What is the daily feedstock requirement for this biorefinery

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A group proposes a 2000 barrel-per-day ethanol output biorefinery using Jerusalem artichokes. What is the daily feedstock requirement for this biorefinery? What is the minimum amount of land required to grow the feedstock (f = 100%)?

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