A probabilistic estimate of the frequency of mowing and baling days available in Oklahoma USA for the harvest of switchgrass for use in biorefineries

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1037-1045

  Hwang, Seonghuyk ^a   Epplin, Francis M ^b   Lee, Byoung hoon ^b   Huhnke, Raymond ^b  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biorefinery; Cellulosic biomass; Cost; Economics; Harvest days; Panicum virgatum

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL FIELDS; BIOREFINERIES; BIOREFINERY; CELLULOSIC BIOMASS; EMPIRICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; HARVEST COST; HARVEST DAYS; HARVEST OPERATIONS; HARVEST SEASON; LARGE COMPONENTS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; MACHINE INVESTMENTS; OKLAHOMA; PANICUM VIRGATUM; POTENTIAL REDUCTION; PROBABILISTIC ESTIMATES; SWITCHGRASS;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; BIOCONVERSION; BIOMASS; COSTS; ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS;

HARVESTING;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; COST; ESTIMATION METHOD; GRASS; HARVESTING; INVESTMENT; MOWING; PROBABILITY;

NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 67349276022     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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