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          | A special issue dedicated to Biomass - a source of chemicals and energy for sustainable development
 
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          | Biomass - a source of chemicals and energy for sustainable development János Lakó, Jeno Hancsók, Tatiana Yuzhakova, Gyula Marton, Anett Utasi1, Ákos Rédey
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          | Persenvir 
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          | Equilibrium study of Pb(II) and Hg(II) sorption from aqueous solutions by moss peat Laura Bulgariu, Mioara Ratoi, Dumitru Bulgariu, Matei Macoveanu
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          | Wood-based epoxy resins and the ramie fiber reinforced composites Hajime Kishi, Akira Fujita
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          | Medres 
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          | Studies on the interaction between birch veneer and compounds with biocide potential action Adina-Mirela Capraru, Elena Ungureanu, Valentin I. Popa
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          | Effect of methanogenic inhibitors, inocula type, and temperature on biohydrogen production from food components Anthony S. Danko, Francisco Pinheiro, Ângela A. Abreu,  Maria Madalena Alves
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          | Energy from biomass in pulp and paper mills Dan Gavrilescu
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        	| Phytoremediation: the application of vermicompost to remove zinc, cadmium, copper, nickel and lead by sunflower plant
 Chhotu D. Jadia, Madhusudan H. Fulekar
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		Biomass - an important renewable source of energy in Romania Camelia Ciubota-Rosie, Maria Gavrilescu, Matei Macoveanu
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          | Integration of biorefinery clusters towards zero emissions Janis Gravitis, Janis Abolins, Arnis Kokorevics
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          | Technopolis 
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          | Valorification of herbs in phytotherapy - an alternative of chemical treatments in agriculture Teodor Robu, Brîndusa Robu, Sabina Robu
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          | Microbial cellulose as support material for the immobilization of denitrifying bacteria Abbas Rezaee, Hatam Godini, Hossein Bakhtou
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          | Combustion of pitcoal-wood biomass brichettes in a boiler test facility Gheorghe Lazaroiu, Lucian Mihaescu, Tudor Prisecaru, Ion Oprea, Ionel Pîsa, Gabriel Negreanu, Radu Indries
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          | Platform 
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          | Opportunities and barriers for development of biogas technologies in Romania Carmen Mateescu, Gheorghe Baran, Corina Alice Babutanu
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          | Episcon 
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          | Studies on transfer and bioaccumulation of heavy metals from soil into lettuce Ana-Irina Smical, Vasile Hotea, Vasile Oros, Jozsef Juhasz, Elena Pop
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          | SoftComp 
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          | Biomass power for energy and sustainable development Maria Gavrilescu
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          | Handbook of Heterogeneous Catalysis Second, Completely Revised and Enlarged Edition, Volume 3
 Gerhard Ertl, Helmuth Knözinger, Ferdi Schüth, Jens Weitkamp (Editors)
 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH& Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany
 
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          | Chemical Thermodynamics Basic Concepts and Methods
 Irving M. Klotz, Robert M. Rosenberg
 John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey
 
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          | Artif 
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          | Handbook of Heterogeneous Catalysis Second, Completely Revised and Enlarged Edition, Volume 4
 Gerhard Ertl, Helmuth Knözinger, Ferdi Schüth, Jens Weitkamp (Editors)
 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH& Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany
 
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          | Membranes in Clean Technologies Theory and Practice
 Andrzej B. Koltuniewicz, and Enrico Drioli (Editors), vol. 1
 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany
 
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