Corn stover for bioenergy production: Cost estimates and farmer supply response

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 166-173

  Thompson, Jena L ^a   Tyner, Wallace E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biomass cost; Corn stover; Harvest; Supply

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIOENERGY PRODUCTIONS; CORN STOVER; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING MODELS; LOADING AND UNLOADING; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SUPPLY;

BIOMASS; COST ESTIMATING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION; HARVESTING; LOADING; PROFITABILITY; REPAIR; UNLOADING;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRONOMY; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; DECISION MAKING; HARVESTING; LINEAR PROGRAMING; MAIZE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROFITABILITY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STEM;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84896711479     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2013.12.020     Document Type: Article

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