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Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: Product Analysis and Cell Design

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Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: Product Analysis and Cell Design. / Trivedi, Dhruv.
Lancaster University, 2022. 161 p.

Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis

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Trivedi, D 2022, 'Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: Product Analysis and Cell Design', PhD, Lancaster University. https://doi.org/10.17635/lancaster/thesis/1611

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Trivedi, D. (2022). Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: Product Analysis and Cell Design. [Doctoral Thesis, Lancaster University]. Lancaster University. https://doi.org/10.17635/lancaster/thesis/1611

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Trivedi D. Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: Product Analysis and Cell Design. Lancaster University, 2022. 161 p. doi: 10.17635/lancaster/thesis/1611

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Trivedi, Dhruv. / Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide : Product Analysis and Cell Design. Lancaster University, 2022. 161 p.

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