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Performance of Biogenic Silica Photocatalytic Ceramic Foams and Cu-TiO2 NPs in the Degradation of Emerging Pollutants under Natural Solar Radiation

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  • 1. PhD Candidate, Technological Chemistry, Experimental Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela
  • 2. Full Professor, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
  • 3. Full Professor, Department of Chemistry, Experimental Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Carabobo, Venezuela

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