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Mechanism of Anti-Knock

Nature volume 184, pages 1794–1795 (1959)Cite this article

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THERE are two theories of the mechanism of antiknock, one depending on heterogeneous and the other on homogeneous reactions.

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    A. B. CALLEAR & R. G. W. NORRISH

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CALLEAR, A., NORRISH, R. Mechanism of Anti-Knock. Nature 184, 1794–1795 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1841794b0

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