Bermudagrass for biofuels: Effect of two genotypes on pyrolysis product yield

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1183-1187

  Boateng, Akwasi A ^a   Anderson, W F ^b   Phillips, J G ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; CALORIFIC VALUE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PYROLYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

BERMUDAGRASS; CHAR YIELD; ENERGY CROP; GENOTYPES; LIGNOCELLULOSIC CONVERSION; THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION;

BIOFUELS;

EID: 34247152203     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef0604590     Document Type: Article

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