Understanding the catalytic behavior of zeolites: A first-principles study of the adsorption of methanol

Science

Volumn 271, Issue 5254, 1996, Pages 1395-1397

  Shah, Rajiv ^a   Payne, M C ^a   Lee, M H ^a   Gale, Julian D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000263288     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.271.5254.1395     Document Type: Article

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