The history of the acetone-butanol project in Austria

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 5-8

  Gapes, J R ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ACETONE; BUTANOL;

AUSTRIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPEAN UNION; FERMENTATION; HISTORY; MARKET; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; SOCIAL ASPECT;

2-PROPANOL; ACETONE; AUSTRIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BUTANOLS; FERMENTATION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; PILOT PROJECTS; RESEARCH;

EID: 0034000806     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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