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Facile synthesis and characterization of folic acid-modified silica nanoparticles and its exploration for adsorptive removal of aluminum(III) from aqueous media

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Pages 1940-1952 | Received 17 Feb 2021, Accepted 07 Mar 2022, Published online: 22 Mar 2022

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