Sustainable biofuels from algae

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 18 Số 1 - Trang 13-25 - 2013
Michael A. Borowitzka1, Navid R. Moheimani1
1Algae R&D Center, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia

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