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Bernhard von Vacano1, Hannah Mangold1, Guido W M Vandermeulen2

  • 1Group Research, BASF SE, 67056, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany.

Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English)
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BiodegradationCircular EconomyPolymersRecyclingSustainable Chemistry

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