Abatement of particulate-laden SO(2) in tapered bubble column with internals.
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SUBMITTER: Bandyopadhyay A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2770133 | biostudies-other | 2009 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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