Advances concerning lignin utilization in new materials

Advanced Structured Materials

Volumn 18, Issue , 2013, Pages 255-312

  Cazacu, Georgeta ^a   Capraru, Mirela ^b   Popa, Valentin I ^b  

^a PETRU PONI INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

^b GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

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EID: 84874275763     PISSN: 18698433     EISSN: 18698441     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-20940-6_8     Document Type: Article

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