The US ethanol and biofuels boom: Its origins, current status, and future prospects

BioScience

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 646-653

  Tyner, Wallace E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Energy policy; Ethanol; Renewable fuels

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 48249087411     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/B580718     Document Type: Review

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