Energy and environmental aspects of using corn stover for fuel ethanol

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 117-146

  Sheehan, John ^a   Aden, Andy ^b   Paustian, Keith ^c   Killian, Kendrick ^d   Brenner, John ^d   Walsh, Marie ^e,f   Nelson, Richard ^g  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b US DOE NREL   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d Natural Resources Ecology Laboratory   (United States)

^e OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^g KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural residues; Biofuels; Biomass; E85; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Soil organic carbon (SOC)

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AIR QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUELS; HARVESTING;

CORN STOVER; FUEL ETHANOL;

ETHANOL;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2342533751     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/108819803323059433     Document Type: Review

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