Cork composites: A review

Materials

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 776-789

  Gil, Luís ^a  

^a INETI   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Composites; Cork; Cork agglomerates; Cork applications

Indexed keywords

CORK; CORK AGGLOMERATES; CORK INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS; WALL COVERINGS; WINE BOTTLES;

BOTTLES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS;

EID: 77951667885     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma2030776     Document Type: Review

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