journal article·2025-06

Shaping a ZnO-alginate-hectorite nanocomposite for improved photocatalytic drug removal

Pollyana Trigueiro, Aimée G. Jerônimo, Willams A. Albuquerque, Walyson L. da Silva, Josy A. Osajima, Maguy Jaber, Ramón R. Peña-Garcia

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