Impact of distributed storage and pre-processing on Miscanthus production and provision systems

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-31

  Shastri, Yogendra N ^a   Rodriguez, Luis F ^a   Hansen, Alan C ^a   Ting, K C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

BioFeed; Biomass feedstocks; Distributed storage; Miscanthus; Miscanthus x giganteus; Pre processing

Indexed keywords

BIOFEED; BIOMASS FEEDSTOCKS; DISTRIBUTED STORAGE; MISCANTHUS; MISCANTHUS X GIGANTEUS; PRE-PROCESSING;

BIOMASS; FEEDSTOCKS; GRINDING MILLS; HAMMERS; OPTIMIZATION; PELLETIZING;

COST REDUCTION;

EID: 84855901020     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: 19321031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.326     Document Type: Article

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