Switchgrass (Panicum vigratum, L.) delivery to a biorefinery using integrated biomass supply analysis and logistics (IBSAL) model

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1033-1044

  Kumar, Amit ^a   Sokhansanj, Shahab ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baling; Biomass; Biorefinery; Carbon emissions; Cost curves; Delivered cost; Energy consumption; Ensiling; IBSAL; Loafing; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

BIOREFINERY; CARBON EMISSIONS; COST CURVES; DELIVERED COST; SWITCHGRASS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CARBON EMISSION; COST; ENERGY BUDGET; ENERGY USE; GRASS; PHYTOMASS; TRANSPORTATION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DATA ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; GRASS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PANICUM VIGRATUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

AIR POLLUTION; BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; LOGISTIC MODELS; PANICUM; TRANSPORTATION;

PANICUM; PANICUM VIRGATUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33750290292     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.04.027     Document Type: Article

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