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Shanks, \u201cPyrolysis reaction networks for lignin model compounds: Unraveling thermal deconstruction of \u03b2-O-4 and \u03b1-O-4 compounds\u201d, Green Chemistry, 18, 1762-1773, 2016.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>R. Singh, O. Sanchez, S. Ghosh, N. Kadimcherla, S. Sen and G. Balasubramanian, \u201cViscosity of magnetite-toluene nanofluids: Dependence on temperature and nanoparticle concentration\u201d, Physics Letters A, 379 (40-41), 2641-2644, 2015.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>R. Singh, M.C. B\u00f6hm and G. Balasubramanian, \u201cEnergetic and structural properties of different conformations of merocyanine and its protonated forms\u201d, Chemical Physics Letters, 633, 287-291, 2015.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>S. Broderick, U. Ray, S. Srinivasan, K. Rajan and G. Balasubramanian, \u201cAn informatics based analysis of the impact of isotope substitution on phonon modes in graphene\u201d, Applied Physics Letters, 104, 243110, 2014.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>F. Leroy, J. Schulte, G. Balasubramanian and M.C. 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