Kinetic study of a novel thermo-stable α-carbonic anhydrase for biomimetic CO2 capture

Maria Elena Russo1, Giuseppe Olivieri, Clemente Capasso

  • 1Istituto di Ricerche sulla Combustione - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Napoli, Italy.

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