Sweet sorghum-a promising alternative feedstock for biofuel production

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 82, Issue , 2018, Pages 4070-4090

  Ahmad Dar, Rouf ^a   Ahmad Dar, Eajaz ^a   Kaur, Ajit ^a   Gupta Phutela, Urmila ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Biofuels; Fossil fuel; Sweet sorghum; Valuable co products

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; SUBSTRATES; SUGAR BEETS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALTERNATIVE FEEDSTOCKS; BIO-ETHANOLS; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; COPRODUCT; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; ETHANOL YIELD; MANAGEMENT IS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SWEET SORGHUM; VALUABLE CO-PRODUCT;

BIOETHANOL;

EID: 85033361995     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.10.066     Document Type: Review

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