Alcohol fuel from sugarbeets

Journal Article · Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980 · Utah Sci.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6742162

Doney, D L; Theurer, J C

Sugarbeets are a prime candidate for alcohol fuel production because they store their energy and much of their biomass as sucrose, a fermentable sugar. At the present time, it is uneconomical to produce alcohol from sugarbeets and the balance is marginal. A number of approaches could improve both the economic and the energy situation: 1) increasing production per acre; 2) reducing conversion costs; 3) integrating sugarbeet - sweet sorghum crops; and 4) utilizing low priority sources such as geothermal, coal, bagasse and solar for the energy of conversion.

• Research Organization: Plant Science Dept, USDA - SEA - AR
• OSTI ID: 6742162
• Journal Information: Utah Sci.; (United States), Vol. 41:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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