Bioethanol Production from Sugarcane Grown in Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soils

Field and laboratory experiments were conducted to evaluate the feasibility of bioethanol production using the juice of sugarcane grown in heavy metal-contaminated soils. The results suggest that the sugar concentration was not adversely affected when the sugarcane was grown in the heavy metal-conta...

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Main Authors: Jun Xie, Qiang Weng, Guangying Ye, Sishi Luo, Rui Zhu, Aiping Zhang, Xiaoyang Chen, Chuxia Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2014-03-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_09_2_2509_Xie_Bioethanol_Sugarcane_Heavy_Metal