Latest publication on Levulinic acid production from sugarcane bagasse

Lethiwe Debra Mthembu @Lethiwe-Debra-Mthembu

01 January 1970 0 6K Report

My latest research on production of levulinic acid from sugarcane bagasse has just been published with @SpringerNature in waste and biomass valorization Journal. Read here:

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