Development of feedstocks for cellulosic biofuels

F1000 Biology Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Youngs, Heather ^a   Somerville, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BAGASSE; BIODIESEL; BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSIC BIOFUEL; FATTY ACID ESTER; GASOLINE; LIGNOCELLULOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; DIESEL ENGINE; ENERGY CROP; FEEDSTOCK; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; SUGARCANE;

EID: 84860831446     PISSN: 17404118     EISSN: 1757594X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3410/B4-10     Document Type: Article

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