Bioenergy research: A new paradigm in multidisciplinary research

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 7, Issue 51, 2010, Pages 1391-1401

  Kalluri, Udaya C ^a,b   Keller, Martin ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Ethanol; Integrated science; Microbe; Plant

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL; MICROORGANISMS;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; BASIC SCIENCE; BIO-ENERGY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CLEAN ENVIRONMENT; CROSS-CUTTING; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS; GLOBAL ISSUES; GRAND CHALLENGE; INTEGRATED SCIENCE; KNOWLEDGE GAPS; MICROBE; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; PLANT; RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS; SCIENCE CENTERS; US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY;

RESEARCH;

BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; HEMICELLULOSE; LIGNIN; MONOSACCHARIDE; PECTIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; XYLAN;

ALFALFA; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOMEDICINE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CELL WALL; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FIBER; FOOD; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEALTH STATUS; HETERONUCLEAR SINGLE QUANTUM COHERENCE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PLANT CELL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957146324     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2009.0564     Document Type: Review

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