journal article·2026-03-24

Photo-activated Fenton-like degradation of Malachite Green using Fe₃O₄/g-C₃N₄ Ceramics Nanocomposites: Kinetics, Stability, and Mechanistic Insights

Mohd Imran, Ahmad Zuhairi Abdullah, Mohammad Ehtisham Khan, Fazlurrahman Khan, Kahkashan Anjum, Syed Kashif Ali, Abdullah Ali Alamri, Sally Mostafa Khadrawy

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