Photoreactor Analysis and Design: Fundamentals and Applications

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1995, Pages 2155-2201

  Cassano, Alberto E ^a   Martín, Carlos A ^a   Brandi, Rodolfo J ^a   Alfano, Orlando M ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

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EID: 0000039120     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie00046a001     Document Type: Article

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