Plant Biotechnology for Sustainable Production of Energy and Co-products

The successful use of plant biomass for the sustainable production of energy and co-products such as chemicals is critically important for the future of humanity. Large scale exploitation of biomass is needed to decrease the production of greenhouse gases and help mitigate global warming, to provide...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Mascia, Peter N. (Editor), Scheffran, J<U+00fc>rgen. (Editor), Widholm, Jack M. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Series:Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, 66
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13440-1
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