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Nawaz, H., Zhang, J., Tian, W., Wu, J., Zhang, J. (2018). Chemical Modification of Cellulose in Solvents for Functional Materials. In: Meyers, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_1014-1

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