Efficient eucalypt cell wall deconstruction and conversion for sustainable lignocellulosic biofuels

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue NOV, 2015, Pages

  Healey, Adam L ^a   Lee, David J ^b,c   Furtado, Agnelo ^a   Simmons, Blake A ^a,d,e   Henry, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^d LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biotechnology; Eucalypts; Lignocellulosic biofuel; Pretreatment

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FEEDSTOCKS; FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HARDWOODS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIO-ENERGY; BIOENERGY PRODUCTIONS; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EUCALYPTS; FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION; PRE-TREATMENT;

BIOFUELS;

EID: 85006828647     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22964185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2015.00190     Document Type: Review

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