Cleaner industrial bioethanol production from sustainable biomass could support the circular economy to achieve Sustainable Development Goals while tackling climate change. Ethanol from the arid plants nopales (prickly pear, Opuntia ficus-indica)
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Prickly pear (nopales): A Sustainable Solution for Ethanol ProductionPrickly pear (nopales): A Sustainable Solution for Ethanol Production
To tackle climate change and achieve Sustainable Development Goals, integrating a circular economy with sustainable biomass use is vital. Recent studies highlight the efficiency of using nopales (prickly pear cactus)