Engineering aspects of collecting corn stover for bioenergy

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 347-355

  Sokhansanj, Shahab ^a   Turhollow, Anthony ^a   Cushman, Janet ^a   Cundiff, John ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baling; Corn; Cost; Equipment; Harvest; Maize; Residue; Stalk; Stover; Straw

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHANOL; HARVESTING; MOISTURE; PUBLISHING;

ENGINEERING ASPECTS;

CROPS;

ENERGY CROP; ENGINEERING; ETHANOL;

UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036407324     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(02)00063-6     Document Type: Article

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