Biocommodity engineering

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 777-793

  Lynd, Lee R ^a   Wyman, Charles E ^a   Gerngross, Tillman U ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMMODITY; BIOENGINEERING; BIOTECHNOLOGY RESOURCES;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FERMENTATION; HEALTH CARE; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MICROORGANISMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; XYLOSE;

BIOCOMMODITY ENGINEERING; BIOPROCESSING; CELLULOSE MATERIALS; LIFECYCLE ANALYSIS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0033199721     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp990109e     Document Type: Article

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