From grain to cellulosic ethanol: History, economics and policy

Renewable Energy from Forest Resources in the United States

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 49-66

  Solomon, Barry D ^a,b   Barnes, Justin R ^c   Halvorsen, Kathleen E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Society for Ecological Economics   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 64949143650     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203888421     Document Type: Chapter

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