Unravelling the distinct crystallinity and thermal properties of suberin compounds from Quercus suber and Betula pendula outer barks

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the potential of suberin (a naturally occurring aromatic-aliphatic polyester ubiquitous to the vegetable realm) as a renewable source of chemicals and, in particular, to assess their physical properties. A comparison between cork and birch suberin fr...

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Main Author: Sousa, Andreia F. (author)
Other Authors: Gandini, Alessandro (author), Caetano, Ana (author), Maria, Teresa M. R. (author), Freire, Carmen S. R. (author), Pascoal Neto, Carlos (author), Silvestre, Armando J. D. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 1000
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/20260
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/20260