Potential hydrocarbon producing species of Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 165-169

  Augustus, G D P S ^a   Jayabalan, M ^a   Rajarathinam, K ^a   Ray, A K ^b   Seiler, G J ^c  

^a VHNSN COLLEGE   (India)

^b SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cis polyisoprene; Hydrocarbon; Trans polyisoprene

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FUEL OILS;

CALORIC VALUE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOMASS POWER; ENERGY CROP; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; ISOPRENE;

INDIA;

FICUS ELASTICA; SARCOSTEMMA;

EID: 0036883390     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(02)00045-4     Document Type: Article

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