RETRACTED: Atta et al. Synthesis of Environmentally Friendly Highly Dispersed Magnetite Nanoparticles Based on Rosin Cationic Surfactants as Thin Film Coatings of Steel. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2014, 15, 6974–6989

Ayman M. Atta; Gamal A. El-Mahdy; Hamad A. Al-Lohedan; Sami A. Al-Hussain

doi:10.3390/ijms27010011

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Surfactant Research Chair, Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box-2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia

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Petroleum Application Department, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Cairo 11795, Egypt

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Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Helwan, Cairo 11727, Egypt

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Int. J. Mol. Sci.2026, 27(1), 11;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms27010011

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Atta, A.M.; El-Mahdy, G.A.; Al-Lohedan, H.A.; Al-Hussain, S.A. RETRACTED: Synthesis of Environmentally Friendly Highly Dispersed Magnetite Nanoparticles Based on Rosin Cationic Surfactants as Thin Film Coatings of Steel. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2014, 15, 6974–6989. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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