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Transition Metal Dichalcogenide-based Membranes for Water Desalination, Gas Separation, and Energy Storage

Fida Hussain Memona Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Jeju National University, Jeju CityRepublic of Korea;b Department of Electrical Engineering, Sukkur IBA University, PakistanView further author information
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Faisal Rehmanc Department of Mechatronics Engineering, College of EME, National University of Sciences and Technology, Peshawar Road, Rawalpindi, PakistanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7643-9226View further author information
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Jaewook Leea Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Jeju National University, Jeju CityRepublic of KoreaView further author information
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Faheeda Soomrod Department of Human and Rehabilitation Sciences, Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University, Sukkur, PakistanView further author information
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Muzaffar Iqbale Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Science, University of Haripur KPK, Haripur, PakistanView further author information
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Shah Masaud Khanf Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Basic Science and Applied Sciences, University of Haripur KPK, Haripur, PakistanView further author information
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Akbar Alig Department of Molecular Engineering, Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, PolandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3699-2588View further author information
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Khalid Hussain Theboh Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenyang, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kyung Hyun Choia Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Jeju National University, Jeju CityRepublic of KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 43-57 | Received 24 Jul 2021, Accepted 22 Jan 2022, Published online: 20 Feb 2022

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