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Prasad S, Lata, Joshi, Pathak H (2009) Selection of efficient Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain for
ethanol production from sorghum stalk juice. Curr Adv J Agric Sci 1(2):70–72
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to energy and environment. Biochem Cell Arch 12(2):255–260
Prasad S, Kumar A, Muralikrishnna KS (2013) Assessment of ethanol yield associated characters in
sweet sorghum. Maydica 58(3-4):299–303
Prasad S, Kumar A, Muralikrishna KS (2014) Biofuels production: a sustainable solution to combat
climate change. Indian J Agric Sci 84(12):1443–1452
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bio-ethanol production potential of wheat straw by reducing furfural and
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policy: Indian perspectives. In: Global climate change and environmental policy. Springer,
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bioethanol production from rice residue. Energy 25:116422
Prasad S, Singh A, Korres NE, Rathore D, Sevda S, Pant D (2020) Sustainable utilization of crop
residues for energy generation: a life cycle assessment (LCA) perspective. Bioresour Technol
303:122964
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Chartered
Surveyors,
London.
http://www.rics.org/nR/rdonlyres/95820e46-067B4364B13dAdd5ee668A10/0/394_LoW_cARBon_RePoRt_v7.pdf
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ac.uk/ukgeoscience/docs/towards_lowcarbonfuture.pdf
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compost using compost activator in Saudi Arabia. J Int Environ Appl Sci 5:397–403
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/21/india-renewable-energy-paris-climate-sum
mit-target
Tan HW, Abdul Aziz AR, Aroura MK (2013) Glycerol production and its applications as a raw
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