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Conference Papers in Energy
Volume 2013, Article ID 426980, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/426980
Conference Paper

Novel Catalytic Systems for Hydrogen Production via the Water-Gas Shift Reaction

Klito C. Petallidou,1 Kyriaki Polychronopoulou,1,2 and Angelos M. Efstathiou1

1Chemistry Department, University of Cyprus, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus
2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science, Technology, and Research, P.O. Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Received 9 January 2013; Accepted 14 March 2013

Academic Editors: Y. Al-Assaf, P. Demokritou, A. Poullikkas, and C. Sourkounis

This Conference Paper is based on a presentation given by Klito C. Petallidou at “Power Options for the Eastern Mediterranean Region” held from 19 November 2012 to 21 November 2012 in Limassol, Cyprus.

Copyright © 2013 Klito C. Petallidou et al. 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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