Effect of microcrystallite preparation conditions on the formation of colloid crystals of cellulose

Cellulose

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-32

  Dong, Xue Min ^a   Revol, Jean François ^a   Gray, Derek G ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anisotropic phase; Colloid crystal; Hydrolysis; Microcrystallite; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001975196     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009260511939     Document Type: Article

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