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Jingshu Yuan, Yao Zhang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Liang Zhao, Hanlin Shen, and Shengen Zhang, Template-free synthesis of core–shell Fe3O4@MoS2@mesoporous TiO2 magnetic photocatalyst for wastewater treatment, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 30(2023), No. 1, pp. 177-191. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-022-2473-9 |
Shengen Zhang E-mail: zhangshengen@mater.ustb.edu.cn
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