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Leski, K., & Berkowicz-Płatek, G. (2021). Pyrolysis of plastic wastes as a way of obtaining valuable chemical raw materials (n1). Chemical Review and Letters, 4(2), 92-97. doi: 10.22034/crl.2021.272418.1101
MLA
Krystian Leski; Gabriela Berkowicz-Płatek. "Pyrolysis of plastic wastes as a way of obtaining valuable chemical raw materials (n1)". Chemical Review and Letters, 4, 2, 2021, 92-97. doi: 10.22034/crl.2021.272418.1101
HARVARD
Leski, K., Berkowicz-Płatek, G. (2021). 'Pyrolysis of plastic wastes as a way of obtaining valuable chemical raw materials (n1)', Chemical Review and Letters, 4(2), pp. 92-97. doi: 10.22034/crl.2021.272418.1101
VANCOUVER
Leski, K., Berkowicz-Płatek, G. Pyrolysis of plastic wastes as a way of obtaining valuable chemical raw materials (n1). Chemical Review and Letters, 2021; 4(2): 92-97. doi: 10.22034/crl.2021.272418.1101
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