The Application of Biotechnology to Industrial Sustainability [electronic resource] / Organisation f...
The Application of Biotechnology to Industrial Sustainability [electronic resource] / Organisation f...
The Application of Biotechnology to Industrial Sustainability [electronic resource] / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Paris : OECD Publishing, 2001.
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2001.
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English
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1 online resource (137 p.)
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computer
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online resource
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Background and aims -- Industrial uses of biotechnology -- Alternative techniques of analysis -- Lessons from the case studies -- Kes issues and conclusions.
Case studies. Manufacture of riboflavin (vitamin B2) -- Production of 7-amino-cephalosporanic acid -- Biotechnological production of the antibiotic cephalexin -- Bioprocesses for the manufacture of amino acids -- Manufacture of S-chloropropionic acid -- Enzymatic production of acrylamide - Enzymatic...
Removal of bleach residues in textile finishing -- Enzymatic pulp bleaching process -- Use of xylanase as a pulp brightener -- A life cycle assessment of enzyme bleaching of wood pulp -- On-site production of xylanase -- A gypsum-free zinc refinery -- Copper bioleaching technology -- Renewable fuels...
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In more and more industrial sectors, companies are becoming aware of the importance of sustainable development and of the great potential of biotechnology. Biotechnology can help improve the environmental friendliness of industrial activities and lower both capital expenditure and operating costs. It can also help reduce raw material and energy inp...
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The Application of Biotechnology to Industrial Sustainability [electronic resource] / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Sustainable Development
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English
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74VK3laL0v4b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK3laL0v4b
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ISBN
92-64-19563-7
1-280-08349-2
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660.6/028/6
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991023942563202626
