CuCrO2 Delafossite: A Stable Copper Catalyst for Chlorine Production1. Issue 37 (20th June 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Amrute, Amol P.; Larrazábal, Gastón O.; Mondelli, Cecilia; Pérez‐Ramírez, Javier
• Is Part Of: Angewandte Chemie international edition. Volume 52:Issue 37(2013)
• Page Start: 9772
• Page End: 9775
• Publication Date: 2013-06-20
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201304254
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1433-7851

Abstract

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