Renewable sources of energy (carbohydrates)
- 1 September 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Outlook on Agriculture
- Vol. 10 (5) , 235-245
- https://doi.org/10.1177/003072708001000505
Abstract
Alcohol produced from carbohydrates by gasification followed by catalytic re-synthesis or by fermentation can be used as substitute liquid transport fuel or as chemical feedstock. Sugar cane at present appears to be the most attractive resource in tropical countries but there are other potentially suitable cereal and root crops. In temperate climates it is unlikely that biomass fuel will contribute much of the energy demand except in countries with large timber resources.Keywords
This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
- Preparation of high‐fructose syrup from the tubers of the Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosusL.)C R C Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 1979
- Gross energy yields and the support energy requirements for the production of sugar from beet and cane; a study of four production areasThe Journal of Agricultural Science, 1978
- Photosynthetic CO2-Fixation PathwaysAnnual Review of Plant Physiology, 1970
- Carbon Dioxide Fixation in Sugarcane LeavesPlant Physiology, 1965