Photocatalytic removal of hazardous dye from water using nanostructured WO3

International Journal of Nanoparticles

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-63

  Gondal, M A ^a   Hayat, K ^a   Khaled, Mazen M ^a   Yamani, Z H ^a   Ahmed, Shakeel ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 79251480403     PISSN: 17532507     EISSN: 17532515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNP.2011.038252     Document Type: Article

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