Sorghums for methane production. Final report, April 1983 to March 1986

Technical Report · Sun Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5381081

Hiler, E A; Miller, F R; Dominy, R E; Kresovich, S; McGee, R E

The objective of the research is to develop an integrated system for methane production utilizing high-energy sorghum as the feedstock. The report provides specifics of research activities in the sorghums-for-methane production program sponsored by Gas Research Institute and co-funded by Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. Emphasis is placed on third-year results in the report since first- and second-year results are given in earlier reports. Researchers in the program include plant geneticists, sorghum physiologists, chemists, agronomists, ruminant physiologists, agricultural and systems engineers, and agricultural economists. Major research emphasis is on genetic manipulation, physiology and production systems, harvesting, storage, processing and conversion systems, inhibitors, and economic and systems analyses. During the third year, increasing emphasis continued on the storage, processing, and conversion aspects of the program because of the critical importance of high efficiency and conversion to the economic implementation of the system.

• Research Organization: Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5381081
• Report Number(s): PB-88-160098/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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