Ethanol from sugarcane in Brazil: a ‘midway’ strategy for increasing ethanol production while maximizing environmental benefits
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عنوان ژورنال: GCB Bioenergy
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1757-1693
DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2011.01122.x