Nanocellulose: Recent advances and its prospects in environmental remediation

Katrina Pui Yee Shak, Yean Ling Pang and Shee Keat Mah
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2479–2498. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.9.232

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Nanocellulose: Recent advances and its prospects in environmental remediation
Katrina Pui Yee Shak, Yean Ling Pang and Shee Keat Mah
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2479–2498. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.9.232

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Shak, K. P. Y.; Pang, Y. L.; Mah, S. K. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2479–2498. doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.232

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