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Performance of Thermal Insulation Material Produced from Lithuanian Sheep Wool

Sigitas Vėjelisa Building Materials Institute, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, LithuaniaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Virgilijus Skulskisb Division of Sustainable Food Systems, Institute of Economics and Rural Development of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, Vilnius, LithuaniaView further author information
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Arūnas Kremensasa Building Materials Institute, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, LithuaniaView further author information
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Saulius Vaitkusa Building Materials Institute, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, LithuaniaView further author information
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Agnė Kairytėa Building Materials Institute, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, LithuaniaView further author information
Article: 2237682 | Published online: 25 Jul 2023

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