The potential for energy production using sweet sorghum in southern Africa

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-38

  Woods, Jeremy ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; ETHANOL; FUELS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LIQUID FUELS; LIQUIDS; SUGAR FACTORIES;

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; ANHYDROUS ETHANOL; APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES; BIOENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING; TRANSPORT SECTORS;

ETHANOL FUELS;

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 34547789130     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0973-0826(09)60018-1     Document Type: Article

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