Biofuel Screening Program for Grass Feedstocks: Diversity, Physiological Traits and Compositional Characteristics for Optimal Yield

The objectives of this research are to evaluate biomass yield, understand establishment and predicted ethanol yields on a wide range of monoculture and mixed grasses in the northeast region.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Advanced Research, Biobased Research

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $597975.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  Department of Transportation
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Johnson, Shawn

• Performing Organizations:

  Cornell University

  Ithaca, NY  United States  14853
• Principal Investigators:

  Bergstrom, Gary

• Start Date: 20070701
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20100630
• Source Data: RiP Project 31312

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Biomass fuels; Ethanol; Grasses; Yield stress
• Uncontrolled Terms: Feedstocks
• Geographic Terms: Northeastern United States
• Subject Areas: Energy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01572303
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Aug 5 2015 1:00AM