Current and future nanotech applications in the oil industry

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 784-793

  Cocuzza, Matteo ^a   Pirri, Candido ^a   Rocca, Vera ^a   Verga, Francesca ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Advanced energy consortium (AEC); Carbon nano tubes (CNTS); Department of energy (DOE); Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Single walled carbon nano tubes (SWNT)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858176814     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2012.784.793     Document Type: Article

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