The Energy Balance of Corn Ethanol Revisited

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 959-968

  Shapouri, H ^a   Duffield, J A ^a   Wang, M ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn production; Energy; Ethanol; Net energy balance

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FARMS;

ENERGY OUTPUT;

ETHANOL;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; ENERGY BALANCE; ETHANOL; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0242350341     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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