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Title: Liquid-liquid equilibria of water + ethanol + castor oil and the effect of cellulose nanocrystal/Fe3O4 and lignin/Fe3O4 nanoparticles
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Award ID(s):
1704897 1705331
Publication Date:
NSF-PAR ID:
10391895
Journal Name:
The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics
Volume:
180
Issue:
C
Page Range or eLocation-ID:
107007
ISSN:
0021-9614
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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