The potential for floodplains to sustain biomass feedstock production systems

Biofuels

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 575-588

  Bardhan, Sougata ^a   Jose, Shibu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK; BIOMASS SPECIES; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCKS; ECONOMIC VIABILITY; ECOSYSTEM SUSTAINABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; FLOOD-PLAINS; FOOD CROPS; FOOD PRICES; HUMAN INTERVENTION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLES; LIQUID TRANSPORTATION; MISCANTHUS; PERENNIAL GRASS; SHORT ROTATION; SWITCHGRASS;

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMICS; FEEDSTOCKS; FOOD SUPPLY; FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

BIOFUELS;

BIOMASS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SEASONAL VARIATION;

MISCANTHUS; PANICUM VIRGATUM; POACEAE; POPULUS; SALIX; SORGHUM (GENUS); ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84865769211     PISSN: 17597269     EISSN: 17597277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/bfs.12.51     Document Type: Review

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