Nanobiotechnology for the production of biofuels from spent tea

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 858-868

  Mahmood, Tariq ^a   Hussain, Syed Tajammul ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Bioethanol; Black tea; Catalytic gasification; Co nano particles; Hydrocarbon gases

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; BIOFUEL; CHARCOAL; ETHYLENE; HYDROCARBON; METHANE; METHANOL;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; FUNGUS GROWTH; GASIFICATION; NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY; NANOCATALYSIS; SOLID WASTE; TEA; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 77249173909     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb09.1555     Document Type: Article

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