Variation in corn stover composition and energy content with crop maturity

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 366-374

  Pordesimo, L O ^a,d   Hames, B R ^b   Sokhansanj, S ^c   Edens, W C ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^e Middle TN Elec Membership Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Corn stover; Energy content; NIR spectroscopy; Stover anatomical fractions

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPOSITION; FEEDSTOCKS; FUELS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); HARVESTING; LOSSES; MOISTURE; PROCESSING; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

CORN STOVERS; INDUSTRIAL FEEDSTOCK; MATERIAL LOSS; NIR SPECTROSCOPY;

CROPS;

CROP PROCESSING; ENERGY; HARVESTING;

GRAIN; HARVESTING;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 13544255639     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2004.09.003     Document Type: Article

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