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The catalyst is a mixture of Pt and Pd, in specified proportions, on a ceramic support. It is effective at relatively low temperatures.
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Oxidation of NO to NOx in diesel exhaust
Green Polymer Chemistry: Biocatatalysis and Biomaterials Based on an ACS symposium held in Washington DC in Aug 2009. HN Cheng and RA Gross (eds), 2010, American Chemical Society, Washington DC, USA, ISBN 978-08412-2581-7, 466 pp, £105
Catalytic Asymmetric Conjugate Reactions 17 contributors from 8 countries. The last book to be published on this was published in 1992.
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