Upgrading of methane under homogeneous thermal conditions: An environmental and economic imperative

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1204-1217

  Bauer, S H ^a   Javanovic, S ^a   Yu, C L ^a   Cheng, H Z ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

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EID: 0343735480     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef9700487     Document Type: Article

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