Ethanol production from molasses and sugarcane juice by an adapted strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 255-257

  Kaur, Mandeep ^a   Kocher, G S ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fermentation; Molasses; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Sugarcane juice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041368814     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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