Ethanol production using corn, switchgrass, and wood; Biodiesel production using soybean and sunflower

Natural Resources Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-76

  Pimentel, David ^a   Patzek, Tad W ^b  

^a Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases   (United States)

^b UC Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Biomass; Energy; Ethanol; Fuel; Natural resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 20944431823     PISSN: 15207439     EISSN: 15738981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11053-005-4679-8     Document Type: Article

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