Advanced materials and new applications of sepiolite and palygorskite

Developments in Clay Science

Volumn 3, Issue , 2011, Pages 393-452

  Ruiz Hitzky, Eduardo ^a   Aranda, Pilar ^a   Álvarez, Antonio ^b   Santarén, Julio ^b   Esteban Cubillo, Antonio ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Ctra Vallecas Mejorada Del Campo   (Spain)

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EID: 84879395182     PISSN: 15724352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53607-5.00017-7     Document Type: Chapter

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