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A Simulation of a Claus Tail Gas Treatment Unit in a Petroleum Refinery

L. KhaziniEnvironmental Engineering Research Center, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran;Chemical Engineering & Petroleum Faculty, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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E. FatehifarEnvironmental Engineering Research Center, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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B. FouladpanjehEnvironmental Engineering Research Center, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran
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M. EbrahimzadehEnvironmental Engineering Research Center, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran
Pages 2431-2442 | Received 04 Oct 2010, Accepted 29 Oct 2010, Published online: 22 Oct 2014

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