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Table 3 The bulk compositions of the fresh and used catalysts
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Bulk compositions (mol%)
This work was supported by the Science Foundation for Young
Scientists of Shanxi Province, China (No. 201701D221052),
Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province, China (No.
a
a
b
Catalysts
Ca
Al
F
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Fresh CA-F catalyst
52.9
51.5
26.6
28.3
20.5
20.2
201601D102006) and the Key Science and Technology Program
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Used CA-F catalyst
of Shanxi Province, China (MD2014-09, MD2014-10).
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b
Determined by the ICP. Determined by the ionic chromatography.
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