Feedstock selection for small- and intermediate-scale fuel ethanol distilleries

Journal Article · Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985 · J. Soil Water Conserv.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5583103

Meo, M

A variety of commercial and experimental starch- and sugar-rich crops were evaluated for their suitability as feedstocks for both small-scale, on-farm and intermediate-scale, off-farm fuel ethanol production in California's Sacramento Valley. Solutions of linear programming models indicated that sweet sorghum is the least-cost feedstock for on-farm production of 50,000 gallons of fuel ethanol per year. Fodder beet proved to be the least-cost feedstock for off-farm production of 1 million gallons of fuel ethanol per year.

• Research Organization: Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA
• OSTI ID: 5583103
• Journal Information: J. Soil Water Conserv.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Soil Water Conserv.; (United States) Vol. 40:4; ISSN JSWCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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