Analysis of the Thermal Energy Requirements for the Extraction of Leaf Protein Concentrate from some Green Plants

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 473-479

  Tangka, Julius K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

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Indexed keywords

CHROMOLAENA; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA; GLIRICIDIA; GLIRICIDIA MACULATA; HURA; MANIHOT; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; VERNONIA; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 0344584346     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2003.08.014     Document Type: Article

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