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Carbon Fibre Formation—the Oxidation Treatment

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This article describes analysis by infrared spectroscopy of the reactions occurring during the oxidation stage of the formation of carbon fibres.

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    J. E. BAILEY & A. J. CLARKE

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BAILEY, J., CLARKE, A. Carbon Fibre Formation—the Oxidation Treatment. Nature 234, 529–531 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/234529a0

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