Brazilian Economic Impact Analysis Regarding the Biodiesel Market Expansion and A New Business Model of Integrated Catalyst Facility within Biodiesel Facilities

Leonardo Passos da Cunha, Antonio Batocchio and Kamal Abdel Radi Ismail

Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil

Abstract: This paper sought to analyze from an economic point of view the development of a business model for an integrated production of a catalyst in a complex of biodiesel production in Brazil. This integration should allow a leaner and cleaner production regarding the environmental requisites, and that could be possible to evaluate the economic impact of a real case in Brazilian society. For this, it was necessary a study on the possible business models and technologies applicable to this market and economic analysis tools. It was also necessary a study on the Brazilian biodiesel market, business models, production systems and applicability of input-output analysis to perform an economic study on a real case. Once defined the optimal production model to a real case, there was an experimental analysis of the impact on Brazilian job creation and production (GDP). Additional results show the importance of the Brazilian biodiesel market and economic relevance of study in engineering and business. The results of this work are of utmost importance in future economic studies in engineering and business, in the biofuels market or elsewhere.

Key words: biodiesel, input-outpu model, catalyst, economic analysis