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The power of dissociation: development of displacement assays for chemosensing and latent catalytic systems

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Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4,1328-1339
DOI: 10.1039/C9QM00639G, Review Article
Cheuk-Fai Chow, Anxun Zheng, Min Huang, Chang Shen
Disassembly is an essential process in supramolecular chemistry. In this review, different bimetallic donor–acceptor-based chemosensors, chemodosimeters, catalysts and latent catalysts founded on various displacement assays will be discussed.
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A zinc non-halide dopant strategy enables efficient perovskite CsPbI3 quantum dot-based light-emitting diodes

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Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4,1444-1453
DOI: 10.1039/C9QM00734B, Research Article
Jinhang Li, Jiawei Chen, Leimeng Xu, Sinan Liu, Si Lan, Xiansheng Li, Jizhong Song
A zinc non-halide dopant strategy is employed to clarify the internal mechanism of Zn2+ doping without the introduction of halide ions and enhance the emission properties evidenced by the EQE of the QLEDs from 7.5% to 14.6% after Zn2+ doping.
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AIE-active Schiff base compounds as fluorescent probes for the highly sensitive and selective detection of Fe3+ ions

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Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4,1471-1482
DOI: 10.1039/C9QM00792J, Research Article
Jonnagaddala Harathi, Kathavarayan Thenmozhi
AIE-active Schiff base compounds were synthesized and photophysical properties were investigated. The compounds exhibited prominent sensing behaviour towards Fe3+ ion with enhanced selectivity, high association constants and low detection limits.
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Dual-doping of ruthenium and nickel into Co3O4 for improving the oxygen evolution activity

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Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4,1390-1396
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00079E, Research Article
Beibei Guo, Ruguang Ma, Zichuang Li, Jun Luo, Minghui Yang, Jiacheng Wang
Ru and Ni co-doped Co3O4 with improved OER activity were synthesized by a one-step hydrothermal method. Ru doping increases the intrinsic activity, while Ni doping creates more oxygen vacancies and exposes more active sites.
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Fused-ring phenazine building blocks for efficient copolymer donors

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Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4,1454-1458
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00080A, Research Article
Wenting Li, Qishi Liu, Ke Jin, Ming Cheng, Feng Hao, Wu-Qiang Wu, Shengjian Liu, Zuo Xiao, Shangfeng Yang, Shengwei Shi, Liming Ding
Phenazine copolymer donors demonstrate an efficiency of 15.14% in nonfullerene organic solar cells.
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From simple Katritzky salts to AIEgens: mechanochromic luminescence and heparin detection

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Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4,1492-1499
DOI: 10.1039/C9QM00783K, Research Article
Faxu Lin, Yang Feng, Xiaoqing Liu, Lei Wang, Zhen-Qiang Yu, Yi Liu
A series of novel AIEgens based on Katritzky pyridinium salts were readily synthesized and exhibited interesting aggregation-induced emission behaviors, remarkable mechanochromic luminescence, and promising heparin detection.
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Highly active hydrogen evolution catalysis on oxygen-deficient double-perovskite oxide PrBaCo2O6−δ

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Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4,1519-1529
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00056F, Research Article
Hayato Togano, Kaisei Asai, Seiji Oda, Hidekazu Ikeno, Shogo Kawaguchi, Kengo Oka, Kouhei Wada, Shunsuke Yagi, Ikuya Yamada
Oxygen-deficient double perovskite oxides PrBaCo2O6−δ exhibit highly active hydrogen evolution reaction catalysis, which is associated with multiple factors: oxygen deficiency, high Co valence, and A-site cation ordering.
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A turn-off fluorescent probe for the detection of Cu2+ based on a tetraphenylethylene-functionalized salicylaldehyde Schiff-base

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Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4,1500-1506
DOI: 10.1039/C9QM00759H, Research Article
Hai-Fang Xie, Chang-Jin Yu, Ya-Li Huang, Hong Xu, Qi-Long Zhang, Xiao-Hong Sun, Xing Feng, Carl Redshaw
A tetraphenylethylene-functionalized salicylaldehyde Schiff-base fluorescent probe (TPE-An-Py) with aggregation-induced enhanced emission (AIEE) characteristics exhibited high sensitivity towards copper(II) ions in aqueous media with a “turn-off” fluorescence mechanism; limit of detection is 2.36 × 10−7 mol L−1.
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Multiring-induced multicolour emission: hyperbranched polysiloxane with silicon bridge for data encryption

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Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4,1375-1382
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00075B, Research Article
Yuanbo Feng, Hongxia Yan, Fan Ding, Tian Bai, Yufeng Nie, Yan Zhao, Weixu Feng, Ben Zhong Tang
The presented work shows an impressive multicolour luminescence hyperbranched polysiloxane attributed to the multiring through-space conjugation named “multiring induced multicolor emission” (MIE), as well as its application in data encryption.
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The role of dipole moment in two fused-ring electron acceptor and one polymer donor based ternary organic solar cells

