Synthesis of Fe–Ni–TiO2/activated carbon nanoparticles and evaluation of catalytic activity in a palm oil/diesel fuel blended diesel engine and optimization with RSM | Science and Technology for Energy Transition (STET)

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Issue		Sci. Tech. Energ. Transition Volume 78, 2023


Article Number		16
Number of page(s)		16
DOI		https://doi.org/10.2516/stet/2023013
Published online		13 July 2023

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