Optimization of solvent recovery in the production of butanol by fermentation

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1499-1504

  Napoli, Fabio ^a   Olivieri, Giuseppe ^a   Russo, Maria Elena ^a   Marzocchella, Antonio ^a   Salatino, Piero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Butanol; Cheese whey; Clostridium acetobutylicum; Downstream; Economic optimization; Venture profit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870028452     PISSN: 15829596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2012.188     Document Type: Article

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