Articles | Volume 18, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-12075-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-12075-2018
Research article
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22 Aug 2018
Research article |  | 22 Aug 2018

Liquid–liquid phase separation in organic particles containing one and two organic species: importance of the average O : C

Mijung Song, Suhan Ham, Ryan J. Andrews, Yuan You, and Allan K. Bertram

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