Aqueous Synthesis of Water-Soluble Alumoxanes: Environmentally Benign Precursors to Alumina and Aluminum-Based Ceramics

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2418-2433

  Callender, Rhonda L ^a   Harlan, C Jeff ^a   Shapiro, Noah M ^a   Jones, Christopher D ^a   Callahan, Daniel L ^b   Wiesner, Mark R ^a   MacQueen, D Brent ^c   Cook, Ron ^c   Barron, Andrew R ^a,b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

^c TDA RESEARCH INC   (United States)

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EID: 0642347560     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm9703684     Document Type: Article

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