Meticulous Review on Potential Nano–Sized Catalysts for Air and Water Purifiers

Subject Areas : Iranian Journal of Catalysis

P Vivek ¹ (Sri Sankara Arts & Science College (Autonomous), Enathur, Kanchipuram 631561, Tamilnadu, India)
M Rekha ² (Department of ICE, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College, Puducherry-605 107, India.)
Ananth Steephen ³ (Department of Physics, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India.)
M Kowsalya ⁴ (School of Electrical Engineering, Department of Energy and Power Electronics, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore-632 014, India.)
M Magesh ⁵ (Institute of Materials Research, Washington State University, Pullman – 99613, USA.)

Received: 2021-06-15 Accepted : 2021-12-07 Published : 2021-12-01

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