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Yee Tong Tan1, Gek Cheng Ngoh1, Adeline Seak May Chua1

  • 1Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Bioresource Technology
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PubMed

Keywords:
Biomass fractionationBiopolymer utilizationOil palm empty fruit bunchOrganic acid deep eutectic solventPhenolic hydroxyl content

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