Developing the sugarcane biofactory for high-value biomaterials

International Sugar Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 1297, 2007, Pages 5-15

  Brumbley, Stevens M ^a,b   Purnell, Matthew P ^a,b   Petrasovits, Lars A ^a,b   Nielsen, Lars K ^a   Twine, Peter H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b BSES LIMITED   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS; P-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACIDS; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; POLITICAL INSTABILITY; POLY3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE (PHB); PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SUGARCANE (SACCHARUM SPP. HYBRIDS);

ALCOHOLS; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CROPS; CRUDE OIL; ECONOMICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHANOL; GENES; INVESTMENTS; PRODUCTION PLATFORMS; REFINING; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SUGAR FACTORIES; SUGARS; TOOLS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SACCHARUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33846679047     PISSN: 00208841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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