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Lignin as a Precursor for Carbon Fibre Production

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Carbon Fibre from Lignin

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The available information on production, properties of carbon fibres from lignin is presented in this chapter.

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Bajpai, P. (2017). Lignin as a Precursor for Carbon Fibre Production. In: Carbon Fibre from Lignin. SpringerBriefs in Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4229-4_7

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