Characterisation of silica in Equisetum hyemale and its transformation into biomorphous ceramics

Equisetum spp. (horsetail / “Schachtelhalm”) is the only surviving genus of the primitive Sphenopsids vascular plants which reached their zenith during the Carboniferous era. It is an herbaceous plant and is distinguished by jointed stems with fused whorl of nodal leaves. The plant has been used for...

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Main Author: Sapei, Lanny
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universität Potsdam 2007
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Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-15883
http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2007/1588/