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character of grafted Ti/silica catalysts than in the anchored ones ac-
counts for the formation of undesired acid-catalysed secondary
products from carveol epoxide and the loss of ca. 20% in selectivity.
the EC 7th Framework Programme, Marie Curie Initial Training
Network NANO-HOST (Grant Agreement No. 215193) for a Ph.D.
studentship grant.
Finally, the epoxidation of
reaction, since the product of epoxidation,
a
-pinene was chosen as a third test
-pinene oxide, is a
a
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