Research in biotechnology for the pulp and paper industry in South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 195-200

  Christov, L P ^a,b   Prior, B A ^b  

^a Sappi Management Services   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; BIOBLEACHING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CERIPORIOPSIS SUBVERMISPORA; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUCALYPTUS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PAPER INDUSTRY; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION CONTROL; RESEARCH; SOUTH AFRICA; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; FUNGI; POLLUTION CONTROL; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP AND PAPER MILL EFFLUENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; CERIPORIOPSIS; CERIPORIOPSIS SUBRERMISPORA; CERIPORIOPSIS SUBVERMISPORA; CHAETOTHYRIALES; EUCALYPTUS; FUNGI; PHANEROCHAETE;

EID: 0031815695     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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