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Busiswa Ndaba , Idan Chiyanzu , Sanette Marx ·

YOU? · · 2015 · Open Access · · DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.btre.2015.08.001

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Butanol Acetone Chemistry Yield (engineering) Ethanol Aldol condensation Fermentation n-Butanol Biomass (ecology) Organic chemistry Catalysis Materials science Biology Agronomy Metallurgy

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Concepts: Butanol, Acetone, Chemistry, Yield (engineering), Ethanol, Aldol condensation, Fermentation, n-Butanol, Biomass (ecology), Organic chemistry, Catalysis, Materials science, Biology, Agronomy, Metallurgy

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