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Smart Technologies: A Catalyst for Revolutionizing the Future of Chemical Engineering

  • Yuxing Bai 1,   
  • Jesse Zhu 1, 2, *

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Bai, Y.; Zhu, J. Smart Technologies: A Catalyst for Revolutionizing the Future of Chemical Engineering. Smart Chemical Engineering 2025, 1 (1), 1. https://doi.org/10.53941/sce.2025.100001.
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