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Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4,1507-1518
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00016G, Research Article
Xunfan Liao, Yongjie Cui, Xueliang Shi, Zhaoyang Yao, Heng Zhao, Yongkang An, Peipei Zhu, Yaxiao Guo, Xiang Fei, Lijian Zuo, Ke Gao, Francis Lin, Qian Xie, Lie Chen, Wei Ma, Yiwang Chen, Alex K.-Y. Jen
The dipole moment of FREAs’ terminals has been unveiled as an important factor and its working mechanism has been thoroughly investigated. Our results demonstrate that the dipole moment should also be taken into account in designing ternary OSCs.
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Design and construction of bi-metal MOF-derived yolk–shell Ni2P/ZnP2 hollow microspheres for efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution

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Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4,1366-1374
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00128G, Research Article
Jinyang Zhang, Xuan Sun, Yang Liu, Linrui Hou, Changzhou Yuan
Hierarchical yolk–shell Ni2P/ZnP2 hollow microspheres are smartly synthesized, and exhibit exceptional OER performance, benefiting from their unique compositional/structural merits.
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Current progress in carbon dots: synthesis, properties and applications

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Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4,1287-1288
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM90015J, Editorial
Bai Yang, Raz Jelinek, Zhenhui Kang
Bai Yang, Raz Jelinek and Zhenhui Kang introduce the Materials Chemistry Frontiers themed collection on carbon dots.
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Highly-selective synthesis of trimetallic PtRuCu nanoframes as robust catalysts for the methanol oxidation reaction

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Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00033G, Research Article
Hai-Jing Yin, Zhi-Ping Zhang, Yu Guo, Kun Yuan, Ya-Wen Zhang
PtRuCu NFs/C exhibited much higher mass activity and specific activity than commercial Pt/C and PtRuCu NPs/C towards the MOR due to the frame nanostructures and the synergistic effect of the trimetallics.
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Optical nonlinearity of Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-67 in the near-infrared region

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Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00226G, Research Article
Han Pan, Hongwei Chu, Xiao Wang, Ying Li, Shengzhi Zhao, Guiqiu Li, Dechun Li
In this paper, we report the large optical nonlinearities of Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-67 (ZIF-67) in the near-infrared (NIR) region. Typical Z-scan techniques were carried out to determine the nonlinear optical...
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Spring 2018 Poetry Launch

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Published On :: Fri, 06 Apr 2018 11:52:54 +0000

Join us for the launch of three new poetry collections: When Centipedes Dream by Sue Bracken, destination out by charles c. smith and No Line in Time by Sonja Ruth Greckol. May 10, 2018, 6:30-8:30pm 77 Carlton Street Event Centre 77 Carlton St, Toronto, ON M5B 2J7


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The Best Canadian Poetry in English, 2018

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Published On :: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 13:51:39 +0000

ISBN: 9781988040448 Pub date: Fall 2018 The 2018 edition of Canada’s go-to yearly anthology, guest edited by Hoa Nguyen, ushers readers into the heart of the vibrant Canadian poetry scene. The Best Canadian Poetry Series annually features the fifty finest Canadian poems published in periodicals during the previous year. A must-read for anyone with a stake in [...]


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Tread and Other Stories—Barry Dempster

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Published On :: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 14:03:11 +0000

ISBN: 9781988040424 Price: $21.95 Pub date: Fall 2018 Tread and Other Stories is a moving, unsettling, and ferociously humane collection of short fiction. The characters are achingly real: the moments at once gut-wrenchingly singular and utterly recognizable. There’s a satisfying range here—from a female prison guard with a yen for bad boys to a lost young man who [...]


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You and Me, Belonging—Aaron Kreuter

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Published On :: Tue, 21 Aug 2018 12:36:22 +0000

ISBN: 9781988040417 Pub date: Fall 2018 In You and Me, Belonging, Aaron Kreuter explores our contemporary world with insight, originality, and empathy. The stories in this debut collection are brimming with characters striving to fit in, to find their place in the world, to belong. A Jewish waitress has an affair with a Palestinian chef. A one-percenter [...]


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Best Canadian Essays 2018

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Published On :: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 14:25:09 +0000

ISBN: 9781988040455 Pub Date: Fall 2018 Featuring trusted series editor Christopher Doda and acclaimed guest editor Mark Kingwell, this tenth installment of Canada’s annual volume of essays showcases diverse nonfiction writing from across the country. Culled from leading Canadian magazines and journals, Best Canadian Essays 2018 contains award-winning and award-nominated nonfiction articles that are topical and engaging [...]


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Best Canadian Essays 2018 Launch

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Published On :: Sat, 22 Sep 2018 13:38:14 +0000

Join the Tightrope team for the launch of Best Canadian Essays 2018, edited by Mark Kingwell and Christopher Doda. Thursday, October 11, 6:30-8:30pm, 77 Carlton Street Event Centre, Toronto.


