Biological conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-24

  Lee, Jeewon ^a  

^a Hanhyo Institute of Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biological delignification process; Direct microbial conversion of cellulose; Ethanol; Lignocellulosic biomass; Xylose

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCONVERSION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; LIGNIN; POLYMERIZATION; XYLOSE;

BIOLOGICAL DELIGNIFICATION; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS;

CELLULOSE;

ALCOHOL; CELLULOSE; FUEL; HEMICELLULOSE; LIGNOCELLULOSE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FERMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LIGNIN; TEMPERATURE; XYLOSE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0343924314     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(97)00073-4     Document Type: Article

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