Thermal degradation of green and upgraded flax fibres

Advanced Composites Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 81-88

  George, J ^a   Klompen, E T J ^a   Peijs, T ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035648537     PISSN: 09636935     EISSN: 2633366X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096369350101000205     Document Type: Article

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