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[ASAP] Amine <italic toggle="yes">N</italic>-Oxide Kinetic Hydrate Inhibitor Polymers for High-Salinity Applications

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Energy & Fuels
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00838


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[ASAP] Chemical Looping Gasification of Torrefied Biomass Using NiFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> as an Oxygen Carrier for Syngas Production and Tar Removal

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00584


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[ASAP] Influence of Carbon Dioxide on the Adsorption of Methane by Coal Using Low-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

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Energy & Fuels
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00474


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[ASAP] Enhanced Performance of Adsorptive Removal of Thiophene from Model Fuel over Micro–Mesoporous Binderless ZSM-5 Prepared by <italic toggle="yes">In Situ</italic> Crystallization

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Energy & Fuels
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00198


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[ASAP] Superhydrophobic Surface Fabrication for Strengthened Selective Water Shut-off Technology

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Energy & Fuels
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00498


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[ASAP] Pore Systems of the Different Lithofacies of the Longmaxi Formation at Depths Exceeding 3500 m in the Zigong Area, Sichuan Basin

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00456


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[ASAP] Oxygen Uncoupling Property and Kinetics of a Copper Manganese Composite Oxygen Carrier in a Packed-Bed Reactor

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Energy & Fuels
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00574


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[ASAP] Pore Network Changes Due to Polymer Flooding: Hebron Field Case

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00487


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[ASAP] Depolymerization of Wheat Straw to Produce Glucose by Self-Catalyzed Hydrolysis

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Energy & Fuels
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00525


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[ASAP] Interplay between Viscous Pressure and Capillary Pressure on Polymer Gel Dehydration and Water Shutoff in Hydraulically Fractured Reservoirs

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Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 04:00:00 GMT

Energy & Fuels
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00368


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[ASAP] Designing Novel High-Performance Shale Inhibitors by Optimizing the Spacer Length of Imidazolium-Based Bola-Form Ionic Liquids

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Energy & Fuels
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00788


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[ASAP] Investigation of Mechanisms for Gravity Drainage of Heavy Oil and Solvent Mixtures in a Hele-Shaw Cell

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Energy & Fuels
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00599


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[ASAP] Zinc Nitrate as an Activation Agent for the Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon and Its Application in CO<sub>2</sub> Adsorption

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Energy & Fuels
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00305


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[ASAP] Proanthocyanidin-Based Polyether Demulsifiers for the Treatment of Aging Oil Emulsions

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Energy & Fuels
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00550


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[ASAP] A Simple and Direct Route to High-Performance Acrylamido-Based Kinetic Gas Hydrate Inhibitors from Poly(acrylic acid)

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00726


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[ASAP] Experimental Determinations of Minimum Miscibility Pressures Using Hydrocarbon Gases and CO<sub>2</sub> for Crude Oils from the Bakken and Cut Bank Oil Reservoirs

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Energy & Fuels
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00570


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[ASAP] Effect of Partial Rapid Pyrolysis on Bituminous Properties: From Structure to Reactivity

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b04439


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[ASAP] Enhanced Oil Recovery Using Oleic Acid-Modified Titania Nanofluids: Underlying Mechanisms and Oil-Displacement Performance

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00594


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[ASAP] Kinetics and Mechanism of Catalytic Oxidation of NO in Coal Combustion Flue Gas over Co-Doped Mn–Ti Oxide Catalyst

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00122


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[ASAP] Desulfurization of Spent Tire Pyrolysis Oil and Its Distillate via Combined Catalytic Oxidation using H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> with Formic Acid and Selective Adsorption over Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub&

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b03968


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[ASAP] Study of the Influence of Resins on the Asphaltene Aggregates by <sup>1</sup>H DOSY NMR

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00333


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[ASAP] Experimental Study of the Effective Stress Coefficient for Coal Anisotropic Permeability

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00907


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[ASAP] Optimization of Biomass Pyrolysis Vapor Upgrading Using a Laminar Entrained-Flow Reactor System

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00649


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[ASAP] Characterization and Distillation of Pyrolysis Liquids Coming from Polyolefins Segregated of MSW for Their Use as Automotive Diesel Fuel

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00403


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[ASAP] Torrefaction of Sorghum Straw Pellets in a Stationary Reactor with a Feeding Screw

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00531


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[ASAP] Interfacial Phenomena of Purified Petroporphyrins and Their Impact on Asphaltene Interfacial Film Formation

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b04055


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[ASAP] Study on the Migration Characteristics of Sulfur and Nitrogen during Combustion of Oil Sludge with CaO Additive

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00545


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[ASAP] Influence of the Combination System of Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization and a Wet Electrostatic Precipitator on the Distribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Flue Gas from a Coal-Fired Industrial Plant

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00389


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[ASAP] Low Salinity Polymer Flooding: Effect on Polymer Rheology, Injectivity, Retention, and Oil Recovery Efficiency

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00393


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[ASAP] Low-Salinity-Assisted Cationic Polyacrylamide Water Shutoff in Low-Permeability Sandstone Gas Reservoirs

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