Heterogeneous Electrochemical Ammonia Oxidation with a Ru-bda Oligomer Anchored on Graphitic Electrodes via CH-π Interactions.
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SUBMITTER: Beiler AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9841602 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan
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