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Optimizing the lipid profile, to produce either a palm oil or biodiesel substitute, by manipulation of the culture conditions for Rhodotorula glutinis

Lisa A Sargeant Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. [email protected]
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Christopher J Chuck Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. [email protected]
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Joseph Donnelly Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. [email protected]
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Chris D Bannister Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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Roderick J Scott Department of Biology & Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
Pages 33-43 | Published online: 09 Apr 2014

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