Biomass Conversion The Interface of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Materials Science /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Baskar, Chinnappan (Editor), Baskar, Shikha (Editor), Dhillon, Ranjit S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Renewable energy resources.; Biotechnology.; Organic chemistry.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Biomaterials.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Organic Chemistry.

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