Cultivation and characterization of Cynara cardunculus for solid biofuels production in the mediterranean region

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1241-1258

  Grammelis, Panagiotis ^a   Malliopoulou, Anastasia ^a   Basinas, Panagiotis ^a   Danalatos, Nicholas G ^b  

^a INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Combustion; Cynara cardunculus; Devolatilization; Energy crops; Thermogravimetry

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; BIOFUEL; LIGNOCELLULOSE;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARDOON; CLIMATE; COMBUSTION; CROP PRODUCTION; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; ENERGY CROP; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); KINETICS; LAND USE; SOIL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPECIES CULTIVATION; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WEED;

CYNARA CARDUNCULUS;

EID: 48649104038     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms9071241     Document Type: Article

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