Arundo donax L.: A non-food crop for bioenergy and bio-compound production

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1535-1549

  Corno, Luca ^a   Pilu, Roberto ^a   Adani, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arundo donax L.; Bio based products; Biorefinery; Combustion; Ethanol; Methane

Indexed keywords

BIOETHANOL; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; CULTIVATION; ETHANOL; METHANE; SOILS;

ARUNDO DONAX L; BIO-BASED PRODUCTS; BIOMASS COMBUSTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; BIOREFINERIES; GROWING CONDITIONS; INDUSTRIAL USE; NON-FOOD CROPS;

CROPS;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; CULTIVATION; DATA SET; ENERGY CROP; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; SUGAR CANE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

ARUNDO DONAX;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; METHANE;

BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; POACEAE;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; ETHANOL; METHANE; POACEAE;

EID: 84912129395     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2014.10.006     Document Type: Review

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