Physico-chemical characterization of carrageenan at different temperatures, isolated from Hypnea musciformis from Karachi Coast Pakistan

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 3506-3511

  Mahmood, Syed Junaid ^a   Bi, Fatima ^a   Taj, Noor ^a   Seema, ^a   Farhan, M ^a   Shahid, M ^a   Azmat, Rafia ^b   Uddin, Fahim ^c  

^a PCSIR LABORATORIES COMPLEX   (Pakistan)

^b JINNAH UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Energy of activation; Entropy of activation; Hypnea musciformis (red algae); Latent heat of vaporization; carrageenan

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ALGAE; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ENTROPY; FREE ENERGY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; SOLUTIONS; VISCOSITY; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

CARRAGEENANS; ENERGY OF ACTIVATION; ENTROPY OF ACTIVATION; LATENT HEAT OF VAPORIZATION; RED ALGAE;

TEMPERATURE;

EID: 36848999720     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2007.3506.3511     Document Type: Article

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