Crude glycerol: A feedstock for organic acid production by microbial bioconversion

Journal of Microbial and Biochemical Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  West, Thomas P ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; CITRIC ACID; FUMARIC ACID; GLYCEROL; MALIC ACID; OXALIC ACID; SUCCINIC ACID;

ASPERGILLUS FICUUM; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BASFIA SUCCINICIPRODUCENS; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CANDIDA; EDITORIAL; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC ACID PRODUCTION; PASTEURELLACEAE; TRANSESTERIFICATION; YARROWIA;

EID: 84869755624     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4172/1948-5948.1000e106     Document Type: Editorial

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