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Ion-solvent interaction. Structural aspects of ion-solvent interaction in aqueous solutions: a suggested picture of water structure

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Structural Approach to the Solvent Power of Water for Hydrocarbons; Urea as a Structure Breaker

Henry S. Frank, Felix Franks · The Journal of Chemical Physics · 1968 · 448 citations

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Dissolution and regeneration of cellulose in NaOH/thiourea aqueous solution

Lina Zhang, Dong Ruan, Shanjun Gao · Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics · 2002 · 317 citations

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