Pyrolysis

Organic Chemicals from Biomass

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 63-99

  Soltes, Ed J ^a   Elder, Thomas J ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781351075251     Document Type: Chapter

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