Chemical constituents and energy content of some latex bearing plants

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 219-227

  Kalita, D ^a   Saikia, C N ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Heat value; Hydrocarbons; Polyphenol; Unsaponifiable materials; Cellulose

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BIOMASS; FATTY ACIDS; HYDROCARBONS; LATEXES; LIGNIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROTEINS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

PHYTOCHEMICALS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CALOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; CARBON; CELLULOSE; EUPHORBIA NERRIFOLIA EXTRACT; FATTY ACID; HYDROCARBON; HYDROGEN; LATEX; LIGNIN; MIMUSOP ELENGI EXTRACT; NERIUM INDICUM EXTRACT; NITROGEN; OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; PLUMERIA ALBA EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BARK; BIOMASS; CALOTROPIS; DECOMPOSITION; ENERGY RESOURCE; EUPHORBIA; INFRARED RADIATION; MIMUSOPS; NERIUM; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; PLUMERIA ALBA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

CALOTROPIS PROCERA; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA NERIIFOLIA; MIMUSOPS ELENGI; NERIUM; NERIUM INDICUM; PLUMERIA ALBA;

EID: 0842281632     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2003.10.004     Document Type: Article

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