Study of functional barrier properties of multilayer recycled poly(ethylene terephthalate) bottles for soft drinks

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 892-897

  Franz, Roland ^a   Huber, Monika ^a   Piringer, Otto G ^a   Damant, Andrew P ^b   Jickells, Sue M ^b   Castle, Laurence ^b  

^a Fraunhofer Inst F L   (Germany)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001068327     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf950419m     Document Type: Article

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