Environmental Engineering Reference
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Genetic Engineering for
Bioenergy Crops
Puthiyaparambil Josekutty, Shobha Devi
Potlakayala, and Rebekah Templin
Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg
Alankar Vaidya
Praj Industries Limited
Sarah Ryan and Deepkamal Karelia
Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg
Nilkamal Karelia
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Vaman Rao
NITTE University & NMAM Institute of Technology
Vilas Tonapi
National Research Center for Sorghum
Behnam Tabatabai, Fatima Fofanah,
Diego Morales, and Sairam Rudrabhatla
Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg
contents
3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 32
3.2 Biofuel Conversion ................................................................................................................. 33
3.3 Bioethanol ............................................................................................................................... 34
3.4
Bioenergy Crops ..................................................................................................................... 37
3.4.1 Corn ............................................................................................................................ 37
3.4.2 Sugarcane .................................................................................................................... 38
3.4.3 Sweet Sorghum ........................................................................................................... 39
3.4.4 Switchgrass ................................................................................................................. 40
3.4.5 Miscanthus .................................................................................................................. 40
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