Bio-based materials in the new bio-economy

Chemical Engineering Progress

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 37-42

  Reddy, Murali M ^a   Misra, Manjusri ^a   Mohanty, Amar K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BIOMASS; BIO-BASED MATERIALS; CASTOR OIL; CRUDE GLYCEROL; GENETIC MODIFICATIONS; HIGH PERFORMANCE APPLICATIONS; INDUSTRY NEEDS; JATROPHA; POLYOL SYNTHESIS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; VALUE CHAINS;

GLYCEROL; VEGETABLE OILS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

EID: 84862513341     PISSN: 03607275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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