Due diligence for sugar platform biorefinery projects: Technology risk

J-FOR

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 12-19

  Mariano, Adriano P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; KRAFT PULP; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; REFINING; SURVEYS;

ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS; ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES; EARLY STAGE DESIGNS; GENETICALLY MODIFIED MICROORGANISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATIONS; POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES; TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION; TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

SUGAR; SURVEYS; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 85019317167     PISSN: 19276311     EISSN: 1927632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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