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Green synthesis and adsorption performance of ZSM-5 and mordenite zeolites for methanol removal

Nadjat Chouat, Boumediéne Bensafi, Haroun Houicha, Chahrazed Bakhtaoui, Hafsa Boudinar, Fatiha Djafri

Journal of Porous Materials· Volume 32· Issue 6
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