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T. W. Patzek, Biofuel/Sustainability
Papers
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Thermodynamics of Agricultural
Sustainability: The Case of US Maize Agriculture, Tad
Patzek,
Accepted for journal publication, May 2008 (click
here) |
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The Visible, Sustainable Farm: A
Comprehensive Energy Analysis of a Midwestern Farm, Aaron
W. Baum, Tad Patzek, Martin Bender, Steve Renich, and Wes Jackson,
Submitted for journal publication, May 2008 (click
here) |
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Exponential growth, energetic Hubbert cycles,
and the advancement of technology, Tad W. Patzek,
Archives of Mining, Polish Academy of Sciences (click
here) |
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Letter to IPCC,
by David Pimentel, Tad Patzek, Florian Siegert, Mario Giampietro,
and Helmut Haberl, October 30, 2007. This letter challenges
the science behind IPCC's agrofuel advice (click
here) |
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Can We Outlive Our Way of Life?
Tad W. Patzek, Paper prepared for the September 11-12, 2007, OECD
Meeting of the European Union Transportation Ministers (click
here) |
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The Disastrous Local and Global Impacts of
Tropical Biofuel Production, Lucas J. Patzek and Tad W.
Patzek, Energy Tribune, March 2007 issue, page 19 (see also a little
gem on page 8) (click
here) |
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A First-Law Thermodynamic Analysis of the
Corn- Ethanol Cycle, Tad W. Patzek,
Natural Resources Research, Vol. 15, No. 4, 255-270, February 2007
(Click here
to read the article) |
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A Statistical Analysis of the Theoretical
Yield of Ethanol from Corn Starch, Tad W. Patzek,
Natural Resources Research, Vol. 15, No. 3, 205-212, December 2006
(Click here
to read the article) |
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Ethanol Production: Energy, Economics, and
Environmental Losses, David Pimentel and Tad W. Patzek,
Rev. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 189, 25-41, 2007 |
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Green Plants, Fossil Fuels, and Now Biofuels,
David Pimentel, Tad W. Patzek, Bioscience, 56(11) 875, 2006.
(Click here
to read the article) |
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Science Letters: Rebuttals to the biofuels articles in Jan. 27,
2006, Science
(Click here
to read the article) |
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The real
biofuel cycles, Tad W. Patzek, Supporting Online Material
to the Letter in Science, Vol. 312, p. 1747, 26 June 2006
(Click here
to read the article) |
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The Earth, Energy, and Agriculture,
Tad W. Patzek, Paper presented at the Climate Change and the Future
of the American West - Exploring the Legal and Policy Dimensions,
June 7-9, 2006, Boulder, Colorado
(Click here
to read the article) |
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Ethanol Production Using Corn, Switchgrass,
and Wood; Biodiesel Production Using Soybean and Sunflower,
David Pimentel and Tad W. Patzek,
Natural Resources Research, Vol. 14, No. 1, March 2005
(Click here
to read the article) |
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Thermodynamics of
energy production from biomass, Tad W. Patzek
and David Pimentel, Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences
24(5-6), 327-364, 2005
(Click here
to read the article) |
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Ethanol From Corn: Clean Renewable Fuel for
the Future, or Drain on Our Resources and Pockets, T. W.
Patzek & CE24 Freshman Seminar Students Environment,
Development & Sustainability Vol 7, 319-336, 2005
(Click here
to read the article) |
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The Overall Energy Balance of the Hydrogen
Bus in Berkeley, CA, Tad W. Patzek and CE24 students,
Rejected by Science, April 2004 (Click
here) |
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Thermodynamics of the corn-ethanol biofuel
cycle, Tad W. Patzek, Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences
23(6), 519-567, 2004
(Click here
to read the article) |
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