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Cork Oak (Quercus suber)

FORMULA/ CHEMICAL COMPOSITION C123H182O56N MATERIAL DESCRIPTION Cork is the external protective layer of dead cells (known as bark) on an evergreen Cork Oak tree (Quercus suber).  The bark is composed of cells consisting of a gaseous composition similar to air particles, combined with layers of cellulose and suberin. The Cork Oak tree grows in the Mediterranean, [...]

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