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dc.contributor.authorMiddleton, Jason Enil
dc.description.abstractA mixed integer programming model is developed to determine a logistical design for maximizing rates of return to harvest, storage, transportation, and bioreflning of herbaceous crop residue for production of biofuels and feed for ruminant animals. The primary objective of this research is to identify the optimal location, scale, and number of pretreatment and biorefinery plants in northeastern North Dakota. The pretreatment and biorefinery plants are modeled under the assumption that they utilize recent technological advancement in AFEX and Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation, respectively. Potential feedstocks include wheat straw, barley straw, Durum straw, and com stover. Results indicate that the minimum ethanol rack price that will effectively trigger the production of cellulosic ethanol is $1.75 per gallon.en_US
dc.publisherNorth Dakota State Universityen_US
dc.rightsNDSU policy 190.6.2
dc.titleLogistic Strategies for an Herbaceous Crop Residue-Based Ethanol Production Industry : An Application to Northeastern North Dakotaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-01T20:35:26Z
dc.date.available2019-05-01T20:35:26Z
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10365/29716
dc.subject.lcshBiomass energy industries -- Economic aspects -- North Dakota.en_US
dc.subject.lcshBiomass energy industries -- Location -- North Dakota.en_US
dc.subject.lcshAlcohol fuel industry -- Economic aspects -- North Dakota.en_US
dc.subject.lcshAlcohol fuel industry -- Location -- North Dakota.en_US
dc.subject.lcshBiomass -- Refining -- North Dakota.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCrop residues as fuel -- North Dakota.en_US
dc.subject.lcshStraw -- Utilization -- North Dakota.en_US
dc.subject.lcshAlcohol as fuel -- North Dakota.en_US
dc.subject.lcshBiomass energy -- North Dakota.en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf
ndsu.degreeMaster of Science (MS)en_US
ndsu.collegeAgriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resourcesen_US
ndsu.departmentAgribusiness and Applied Economicsen_US
ndsu.programAgribusiness and Applied Economicsen_US
ndsu.advisorLambert, David


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