Biomass production potential of grasslands in the oak savanna region of Minnesota, USA

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 131-141

  Gillitzer, Peter A ^a   Wyse, Donald L ^a   Sheaffer, Craig C ^a   Taff, Steven J ^a   Lehman, Clarence C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass chemical composition; Biomass ethanol yield; Grassland biomass yield

Indexed keywords

BIOETHANOL; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; PRODUCTIVITY; SOILS;

BIOMASS ETHANOL; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; BIOMASS YIELD; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CL-CONCENTRATIONS; FEEDSTOCK PROPERTIES; HIGH PRODUCTIVITY; THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION;

BIOMASS;

POACEAE;

EID: 84873710372     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-012-9233-z     Document Type: Article

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