How can we improve the energy balance of ethanol production from wheat?

Fuel

Volumn 87, Issue 10-11, 2008, Pages 1799-1806

  Murphy, Jerry D ^a   Power, Niamh M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b Munster Technological University   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biomethane; Ethanol; Wheat

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; BIOGAS; ENERGY BALANCE; ETHANOL;

BIOMETHANE; WHEAT;

CROPS;

EID: 41949098616     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2007.12.011     Document Type: Article

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