Discovery of a reactive azeotrope

Nature

Volumn 388, Issue 6642, 1997, Pages 561-563

  Song, W ^a   Huss, R S ^a   Doherty, M F ^a   Malone, M F ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

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ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; ESTERIFICATION; EVAPORATION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 0030818740     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/41515     Document Type: Article

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