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Experimental Investigation of Urea Deposit Formation in Selective Catalyst Reduction System to Guide Product Development

Journal Article
04-15-03-0014
ISSN: 1946-3952, e-ISSN: 1946-3960
Published March 23, 2022 by SAE International in United States
Experimental Investigation of Urea Deposit Formation in Selective
                    Catalyst Reduction System to Guide Product Development
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Citation: Alembath, A., Smith, J., Mooney, B., Shinde, A. et al., "Experimental Investigation of Urea Deposit Formation in Selective Catalyst Reduction System to Guide Product Development," SAE Int. J. Fuels Lubr. 15(3):277-296, 2022, https://doi.org/10.4271/04-15-03-0014.
Language: English

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