How Properties of Solid Surfaces Modulate the Nucleation of Gas Hydrate

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Bai, Dongsheng ^a,b   Chen, Guangjin ^c   Zhang, Xianren ^b   Sum, Amadeu K ^d   Wang, Wenchuan ^b  

^a Business University   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^d Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

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EID: 84938571508     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep12747     Document Type: Article

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