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Layering, freezing transitions, capillary condensation and diffusion of methane in slit carbon pores

Shaoyi Jiang School of Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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Charles L. Rhykerd School of Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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Keith E. Gubbins School of Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
Pages 373-391 | Received 20 Aug 1992, Accepted 06 Oct 1992, Published online: 22 Aug 2006

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