Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.) is a fast-growing perennial grass native
to Sub-Saharan Africa that is widely grown across the tropical and subtropical regions of the …

The world population is expected to be larger and wealthier over the next few decades and
will require more animal products, such as milk and beef. Tropical regions have great …

This paper presents an economic outlook of the ethanol industry in Brazil considering
different biomass feedstocks and different industrial processing options. A spreadsheet …

Warm-season perennial grasses are a promising source of biomass for energy production in
Southeast USA, and low-input production is desirable. With only residual fertility in the soil …

The solid and growing demand for fuels evidences the necessity of diversifying the
countries' energy matrices. The present work proposed to carry out pretreatment tests …

Background and aims Some elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) genotypes are able to
produce large amounts of biomass and accumulate N derived from BNF when growing in …

What are the feasibility, costs, and environmental implications of large-scale bioenegry? We
investigate this question by developing a detailed representation of bioenergy in a global …

Carbohydrate and lignin composition of feedstock materials are major factors in determining
their bioenergy potential. This study was conducted to quantify dry biomass yield and the …

This chapter focuses on elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum). Further the chapter
discusses it origin, distribution and ecology; provides its botanical description and …

Se presenta una revisión sobre las variedades más comunes de pastos y forrajes en
Colombia para analizar su potencial como materiales lignocelulósicos para la producción …