Perennial grasses as lignocellulosic feedstock for second-generation bioethanol production in mediterranean environment

Italian Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 84-92

  Scordia, Danilo ^a   Testa, Giorgio ^a   Cosentino, Salvatore L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arundo; Biomass yield; Ethanol; Lignocellulose; Miscanthus; Saccharum

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; CROP YIELD; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; OIL PRODUCTION; PERENNIAL PLANT;

EID: 84902459476     PISSN: 11254718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ija.2014.581     Document Type: Article

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