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Value-addition of methane via selective catalytic oxidation

Gourishankar Karoshi Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Campus Box 7625, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695–7625, USA
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Praveen Kolar Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Campus Box 7625, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695–7625, USA. [email protected]
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Sanjay B Shah Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Campus Box 7625, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695–7625, USA
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Gary Gilleskie Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Training & Education Center, Campus Box 7928,North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695–7928, USA
Pages 175-188 | Published online: 09 Apr 2014

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