journal article·2025-08

Fabrication of visible light-driven magnetically separable Ag3PO4/Fe3O4/g-C3N4 photo catalyst for tetracycline degradation

Akshay Verma, Pooja Dhiman, Chin Wei Lai, Mu. Naushad, Alberto García-Peñas, Amit Kumar, Gaurav Sharma

Journal of Nanoparticle Research· Volume 27· Issue 8
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