AW values of six saturated salt solutions at 25°C. Re-examination for the purpose of maintaining a constant relative humidity in water sorption measurements

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Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 376-378

  Pollio, M L ^a   Kitic, D ^a   Resnik, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

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EID: 0030526967     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fstl.1996.0058     Document Type: Article

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