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Review

Engineering bacterial processes for cellulosic ethanol production

Pavan Kumar Reddy Kambam Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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Michael A Henson Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA;[email protected]
Pages 729-743 | Published online: 10 Apr 2014

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