Biotechnology for Industrial Sustainability

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 137-148

  Bull, Alan T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biocatalysts; Biotechnology; Clean Technology; Industrial Processing; Life Cycle Assessment; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035594204     PISSN: 02561115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02698451     Document Type: Review

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