Giant reed: A competitive energy crop in comparison with miscanthus

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 54, Issue , 2016, Pages 350-362

  Ge, Xumeng ^a   Xu, Fuqing ^a   Vasco Correa, Juliana ^a   Li, Yebo ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Bioproducts; Fuels; Giant reed; Miscanthus

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; CROPS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; INTEGRATION TESTING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARUNDO DONAX L; BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS YIELD; BIOPRODUCTS; CONDITION; ENERGY CROPS; GIANT REED; MISCANTHUS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PROPERTY;

BIOMASS;

EID: 84945913934     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.10.010     Document Type: Review

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