journal article·2022-02

Characterization and application of the spinel CuCr2O4 synthesized by sol–gel method for sunset yellow photodegradation

Yasmine Benrighi, Noureddine Nasrallah, Toufik Chaabane, Hadjar Belkacemi, Khaled Wassim Bourkeb, Hamza Kenfoud, Oussama Baaloudj

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