Prediction of Adsorption and Diffusion of Shale Gas in Composite Pores Consisting of Kaolinite and Kerogen using Molecular Simulation
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SUBMITTER: Dawass N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10863031 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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