Wood propionylation in the presence of catalysts

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 255-263

  Li, Jian Zhang ^a   Furuno, Takeshi ^a   Katoh, Sadanobu ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catalyst; Catalyst loading; Catalytic effect; Color difference; Propionylation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042868838     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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