An examination of the nucleation kinetics of n-alkanes in the homologous series C13H28 to C32H66, and their relationship to structural type, associated with crystallization from stagnant melts

Langmuir

Volumn 12, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 5722-5728

  Taggart, A M ^a   Voogt, F ^a,c   Clydesdale, G ^b   Roberts, K J ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 4243350869     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la9600816     Document Type: Article

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