Investigating the crystallite morphologies and aggregation in boehmite powders: a combined analysis of two- and three-dimensional electron microscopy with X-ray diffraction | Science and Technology for Energy Transition (STET)

Synthesis and characterisation of porous materials for clean energy applications

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Issue		Sci. Tech. Energ. Transition Volume 79, 2024 Synthesis and characterisation of porous materials for clean energy applications


Article Number		84
Number of page(s)		14
DOI		https://doi.org/10.2516/stet/2024050
Published online		23 October 2024

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