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Electron spin resonance (ESR) or electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy has developed at an outstanding pace since its discovery in 1945 (Zavoiskii 1945), so that at present the technique is very well understood in its many aspects. In wood chemistry, ESR has become an essential tool for the study of the structure and dynamics of molecular systems containing one or more unpaired electrons, i.e., free radicals. ESR has found applications as a highly sensitive tool for the detection and identification of free radical species in lignin and lignin model compounds (Steelink 1966, Kringstad and Lin 1970). A recent literature review of free radicals in wood chemistry is available (Simkovic 1986).
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Hon, D.NS. (1992). Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) Spectroscopy. In: Lin, S.Y., Dence, C.W. (eds) Methods in Lignin Chemistry. Springer Series in Wood Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74065-7_19
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