Cork: sustainability and new applications

Cork is a strategic material used in multiple applications and its use has accompanied mankind since the days of Ancient Egypt. The cork oak forests are extremely well adapted to the semi-arid regions of southern Europe and northern Africa (western Mediterranean). These forests help to prevent the a...

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Main Author: Gil, Luís (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/2954
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.lneg.pt:10400.9/2954