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Won Young Jung, Seong-Soo Hong

    Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
    |August 4, 2016
    PubMed
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    Copper-ceria (CuO-CeO2) mixed oxides efficiently catalyze benzene combustion. The co-precipitation method yielded the most active catalyst, with optimal performance at a Cu0.35 molar ratio for benzene oxidation.

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