Process design and costing of bioethanol technology: A tool for determining the status and direction of research and development

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 794-803

  Wooley, Robert ^a   Ruth, Mark ^a   Glassner, David ^a   Sheehan, John ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOETHANOL; BIOFUEL; BIOTECHNOLOGY RESOURCES; MODEL; PROCESS DESIGN;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOGAS; COMPETITION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; GASOLINE; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

BIOETHANOL; RESEARCH STRATEGY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

POACEAE;

EID: 0033199810     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp990107u     Document Type: Article

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