Ethanol Production from Corn, Corn Stover and Corncob from the Jilin Province of China (original) (raw)
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Alkaline Peroxide Pretreatment of Corn Stover for Enzymatic Saccharification and Ethanol Production
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Research, Society and Development, 2021
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