Biofuels in China: Opportunities and challenges

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 342-349

  Wang, Feng ^a,c   Xiong, Xue Rong ^b   Liu, Chun Zhao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Bioethanol; Biofuel; China; Energy crop; Fermentation

Indexed keywords

MANIHOT ESCULENTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 68649128106     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-009-9209-7     Document Type: Review

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