The crystalline state of methylene blue: A zoo of hydrates

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 8074-8082

  Rager, Timo ^a   Geoffroy, André ^a   Hilfiker, Rolf ^a   Storey, John M D ^b  

^a SOLVIAS AG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

METHYLENE BLUE; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER;

EID: 84861372942     PISSN: 14639076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c2cp40128b     Document Type: Article

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