Global Potential of Rice Husk as a Renewable Feedstock for Ethanol Biofuel Production

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 328-334

  Abbas, Ali ^a   Ansumali, Santosh ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^c JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Bioethanol; Bioethanol demand; Biofuel; Biomass; Gasoline; Lignocellulose; Rice husk; Transport; Yield

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; LIGNOCELLULOSE; RICE HUSK; TRANSPORT; YIELD;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; COMPETITION; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; FOOD SUPPLY; GASOLINE; LIGNIN; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGAR CANE;

BIOETHANOL;

SACCHARUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77957974942     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-010-9088-0     Document Type: Article

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