Wax esters produced by solvent-free energy-efficient enzymatic synthesis and their applicability as wood coatings

Green Chemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 837-843

  Petersson, Anna E V ^a   Gustafsson, Linda M ^b   Nordblad, Mathias ^a   Börjesson, Pål ^b   Mattiasson, Bo ^a   Adlercreutz, Patrick ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 29144449264     PISSN: 14639262     EISSN: 14639270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b510815b     Document Type: Article

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