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Rare earth-incorporated cobalt ferrite anchored on reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites with enhanced peroxydisulfate photocatalytic degradation of bisphenol A in aqueous solution
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Researchers synthesized a magnetically separable samarium-cobalt ferrite composite anchored on reduced graphene oxide and demonstrated its ability to photocatalytically degrade bisphenol A — a plasticizer-associated endocrine disruptor — in water via peroxydisulfate activation.
In recent decades, emerging water contaminants have raised significant global concern due to their impact on water quality, driving the need for more effective treatment strategies. In this work, magnetically separable samarium-incorporated cobalt ferrite supported on reduced graphene oxide (S...
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