Ethanol production potential of sweet sorghum assessed using forage fiber analysis procedures

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 358-366

  Han, Kun Jun ^a   Pitman, William D ^b   Kim, Misook ^c   Day, Donal F ^d   Alison, Montgomery W ^e   Mccormick, Michael E ^a   Aita, Giovanna ^d  

^a Louisiana State University Agricultural Center   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Dankook University   (South Korea)

^d Audubon Sugar Institute   (United States)

^e Louisiana State University Agricultural Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel conversion; Digestibility; Ethanol production; Fiber analysis; in vitro gas production; Lignin; Sorghum bicolor; Sweet sorghum bagasse

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BAGASSE; BIOFUELS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CROPS; FIBERS; LIGNIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCREENING;

DIGESTIBILITY; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; IN-VITRO GAS PRODUCTIONS; SORGHUM BICOLOR; SWEET SORGHUM BAGASSE;

ETHANOL;

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 84878724916     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2012.01203.x     Document Type: Article

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