From Botanical Extracts to Functional Nanocatalysts: A Critical Review of Green Synthesis and Photocatalytic Performance

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Issue		EPJ Web Conf. Volume 356, 2026 5^th International Conference on Condensed Matter and Applied Physics (ICC 2025)


Article Number		01014
Number of page(s)		8
Section		Condensed Matter
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202635601014
Published online		05 March 2026

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