluent, the use of water, and the need to quantify the resources used in the production process, formulating hypothetical measures that can answer these adaptations. It was possible to conclude that the mill studied shows productive means with environmentally adequate actions, but for the implementation of an environmental management oriented by the C+P will be necessary adaptations in the productive process that aim at improvement and increase of efficiency.