How biotech can transform biofuels

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-172

  Lynd, Lee R ^a   Laser, Mark S ^a   Bransby, David ^b   Dale, Bruce E ^c   Davison, Brian ^d   Hamilton, Richard ^e   Himmel, Michael ^f   Keller, Martin ^d   McMillan, James D ^f   Sheehan, John ^f   Wyman, Charles E ^g  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e Ceres Inc   (United States)

^f NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^g University of California Riverside   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE;

BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY RESOURCE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGRICULTURE; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLULOSE; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ETHANOL; INTERNATIONALITY;

EID: 38949132602     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0208-169     Document Type: Note

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