Mineral concentration in selected native temperate grasses with potential use as biofuel feedstock

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 3526-3531

  El Nashaar, H M ^a   Griffith, S M ^a   Steiner, J J ^a   Banowetz, G M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biomass; Feedstock; Silica; Thermochemical

Indexed keywords

BIO ENERGIES; BIO-PRODUCTS; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; BUFFER STRIPS; CONCENTRATION OF; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ELYMUS LANCEOLATUS; LOCAL CONDITIONS; LONG-TERM EVALUATIONS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MICROBIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; MINERAL CONTENTS; MINERAL FERTILIZERS; MINERAL NUTRIENTS; NATIVE GRASS; POTENTIAL UTILITIES; RIPARIAN ZONES; SI-CONCENTRATIONS; SOIL MINERALS; THERMO-CHEMICAL CONVERSIONS; THERMOCHEMICAL;

BIOFUELS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CHLORINE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ECOSYSTEMS; FEEDSTOCKS; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; LOCATION; MINERALS; MINING; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON; SOILS; SULFUR; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SILICA;

BIOFUEL; CHLORINE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SILICON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SULFUR;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GRASS; SILICA; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; BROMUS; BROMUS MARGINATUS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ELYMUS; ELYMUS GLAUCUS; ELYMUS LANCEOLATUS; ELYMUS TRACHYCAULUS; GRASS; LEYMUS CINEREUS; LEYMUS TRITICOIDES; MINERAL CONCENTRATION; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; POA; POA SECUNDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA; SPECIES; TEMPERATE GRASSLAND; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL FEED; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BUFFERS; CHLORINE; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHOSPHORUS; POACEAE; POTASSIUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOIL; SULFUR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BROMUS MARGINATUS; ELYMUS GLAUCUS; ELYMUS LANCEOLATUS; ELYMUS TRACHYCAULUS; LEYMUS CINEREUS; LEYMUS TRITICOIDES; POA SECUNDA; POACEAE; PSEUDOROEGNERIA; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA;

EID: 64849100306     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.02.051     Document Type: Article

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