Techno-Economic Analysis of a Straw-Based Biorefinery System for Power, Heat, Pellet and Bioethanol Production

Abstract: Bioethanol is considered an alternative to fossil fuels in the transportation sector. The use of pellets for heating is another efficient way to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. This pa ...

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