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Synthesis of nanostructured cupric oxide for visible light assisted degradation of organic wastewater pollutants

David Dodoo-Arhin1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, GhanaCorrespondence[email protected];[email protected]
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Etchu E. Mbu2 Water Pollution Monitoring and Remediation Initiatives Research Group, School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South AfricaView further author information
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Seteno K. Ntwampe2 Water Pollution Monitoring and Remediation Initiatives Research Group, School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South AfricaView further author information
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Edward N. Malenga2 Water Pollution Monitoring and Remediation Initiatives Research Group, School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South AfricaView further author information
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Elvis Fosso-Kankeu2 Water Pollution Monitoring and Remediation Initiatives Research Group, School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South AfricaView further author information
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Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, GhanaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9629-8240View further author information
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Emmanuel Nyankson1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, GhanaView further author information
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Abu Yaya1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, GhanaView further author information
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Henry Agbe3 Centre Universitaire De Recherche Sur l’Aluminium, Université Du Québec À Chicoutimi, Québec, CanadaView further author information
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Julio Sánchez4 Departamento De Ciencias Del Ambiente, Universidad De Santiago De Chile, CHILEView further author information
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Article: 1920563 | Received 22 Nov 2020, Accepted 13 Apr 2021, Published online: 11 May 2021

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