Extraction, purification and characterization of wax from flax (Linum usitatissimum) straw

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 705-714

  Athukorala, Yasantha ^a   Mazza, Giuseppe ^a   Dave Oomah, B ^a  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Extraction; Flax; Straw; Supercritical CO2; Wax

Indexed keywords

LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 69949090455     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: 14389312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.200800269     Document Type: Article

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