Hemicelluloses for fuel ethanol: A review

Elsevier BV - Tập 101 Số 13 - Trang 4775-4800 - 2010
Francisco Gı́rio1, César Fonseca1, Florbela Carvalheiro1, Luís C. Duarte1, Susana Marques1, Rafał Bogel‐Łukasik1
1Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P., Unidade de Bioenergia, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar 22, 1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal

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