Amphiphilic surface modification of magnetic adsorbents and its adsorption properties of two microplastics
- Corresponding author: Jianjun LI, lijj3@aust.edu.cn
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Qin′ai FENG, Jianjun LI, Lili ZHANG, Linxin WU, Huiling WANG, Wenjing HOU, Lei WANG, Mingjie REN. Amphiphilic surface modification of magnetic adsorbents and its adsorption properties of two microplastics[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry,
;2026, 42(4): 789-807.
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10.11862/CJIC.20250208
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Inset: the corresponding pore size distributions.