Optimizing harvest of corn stover fractions based on overall sugar yields following ammonia fiber expansion pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis

Biotechnology for Biofuels

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-14

  Garlock, Rebecca J ^a   Chundawat, Shishir P S ^a   Balan, Venkatesh ^a   Dale, Bruce E ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

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EID: 72149123453     PISSN: 17546834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1754-6834-2-29     Document Type: Article

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