Biohydrogen production from microalgae

Biofuel Technologies: Recent Developments

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 317-333

  Rathore, Dheeraj ^a   Singh, Anoop ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DODOMA   (Tanzania)

^b Flourish Realm Institute of Environmental Development and Sustainability (The FRIENDS)   (India)

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EID: 84929138458     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-34519-7_13     Document Type: Chapter

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