Urease-aided calcium carbonate mineralization for engineering applications: A review

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Journal of Advanced Research

• Publication date

  2017-10-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Engineering, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.jare.2017.10.009PMID 30094083PMCID 6077181
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