Effects of harvest frequency and biosolids application on switchgrass yield, feedstock quality, and theoretical ethanol yield

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 112-121

  Liu, Xiao Jun Allen ^a   Fike, John H ^b   Galbraith, John M ^b   Fike, Wonae B ^b   Parrish, David J ^b   Evanylo, Gregory K ^b   Strahm, Brian D ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ash; Bioenergy crop; Biofuel quality; Biomass; Cellulose; Hemicellulose; Lignin; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

ASHES; BIOFUELS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; CELLULOSE; CROPS; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; HARVESTING; LIGNIN; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ACID DETERGENT FIBER; BIOENERGY CROPS; BIOENERGY INDUSTRY; BIOFUEL QUALITY; CELLULOSE AND HEMICELLULOSE; CLASS A BIOSOLIDS; HEMICELLULOSE; PRIMARY FEEDSTOCKS;

BIOMASS;

ASH; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; BIOSOLID; CELLULOSE; CROP YIELD; ETHANOL; GRASS; LIGNIN; NITROGEN; THEORETICAL STUDY;

UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 84919845807     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12124     Document Type: Article

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