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A Post–Cold Production Solvent Vapor Extraction (SVX) Process Performance Evaluation by Numerical Simulation

F. ZengFaculty of Engineering, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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K. D. KnorrSaskatchewan Research Council, Saskatchwan, Canada
Pages 1053-1061 | Published online: 23 Jun 2015

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