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A techno-economic evaluation of bio-oil co-processing within a petroleum refinery

Asmaa. A.M. AliDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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Mustafa. A. MustafaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, SudanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kamal E. YassinDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
Pages 645-653 | Received 26 Feb 2018, Accepted 04 Aug 2018, Published online: 24 Dec 2018

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