Bioethanol production: Status and prospects

Renewable Energy

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 1997, Pages 295-302

  McMillan, James D ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Fermentation; Lignocellulosic biomass; Processing options; Production status

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000777576     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(96)00081-x     Document Type: Article

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