Effect of dry matter loss on profitability of outdoor storage of switchgrass

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 33-41

  Mooney, Daniel F ^a   Larson, James A ^a   English, Burton C ^a   Tyler, Donald D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Breakeven analysis; Cellulosic ethanol; Herbaceous bioenergy crops; Panicum virgatum; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BREAKEVEN ANALYSIS; DRY MATTER LOSS; DRY MATTERS; HIGH PRICE; LOSS ESTIMATES; NET RETURN; PANICUM VIRGATUM; STORAGE PERIODS; SWITCHGRASS; TRANSPORTATION COST;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; COSTS; EXPERIMENTS; HARVESTING;

PROFITABILITY;

BIOENERGY; CELLULOSE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; DRY MATTER; ENERGY CROP; ETHANOL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASS; HARVESTING; PHYTOMASS; PRICE DYNAMICS; PROFITABILITY; STORAGE STRUCTURE; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862742284     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.04.008     Document Type: Article

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