Coloured intensity enhancement of latent fingerprint powder obtained from banana peel activated carbon with methylene blue

Scientific Research and Essays

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 008-012

  Mopoung, Sumrit ^a   Thongcharoen, Paramed ^a  

^a NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Banana peel activated carbon; Fingerprint powder; Methylene blue; Mineral oil; Sodium acetate

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349192747     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19922248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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