Feedstock handling and processing effects on biochemical conversion to biofuels

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 562-573

  Inman, Daniel ^a   Nagle, Nick ^a   Jacobson, Jacob ^b   Searcy, Erin ^b   Ray, Allison E ^b  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochemical conversion; Biomass composition; Feedstock logistics; Pre processing

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL CONVERSION; CELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCKS; CONVERSION PROCESS; ETHANOL CONVERSION; FEEDSTOCK PRODUCTION; FEEDSTOCK SUPPLY; GLOBAL EFFECTS; KNOWLEDGE GAPS; OIL CONSUMPTION; PRE-PROCESSING; PROCESSING EFFECTS; UNIT OPERATION;

ETHANOL; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HARVESTING; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

FEEDSTOCKS;

EID: 77956899699     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: 19321031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.241     Document Type: Review

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