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Original Articles

Triethanolamine/KI: A Multifunctional Catalyst for CO2 Activation and Conversion with Epoxides into Cyclic Carbonates

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Pages 2985-2997 | Received 11 Sep 2012, Published online: 08 Aug 2013

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