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Economic Outlook for the Production of Ethanol from Forage Plant Materials

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1865870· OSTI ID:1865870
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  1. Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)
  2. Solar Energy Research Inst. (SERI), Golden, CO (United States)

As an alternative to woody biomass, vegetative forage crops may be good substrates for ethanol fermentation due to their low lignin content. In this research project, vegetative alfalfa, vegetative sudangrass and vegetative, mature and ensiled sorghum species were tested as possible feedstocks for ethanol production.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Solar Energy Research Inst. (SERI), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
DOE Contract Number:
EG-77-C-01-4042
OSTI ID:
1865870
Report Number(s):
SERI/TP-621-710; MainId:66997; UUID:e6f18c9b-c0d1-e411-b769-d89d67132a6d; MainAdminID:49068
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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