Halophytes: Potential source of ligno-cellulosic biomass for ethanol production

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1818-1822

  Abideen, Zainul ^a   Ansari, Raziuddin ^a   Khan, M Ajmal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bio ethanol; Cellulose; Environment friendly; Lignin; Salinity

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSIC BIOMASS; COASTAL REGIONS; ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; FOOD PRODUCTION; HEMI-CELLULOSE; HIGH GROWTH RATE; PAKISTAN; PANICUM TURGIDUM; PERENNIAL GRASS; PHRAGMITES; POTENTIAL SOURCES; SALINITY; SALT TOLERANT;

BIOETHANOL; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; COASTAL ZONES; ETHANOL; LIGNIN; PROVEN RESERVES; SALINE WATER; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

CELLULOSIC ETHANOL;

BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; CROP PLANT; ETHANOL; FOOD PRODUCTION; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; HALOPHYTE; PERENNIAL PLANT; PETROLEUM; PHYTOMASS; SALINITY;

PAKISTAN;

DESMOSTACHYA BIPINNATA; HALOPYRUM MUCRONATUM; PANICUM TURGIDUM; PHRAGMITES KARKA; POACEAE; TYPHA DOMINGENSIS;

EID: 79953272140     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.01.023     Document Type: Article

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