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Ifeanyi-Nze FO, Omiyale CO. Insights into the recent advances in the pretreatment of biomass for sustainable bioenergy and bio-products synthesis: Challenges and future directions. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2023;7(1):em0209. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/12722

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Ifeanyi-Nze, Favour Okechi, and Charles Olumakinde Omiyale. "Insights into the recent advances in the pretreatment of biomass for sustainable bioenergy and bio-products synthesis: Challenges and future directions". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research 2023 7 no. 1 (2023): em0209. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/12722

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Ifeanyi-Nze, F. O., and Omiyale, C. O. (2023). Insights into the recent advances in the pretreatment of biomass for sustainable bioenergy and bio-products synthesis: Challenges and future directions. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 7(1), em0209. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/12722

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Ifeanyi-Nze, Favour Okechi et al. "Insights into the recent advances in the pretreatment of biomass for sustainable bioenergy and bio-products synthesis: Challenges and future directions". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, vol. 7, no. 1, 2023, em0209. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/12722