Ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass

Ciencia e Investigacion Agraria

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-190

  Abril, Diana ^a   Abril, Alejandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL MAULE   (Chile)

^b CAI Pablo Noriega   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Alcoholic fermentation; Energy; Ethanol; Lignocellulosic ethanol; Vegetable biomass

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349131241     PISSN: 03045609     EISSN: 07181620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0718-16202009000200003     Document Type: Review

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