Expression of concern: Highly porous copper-supported magnetic nanocatalysts: made of volcanic pumice textured by cellulose and applied for the reduction of nitrobenzene derivatives
Reza Taheri-Ledari, Mahdi Saeidirad, Fateme Sadat Qazi, Atefeh Fazeli, Ali Maleki, Ahmed Esmail Shalan
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The paper expresses concern about a study on a copper-based nanocatalyst made from volcanic pumice and cellulose for reducing nitrobenzene compounds.
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Abstract
Expression of concern for ‘Highly porous copper-supported magnetic nanocatalysts: made of volcanic pumice textured by cellulose and applied for the reduction of nitrobenzene derivatives’ by Reza Taheri-Ledari et al., RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 25284–25295, https://doi.org/10.1039/D1RA03538J.
- —Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas10.13039/501100003339
- —Iran University of Science and Technology10.13039/501100006766
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TopicsNanomaterials for catalytic reactions
The Royal Society of Chemistry is publishing this expression of concern in order to alert readers that concerns have been raised regarding the reliability of the SEM-energy mapping data in Fig. 3g. An investigation is underway, and an expression of concern will continue to be associated with the article until a final outcome is reached.
Laura Fisher
19th March 2024
Executive Editor, RSC Advances
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