Molecular dynamics simulations predict an accelerated dissociation of H2CO3 at the air-water interface

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 46, 2014, Pages 25573-25582

  Galib, Mirza ^a   Hanna, Gabriel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 84908576494     PISSN: 14639076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c4cp03302g     Document Type: Article

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