Biorefining; a major opportunity for the sugar cane industry

International Sugar Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 1276, 2005, Pages

  Pye, E Kendall ^a  

^a Lignol Innovations Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREFINING; HEMICELLULOSE; LIGNOCELLULOSE BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; ETHANOL; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIQUID FUELS; SUGAR CANE; SUGAR INDUSTRY;

SUGAR REFINING;

BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; ETHANOL; FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; REFINING; SUGAR; SUGAR CANE;

ARUNDINARIA; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 17544365674     PISSN: 00208841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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