Towards the efficient, total Glycan utilization of biomass

ChemSusChem

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 423-426

  Mascal, Mark ^a   Nikitin, Edward B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Carbohydrates; Cellulose; Furans; Sustainable chemistry

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; FURFURAL; HEMICELLULOSE; POLYSACCHARIDE; XYLOSE;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; FURALDEHYDE; POLYSACCHARIDES; THERMODYNAMICS; XYLOSE;

EID: 66149172402     PISSN: 18645631     EISSN: 1864564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.200900071     Document Type: Article

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