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Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects Volume 34, 2012 - Issue 22
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The Production and Characterization of Ethanol Fuel from Agricultural Products as an Alternative Fuel for Gasoline

H. Uthman Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria
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A. Jimoh School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of the Engineering and the Built Environment, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Pages 2041-2047 | Received 30 Mar 2010, Accepted 13 May 2010, Published online: 24 Sep 2012

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