Do Yield and Quality of Big Bluestem and Switchgrass Feedstock Decline over Winter?

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 68-77

  Johnson, Jane M F ^a   Gresham, Garold L ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy feedstock; Biomass gasification; Mineral analysis; Thermochemical

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS GASIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; HIGH HEATING VALUES; MINERAL ANALYSIS; STORAGE LIMITATION; THERMOCHEMICAL; THERMOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIOMASS; HARVESTING; MINERALS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FEEDSTOCKS;

ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON GERARDII; PANICUM VIRGATUM; POACEAE;

EID: 84896731991     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-013-9349-9     Document Type: Article

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