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As the fossil fuel reserves are depleting rapidly, there is a need for alternate fuels to meet the day to day mounting energy demands. As fossil fuel started depleting, a quest for alternate forms of fuel was ...
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Advancements in the areas of natural biomaterials are not a new branch of science, and it has existed from many decades. The application of natural materials as biomaterials is recently undergoing a revival in...
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Fermentable Sugars from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Technical Challenges
Lignocelluloses, the most abundant renewable biomass on earth, are composed mainly of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. Both the cellulose and hemicellulose fractions are polymers of sugars and thereby a p...
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