Fungal biodegradation of lignin graft copolymers from ethene monomers

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 685-702

  Milstein, Oleg ^a   Gersonde, Rolf ^a   Huttermann, Aloys ^a   Chen, Meng Jiu ^b   Meister, John J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b University of Detroit Mercy   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0009525933     PISSN: 10601325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10601329608010887     Document Type: Article

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