A NOVEL AND EFFICIENT PHOTOCATALYSIS (ZnO/BENTONITE) FOR DISINFECTION OF Escherichia coli AND Pseudomonas aeruginosa UNDER VISIBLE LIGHT IRRADIATION
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Antimicrobial Disinfection, Photocatalysis, ZnO-Bent, E. coli, P. aeruginosa
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