Thermodynamics of the Corn-Ethanol Biofuel Cycle.

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Thermodynamics of the Corn-Ethanol Biofuel Cycle.
Resource Type: Energy
Object Type: Publication or article
Tags: ethanol
Attributed Authors: Tad Patzek
Publication Date: May 1, 2005

Abstract

Tad Patzek.  Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 2004.  Web version of article linked to here updated most recently in May 2005.  Detailed review (100 pages) of the corn-ethanol fuel cycle concludes that production is a net loser from both an energy and an environmental perspective. 

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