Potential of termite-based biomass pre-treatment strategies for use in bioethanol production

Insect Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 166-174

  Scharf, Michael E ^a   Boucias, Drion G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Bioethanol; Biorefining; Isoptera; Lignocellulose; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; ISOPTERA;

EID: 77954168289     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2009.01309.x     Document Type: Review

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