Ethanol from lignocellulosics, U.S. federal energy and agricultural policy, and the diffusion of innovation

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1440-1453

  Jensen, Jill R ^a   Halvorsen, Kathleen E ^b   Shonnard, David R ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulosic ethanol; Diffusion of innovation; Lignocellulosic ethanol; United States energy policy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICIES; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS; FEDERAL ENERGY; INNOVATION DIFFUSION; LIGNO-CELLULOSICS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC ETHANOL; LOW CARBON; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES ENERGY POLICY;

AGRICULTURE; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIFFUSION; ETHANOL;

ENERGY POLICY;

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIFFUSION; ENERGY POLICY; ETHANOL; INNOVATION; LIGNIN; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952536264     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.08.066     Document Type: Article

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