INCAPE   05401
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN CATALISIS Y PETROQUIMICA "ING. JOSE MIGUEL PARERA"
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Separation of ternary hydrocarbon mixtures on Y zeolite membranes
Autor/es:
ADOLFO ÁVILA; ULISES SEDRAN
Revista:
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Editorial:
Elsevier
Referencias:
Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2008 vol. 146 p. 338 - 344
ISSN:
1385-8947
Resumen:
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