SE313441C - Rymdförnätningsbara, högmolekylära polymerisations-, polykondensations- och polyadditionsprodukter samt sätt att framställa sådana produkter - Google Patents

Rymdförnätningsbara, högmolekylära polymerisations-, polykondensations- och polyadditionsprodukter samt sätt att framställa sådana produkter

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SE313441C
SE313441C SE101766A SE101766A SE313441C SE 313441 C SE313441 C SE 313441C SE 101766 A SE101766 A SE 101766A SE 101766 A SE101766 A SE 101766A SE 313441 C SE313441 C SE 313441C
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G Oertel
H Holtschmidt
K Zenner
K Wagner
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SE101766A 1965-02-03 1966-01-26 Rymdförnätningsbara, högmolekylära polymerisations-, polykondensations- och polyadditionsprodukter samt sätt att framställa sådana produkter SE313441C (sv)

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DE1965F0045132 DE1244410C2 (de) 1965-02-03 1965-02-03 Verfahren zur Herstellung von vernetzbaren hochmolekularen Polymerisations-, Polykondensations- und Polyadditionsprodukten

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FR (1) FR1466892A (it)
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NO125099B (it) 1972-07-17
DE1244410C2 (de) 1968-01-18
CH491167A (de) 1970-05-31
DE1244410B (de) 1967-07-13
NL6601400A (it) 1966-08-04
CH478877A (de) 1969-09-30
BE675926A (it) 1966-06-16
US3480591A (en) 1969-11-25
AT267181B (de) 1968-12-10
NL149199B (nl) 1976-04-15
GB1139422A (en) 1969-01-08
SE313441B (sv) 1969-08-11

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