Opportunities and challenges for seaweed in the biobased economy

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 231-233

  Van Hal, Jaap W ^a   Huijgen, W J J ^a   Lopez Contreras A M ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acetone butanol ethanol (ABE); Carbohydrates; Cascading valorisation; Mannitol; Seaweed, biorefinery

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; CARBOHYDRATE;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWEED; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES;

BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATES; FERMENTATION; SEAWEED;

EID: 84899049784     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: 18793096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2014.02.007     Document Type: Note

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