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+module cantera_iface
+
+  use fct
+  use cantera_xml
+  use cantera_thermo
+  use cantera_kinetics
+
+  type interface_t
+    type(phase_t) :: gas
+    type(phase_t) :: bulk
+    type(phase_t) :: surf
+  end type interface_t
+
+contains
+
+    type(interface_t) function newInterface(xml_phase, surf, gas, bulk)
+      implicit none
+      type(XML_Node), intent(inout):: xml_phase
+      type(phase_t) :: gas
+      type(phase_t) :: bulk
+      type(phase_t) :: surf
+      type(interface_t) :: iface
+      iface%gas = gas
+      iface%bulk = bulk
+      iface%surf = surf
+      call newKinetics(xml_phase, surf, gas, bulk)
+      newInterface = iface
+    end function newInterface
+
+end module cantera_iface
+