Engineering, nutrient removal, and feedstock conversion evaluations of four corn stover harvest scenarios

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 31, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 126-136

  Hoskinson, Reed L ^a   Karlen, Douglas L ^b   Birrell, Stuart J ^c   Radtke, Corey W ^a   Wilhelm, W W ^b  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biomass; Crop residue; Ethanol; Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF); Thermochemical conversion; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROPS; ETHANOL; HARVESTING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BIOENERGY; SIMULTANEOUS SACCHARIFICATION AND FERMENTATION (SSF); THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIOMASS; CROPS; ETHANOL; HARVESTING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; CROP RESIDUE; ETHANOL; HARVESTING; MAIZE;

BIOMASS; CORN; ETHANOL; FARM CROPS; HARVESTING; PLANT RESIDUES;

AMES; IOWA; NORTH AMERICA; STORY COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33846260069     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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