Current policies affecting the market penetration of biomaterials

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 708-719

  Hermann, Barbara ^a   Carus, M ^a   Patel, M ^a   Blok, K ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; MARKET PENETRATION; POLICY MAKERS; POLICY MEASURES;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 81255143919     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: 19321031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.327     Document Type: Article

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