Biotechnologies for the valorisation of spent refinery catalysts and recovery of Ni, V and Mo

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 17, Issue , 2009, Pages 415-420

  Beolchini, F ^a   Fonti, V ^a   De Michelis, I ^b   Ferella, F ^b   Centofanti, M ^b   Veglio F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

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EID: 76149107505     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: 22839216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET0917070     Document Type: Conference Paper

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