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Decomposed Methanol as a Fuel—A review

LARS PETTERSSON Department of Chemical Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 42, Stockholm, S-100 44, Sweden
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KRISTER SJÖSTRÖM Department of Chemical Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 42, Stockholm, S-100 44, Sweden
Pages 265-303 | Received 17 May 1990, Accepted 07 Jun 1991, Published online: 06 Apr 2007

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