The physical and chemical natures of cellulose extracted from torch ginger stems

International Journal of Materials Engineering Innovation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 48-60

  Zaki, Fazliyana Ahmad ^a   Abdullah, Ibrahim ^a   Ahmad, Ishak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cellulose extraction; Characterisation; Torch ginger

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894656906     PISSN: 17572754     EISSN: 17572762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMATEI.2014.059484     Document Type: Article

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