Open Chem.
, 2019; 17: 475–476
Erratum
S. Anas Boussaa, A. Kheloufi, N. Boutarek Zaourar
Erratum to: Sand Dune Characterization For
Preparing Metallurgical Grade Silicon
https://doi.org/10.1515/chem-2019-0065
Erratum to: Boussaa, S., Kheloufi, A. & Zaourar, N. (2018).
Sand Dune Characterization for Preparing Metallurgical
Grade Silicon. Open Chemistry, 16(1), pp. 1227-1232.
Retrieved 20 Jun. 2019, from doi:10.1515/chem-2018-0128
Concerning the article titled ‘Sand Dune
Characterization for Preparing Metallurgical Grade
Silicon’, Open Chemistry, 2018, 16(1), 1227–1232 - with the
permission of ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA A, authors state
that Figure 3 used in their article in Open Chemistry had
been also previously used in the paper titled ‘Valorization
of Algerian Sand for Photovoltaic Application’ by S. Anas
Boussaa, A. Kheloufi, N. Boutarek Zaourar, F. Kerkar,
published in journal ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA A (DOI:
10.12693/APhysPolA.130.133) as a part of the Special Issue
of the 2nd International Conference on Computational and
Experimental Science and Engineering (ICCESEN-2015).
Therefore authors would like to add the missing reference:
Boussaa S., Kheloufi A., Boutarek Zaourar N., F.
Kerkar F., Valorization of Algerian Sand for Photovoltaic
Application, Acta Physica Polonica A, 2016, 130(1), 133,
DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.130.133
The correct Figure 3 and References are as follow:
 
Optical Microscopy Observation
Figure 3: Micrograph of Biskra Dune Sand [23].
Figure 3: Micrograph of Biskra Dune Sand [23].
Open Access. © 2019 S. Anas Boussaa, A. Kheloufi, N. Boutarek Zaourar, published by De Gruyter.
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