Compositional changes during storage of large round switchgrass bales

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 103-109

  Wiselogel, A E ^a   Agblevor, F A ^a   Johnson, D K ^a   Deutch, S ^a   Fennell, J A ^a   Sanderson, M A ^b  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Cellulose; Extractives; Hemicellulose; Lignin; Storage bales; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; COMPOSITION; ENERGY CONVERSION; FEEDSTOCKS; HARVESTING; LIGNIN; PLANTS (BOTANY); STORAGE (MATERIALS);

ALAMO SWITCHGRASS; HEMICELLULOSE; ROUND SWITCHGRASS BALES;

BIOMASS;

ALCOHOL; CARBOHYDRATE; CELLULOSE; HEMICELLULOSE; RAIN;

ANIMAL FOOD; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; GRASS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE; WEIGHT;

ANIMALIA; PANICUM VIRGATUM; POACEAE;

EID: 0030130617     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-8524(95)00171-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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