The bioethanol industry in sub-Saharan Africa: History, challenges, and prospects

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Deenanath, Evanie Devi ^a   Iyuke, Sunny ^a   Rumbold, Karl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL; AMINO ACID; BAGASSE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; FORMALDEHYDE; GASOLINE; GELATIN; IMIGLUCERASE; LIGNOCELLULOSE; MINERAL; MOLASSES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TANNIN; BIOFUEL;

AFRICA; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALGA; APPLE; APPLE JUICE; BARLEY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS CONCERNING THE ENTIRE ORGANISM; BIOMASS CONVERSION; BIOMASS FERMENTATION; BRAZIL; CASHEW NUT; CEREAL; FOOD INDUSTRY; FREEZING; GENERATOR; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HISTORY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYDROLYSIS; MAIZE; MARKETING; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PANICUM VIRGATUM; POVERTY; REVIEW; RICE; SEED HUSK; SORGHUM; STRAW; SUGARCANE; UNITED STATES; WHEAT; YEAST; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY;

ALGAE; ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ETHANOL;

EID: 84859708656     PISSN: 11107243     EISSN: 11107251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/416491     Document Type: Review

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