A review: Comprehensive comparison of corn-based & cellulosic-based ethanol as a biofuel source

Technical Proceedings of the 2009 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2009

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 30-33

  Hoover, F ^a   Abraham, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulosic; Corn; Cropland; Ethanol; Net energy ratio

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSIC; COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES; CORN; CORN-BASED ETHANOL; CROPLAND; ENERGY INPUTS; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; NET ENERGY RATIOS; POLLUTION REDUCTION;

COATINGS; ENERGY HARVESTING; ETHANOL; FLUIDICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

CELLULOSIC ETHANOL;

EID: 77958043616     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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