Chestnut burs as a source of natural antioxidants

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 17, Issue , 2009, Pages 855-860

  Vazquez G ^a   Gonzalez Alvarez J ^a   Freire, M S ^a   Fernandez Agullo A ^a   Santos, J ^a   Antorrena, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

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EID: 76149103256     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: 22839216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET0917143     Document Type: Conference Paper

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