Biofuels - challenges & chances: How biofuel development can benefit from advanced process technology
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Advanced Biofuels Technology
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عنوان ژورنال: Engineering in Life Sciences
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1618-0240,1618-2863
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200700064