Evaluating fuel ethanol feedstocks from energy policy perspectives: A comparative energy assessment of corn and corn stover

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 5918-5930

  Lavigne, Amanda ^a   Powers, Susan E ^a  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn; Fuel ethanol; Net energy value

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BIOMASS; DEXTROSE; ENERGY POLICY; FEEDSTOCKS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

CORN; ENERGY ASSESSMENT; NET ENERGY VALUE;

ETHANOL FUELS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; ENERGY POLICY; ETHANOL; MAIZE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548719247     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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