Activated carbon as catalyst support: precursors, preparation, modification and characterization

Melanie Iwanow, Tobias Gärtner, Volker Sieber and Burkhard König
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1188–1202. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.16.104

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Activated carbon as catalyst support: precursors, preparation, modification and characterization
Melanie Iwanow, Tobias Gärtner, Volker Sieber and Burkhard König
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1188–1202. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.16.104

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Iwanow, M.; Gärtner, T.; Sieber, V.; König, B. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1188–1202. doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.104

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