Mass and compositional changes, relevant to biorefining, in Miscanthus x giganteus plants over the harvest window

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 142, Issue , 2013, Pages 591-602

  Hayes, Daniel J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Cellulose; Leaf; Miscanthus; Stem

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; CELLULOSE; HARVESTING; REFINING;

COMPOSITIONAL CHANGES; HARVEST WINDOWS; KLASON LIGNIN; LEAF; MISCANTHUS; MISCANTHUS X GIGANTEUS; PLANT COMPONENTS; STEM;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOFUEL; GLUCOSE;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; GLUCOSE; HARVESTING; LEAF; LIGNIN; PLANT COMMUNITY; SAMPLING;

ARTICLE; HARVEST; MASS; MICANTHUS X GIGANTEUS; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELLULOSE; FUELS; HARVESTING; LEAVES; PLANTS; STEMS;

IRELAND;

MISCANTHUS; MISCANTHUS X GIGANTEUS;

EID: 84879316532     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.04.108     Document Type: Article

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