Dust explosions–Cases, causes, consequences, and control

Journal of Hazardous Materials - Tập 140 Số 1-2 - Trang 7-44 - 2007
S. A. Abbasi1
1Center for Pollution Control and Energy Technology, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 605014, India

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