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IFP Energies nouvelles International Conference: PHOTO4E – Photocatalysis for energy
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Oil Gas Sci. Technol. – Rev. IFP Energies nouvelles
Volume 70, Number 5, September–October 2015
IFP Energies nouvelles International Conference: PHOTO4E – Photocatalysis for energy
Page(s) 799 - 815
DOI https://doi.org/10.2516/ogst/2015034
Published online 17 November 2015
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