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Sorghum biomass: a novel renewable carbon source for industrial bioproducts

Reddy Shetty Prakasham Bioengineering & Environmental Centre, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka, Hyderabad -500 007, India. [email protected]
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Darmarapu Nagaiah Bioengineering & Environmental Centre, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka, Hyderabad -500 007, India
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Kanaganahalli S Vinutha International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Hyderabad-502324, India
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Addepally Uma Centre for Innovative Research, CBT, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, India
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Thulluri Chiranjeevi Centre for Innovative Research, CBT, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, India
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Akula V Umakanth Directorate of Sorghum Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030, India
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Pinnamaneni Srinivasa Rao International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Hyderabad-502324, India
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Ning Yan Department of Chemical & Bio-molecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Pages 159-174 | Published online: 09 Apr 2014

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