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167. Sahoo, A. and Patra, S., A magnetically separable and recyclable g-C 3N 4/Fe 3O 4/porous ruthenium nanocatalyst for the photocatalytic degradation of water-soluble aromatic amines and azo dyes. RSC Adv ., 10, 6043, 2020.

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191. Joice, J.A.I., Aishwarya, S., Sivakumar, T., Nano structured Ni and Ru impregnated TiO 2photocatalysts: synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic degradation of neonicotinoid insecticides. J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol ., 19, 2575–2589, 2019.

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194. Djouadi, L., Khalaf, H., Boukhatem, H., Boutoumi, H., Kezzime, A., Santaballa, J.A., Canle, M., Degradation of aqueous ketoprofen by heterogeneous photocatalysis using Bi 2S 3/TiO 2-Montmorillonite nanocomposites under simulated solar irradiation. Appl. Clay Sci ., 166, 27–37, 2018.

195. Zhou, X., Shao, C., Li, X., Wang, X., Guo, X., Liu, Y., Three dimensional hierarchical heterostructures of g-C 3N 4nanosheets/TiO 2nanofibers: controllable growth via gas-solid reaction and enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light. J. Hazard. Mater ., 344, 113–122, 2018.