journal article·2026-04

Agro-industrial waste to advanced materials: Eco-friendly synthesis of TiO2 using cashew nut shell ash for photodegradation of organic pollutants in aqueous solution

Rodrigo P. Feitosa, Dora E.S. da Costa, Eliana S. Aguiar, Santiago Medina-Carrasco, Ramón R. Peña-Garcia, Edvani C. Muniz, Edson C. Silva-Filho, Maria del Mar Orta-Cuevas, Josy A. Osajima

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