Environmental implications of microbial cellulose

Studies in Environmental Science

Volumn 66, Issue C, 1997, Pages 691-700

  Bungay, Henry R ^a   Serafica, Gonzalo ^a   Mormino, Richard ^a  

^a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioprocessing for less pollution; High strength cellulose; Microbial cellulose; Pure cellulose

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956796206     PISSN: 01661116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-1116(97)80081-7     Document Type: Article

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