Preliminary Study on Extraction of Bio-flocculants from Okra and Chinese Yam
Chai Siah Lee(1), Mei Fong Chong(2*), John Robinson(3), Eleanor Binner(4)
(1) Centre of Excellence for Green Technologies, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia; Microwave Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD.
(2) Centre of Excellence for Green Technologies, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia.
(3) Microwave Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
(4) Microwave Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
(*) Corresponding Author
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