Desilication reactions at digestion conditions: An in situ x-ray diffraction study

Crystal Growth and Design

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4499-4505

  Croker, D ^a   Loan, M ^a   Hodnett, B K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

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EID: 61549120740     PISSN: 15287483     EISSN: 15287505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cg8004739     Document Type: Conference Paper

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