and Song, 2002). China’s largest oil and gas producer, China
National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), has signed an agreement
with the government of Sichuan Province to develop facilities to
produce 600,000 tons of ethanol from sweet potatoes each year.
The varieties of sweet potato in China are abundant, and each
variety has its own characteristics. With respect to using sweet
potatoes for ethanol production, economic efficiency is the most
important characteristic. Determining the variety of sweet potato
appropriate for ethanol production is essential for the ethanol
production industry.
Sweet potatoes in China