Connecting the dots: Using sunlight to drive electrochemical oxidations

Green Chemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1652-1654

  Anderson, Laura A ^a   Redden, Alison ^a   Moeller, Kevin D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79960234311     PISSN: 14639262     EISSN: 14639270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c1gc15207f     Document Type: Article

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