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Table 2 Feedstock productivity

From: Land-use change and greenhouse gas emissions from corn and cellulosic ethanol

Feedstock

Crop yield (dry metric ton/ha)

Ethanol productivity (L/ha)

Corn

7.9a

4,250 L/hab

Miscanthus

24c

6,190 L/had

Switchgrass

12c

3,200 L/had

Corn stover

4.1c

1,070 L/had

  1. a Yield calculated from [28] and 20% moisture content at harvest.
  2. b 344 L/dry metric ton [28].
  3. c From [24].
  4. d Assuming an ethanol yield of 317 L/dry metric ton [24].
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Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts

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