New biorefineries and sustainable agriculture: Increased food, biofuels, and ecosystem security

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 47, Issue , 2015, Pages 117-132

  Chen, Hong Ge ^a   Zhang, Y H Percival ^b,c,d  

^a HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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

^c Cell Free Bioinnovations Inc   (United States)

^d Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Biorefineries; Perennial crop; Sustainability revolution; Sustainable agriculture; Synthetic food

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROPS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); OILS AND FATS; REFINING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SYNTHETIC FOODS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BIOMASS YIELD; BIOREFINERIES; ENERGY; GRAIN CROPS; MODERN AGRICULTURES; PERENNIAL CROPS; PERENNIAL PLANTS; PLANT COMMUNITIES; SUSTAINABILITY REVOLUTION; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

BIOFUELS;

AGRICULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FOOD;

EID: 84925409309     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.02.048     Document Type: Review

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