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Production of Fructose and Ethanol from Cane Molasses Using Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 36858

  1. H. Atiyeh,
  2. Z. Duvnjak*

Article first published online: 24 JAN 2003

DOI: 10.1002/abio.200390005

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Acta Biotechnologica

Acta Biotechnologica

Volume 23, Issue 1, pages 37–48, January 2003

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Atiyeh, H. and Duvnjak, Z. (2003), Production of Fructose and Ethanol from Cane Molasses Using Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 36858. Acta Biotechnol., 23: 37–48. doi: 10.1002/abio.200390005

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  1. University of Ottawa, Department of Chemical Engineering, Ottawa, Canada K1N 6N5

*Phone: + 613 562 5800, ext. 6508, Fax: + 613 562 5172

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  1. Issue published online: 24 JAN 2003
  2. Article first published online: 24 JAN 2003
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 6 DEC 2001
  4. Manuscript Revised: 30 OCT 2001
  5. Manuscript Received: 5 JUL 2001

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