Review paper Integration of Biodiesel and bioethanol processes: Convertion of low cost waste glycerol to bioethanol

Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 802-818

  Nomanbhay, Saifuddin ^a   Hussain, Refal ^a   Rahman, Md Mujibur ^a   Palanisamy, Kumaran ^a  

^a Universiti Tenaga Nasional   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Bioethanol; Crude glycerol; Escherichia coli

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864673977     PISSN: 19950772     EISSN: 19981090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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