What factors control dimerization of coniferyl alcohol?

Holzforschung

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 585-589

  Houtman, Carl J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIMERS; LIGNIN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; WATER;

CONIFERYL ALCOHOL; DIMERIZATION; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION; SOLVENT CAGE;

METHANOL;

EID: 0033344364     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.1999.097     Document Type: Article

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