Energy product options for Eucalyptus species grown as short rotation woody crops

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1361-1378

  Rockwood, Donald L ^a   Rudie, Alan W ^b   Ralph, Sally A ^b   Zhu, J Y ^b   Winandy, Jerrold E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuels, silvichemicals; Corymbia torelliana; Ethanol; Eucalyptus; Eucalyptus amplifolia; Eucalyptus grandis; Short rotation woody crops

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; ELLAGIC ACID; FATTY ACID; METHANOL; OIL; SOLVENT; TANNIN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS ENERGY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CROP ROTATION; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CROP; ENERGY YIELD; EUCALYPTUS; GASIFICATION; HYDROGENOLYSIS; MARKET; UNITED STATES; WOOD; WOOD PULP;

CORYMBIA TORELLIANA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS AMPLIFOLIA; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS;

EID: 50849102629     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms9081361     Document Type: Article

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