Commercial cellulosic ethanol: The role of plant-expressed enzymes

Biofuels: Global Impact on Renewable Energy, Production Agriculture, and Technological Advancements

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 237-264

  Sainz, Manuel B ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Biomass; Cellulases; Cellulosic ethanol; Enzymes; Pretreatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884349552     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7145-6_13     Document Type: Chapter

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