The influence of feedstock supply risk on location of stover-based bio-gasoline plants

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 495-508

  Sesmero, Juan ^a   Sun, Xin ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulosic biofuels; Corn density; Feedstock cost; Irrigation; Stochastic dominance; Yield volatility

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; COSTS; FEEDSTOCKS; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CELLULOSIC BIOFUELS; COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; FEEDSTOCK COSTS; GROUNDWATER DEPLETION; POLICY RESTRICTIONS; STOCHASTIC DOMINANCE; YIELD VOLATILITY;

BIOFUELS;

BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; COST; IRRIGATION; MAIZE; PROBABILITY; STOCHASTICITY;

CORN BELT; GREAT PLAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84959512463     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12282     Document Type: Article

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