Ethanol production from biomass by a moderate thermophile, Clostridium AK1

Icelandic Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-35

  Orlygsson, Johann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKUREYRI   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Clostridium; Ethanol; Hot spring; Lignocellulose

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA; CLOSTRIDIUM; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; PHLEUM PRATENSE;

EID: 84869216543     PISSN: 1670567X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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