African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12486

Full Length Research Paper

Alginate microporous beads promote higher ethanol productivity than the normal beads in a repeated-batch ethanolic process involving Saccharomyces cerevisiae LC 269108

Charles O. Nwuche
  • Charles O. Nwuche
  • Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 410001, Nsukka, Nigeria.
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Victor C. Igbokwe
  • Victor C. Igbokwe
  • Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 410001, Nsukka, Nigeria.
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Chukwudi O. Onwosi
  • Chukwudi O. Onwosi
  • Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 410001, Nsukka, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 03 March 2019
  •  Accepted: 30 April 2019
  •  Published: 22 May 2019

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