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Review Article: Recycling of Polystyrene

T. Maharana Department of Paper Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Saharanpur Campus, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Y. S. Negi Department of Paper Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Saharanpur Campus, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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B. Mohanty Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttaranchal, India
Pages 729-736 | Published online: 30 Jun 2007

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