Methods for Analysis of Poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) (PHA) Composition
Part 3b. Polyesters
Ing. Theo C. de Rijk,
Ing. Pieter van de Meer,
Dr. Gerrit Eggink,
Dr. Ruud A. Weusthuis,
Ing. Theo C. de Rijk
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Ing. Pieter van de Meer,
Dr. Gerrit Eggink,
Dr. Ruud A. Weusthuis,
Ing. Theo C. de Rijk
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Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
- Introduction
- Historical Outline
- Analytical Methods
- Analysis of SCL-PHAs
- GC and MS
- NMR
- HPLC
- Analysis of other PHA
- GC
- MS
- NMR
- Outlook and Perspectives
- Acknowledgements
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