Grant project deliverable

On-site, industrial demonstration of ethanol production from paper sludge waste

Grant holder: E van Rensburg

Institution: CSIR

Grant: CSIR/BEI/CISA/2023/067

Duration: 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2025

Status: Completed

Briefing Note: Ngubane, Z., Rorke, DCS., Görgens, JF., van Rensburg, E. (2025). Demonstration of the conversion of paper sludge waste to ethanol.
Technical report: Ngubane, Z., Rorke, D., Görgens, J., van Rensburg, E. (2025). Demonstration of the conversion of paper sludge waste to ethanol.

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