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International Journal of Photoenergy
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 939237, 9 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/939237
Research Article
Feasibility of Carbonaceous Nanomaterial-Assisted Photocatalysts Calcined at Different Temperatures for Indoor Air Applications
Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, University Road, Bukgu, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
Received 5 June 2012; Revised 2 July 2012; Accepted 16 July 2012
Academic Editor: Jiaguo Yu
Copyright © 2012 Wan-Kuen Jo and Kun-Hwan Kim. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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