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Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects Volume 37, 2015 - Issue 11
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Desulfurization and Demineralization of Lakhra Coal by Molten Caustic Leaching

A. WahabCentre for Coal Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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S. NawazCentre for Coal Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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K. ShahzadCentre for Coal Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, PakistanCorrespondence[email protected]
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J. AkhtarCentre for Coal Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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S. KanwalCentre for Coal Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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S. MunirCentre for Coal Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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N. SheikhCentre for Coal Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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Pages 1219-1223 | Published online: 28 Apr 2015

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