Biotechnology - A sustainable alternative for chemical industry

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 23, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 471-499

  Gavrilescu, Maria ^a   Chisti, Yusuf ^b  

^a GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biocatalysts; Biotechnology; Chemicals; Environment; Industrial sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOCATALYSTS; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICALS; GENES; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENT; HYBRIDOMA TECHNOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL SUSTAINABILITY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; REMEDIATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 24944546402     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2005.03.004     Document Type: Review

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