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Thermal Degradation of Rice Husks in Air and Nitrogen: Thermogravimetric and Kinetic Analyses

C.-Y. Yin School of Chemical and Mathematical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia
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B.-M. Goh Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi Mara Perlis, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
Pages 246-252 | Received 23 Nov 2009, Accepted 30 Dec 2009, Published online: 14 Dec 2011

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