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    "Chemical Department, College of Engineering, University of Muthanna, Muthanna, Iraq",
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    "Chemical Department, College of Engineering, University of Muthanna, Muthanna, Iraq; College of Engineering, Al-Ayen University, Nasiriyah, Iraq; Corresponding author at: Chemical Department, College of Engineering, University of Muthanna, Muthanna, Iraq."
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  "title": "Design and optimization of a 3D electro-photocatalytic digital-baffle reactor for enhanced copper removal from produced water using Ag₂O/bentonite composite electrodes",
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