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Tri-reforming of surrogate biogas over Ni/Mg/ceria–zirconia/alumina pellet catalysts

Xianhui ZhaoDepartment of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USAView further author information
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Huong T. NgoDepartment of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USAView further author information
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Devin M. WalkerT2C-Energy, LLC, Tampa, Florida, USAView further author information
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David WeberDepartment of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USAView further author information
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Debtanu MaitiDepartment of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USAView further author information
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Ummuhan CimenlerDepartment of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USAView further author information
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Amanda D. PetrovDepartment of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USAView further author information
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Babu JosephDepartment of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA;T2C-Energy, LLC, Tampa, Florida, USAView further author information
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John N. KuhnDepartment of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA;T2C-Energy, LLC, Tampa, Florida, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1129-1142 | Published online: 06 Jun 2018

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