Polylactic Acid: PLA Biopolymer Technology and Applications

Polylactic Acid: PLA Biopolymer Technology and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-341

  Sin, Lee Tin ^a,b   Rahmat, Razak Rahmat ^c   Rahman, Wan Azian Wan Abdul ^c  

^a The Institute of Engineers   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 84901550597     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/C2010-0-65966-9     Document Type: Book

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