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Lin Li1,2, Mingpu Liu2, Jianqiao Lyu2

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Coal Resources in Western China, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710600, China.

Environmental Science and Pollution Research International
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AdsorptionCardanol polyoxyethylene etherLow-rank coalWettability

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