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Title: Techno-Economic Analysis and Life-Cycle Assessment of Cellulosic Isobutanol and Comparison with Cellulosic Ethanol and n-Butanol

Journal Article · · Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.1431· OSTI ID:1128624

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1128624
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5100-55962
Journal Information:
Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, Vol. 8, Issue 1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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