Alternative biofuels
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Biofuels: An Alternative to Fossil Fuel
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1388-6150,1572-8943
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-009-0488-3