Brazil was the first country to promote a program in order to
replace some of the gasoline with ethanol. This program, called
National Alcohol Program (PROALCOOL) [5], allowed encouraging
ethanol production and consumption [6]. The momentum for bioethanol
in Argentina, from sugarcane was shaped legally with the
sanction of Law 26.334 “Arrangements for the Promotion of Bioethanol
Production” in 2008. The objective of ensuring sustainability
in the production of ethanol is enough stimulus in the search for
alternative technologies that would satisfy or refine the existing
ones.
Molasses are one of the main products obtained from the
manufacture of raw sugars in the sugar industry. Molasses are
widely used as raw material for alcoholic fermentation due to its
abundance and low price compared to other available raw materials.
Molasses are a complex and heterogeneous mixture and its
composition may vary considerably depending, among others, on
the sugarcane variety, soil, climate, culture period, production