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Lignocellulosic Biomass Conversion to Biobutanol

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CO₂ to Methanol Conversion

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Metabolic Engineering of Cyanobacteria for Ethanol Production: Turning Sunlight and CO₂ into Biofuels

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Consolidated Bioprocessing for Cellulosic Biofuels

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Metabolic Pathway Optimization in Yeast for Ethanol Production

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Co-Fermentation of C5 and C6 Sugars to Ethanol: Maximizing Yield from Biomass Sugars

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Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Agricultural Residues for Bioethanol

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Thermophilic Bacteria for Hydrogen Production from Biomass

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Sustainable Biodiesel Production via Heterotrophic Microalgae

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Nucleotide Sugar Production

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