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Title: Green, safe, fast, and inexpensive removal of CO2 from aqueous KHCO3 solutions using a nanostructured catalyst TiO(OH)2: A milestone toward truly low-cost CO2 capture that can ease implementation of the Paris Agreement
Award ID(s):
1632899
NSF-PAR ID:
10091645
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Nano Energy
Volume:
53
Issue:
C
ISSN:
2211-2855
Page Range / eLocation ID:
508 to 512
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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