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Characterisation and comparison of rice husk briquettes with cassava peels and cassava starch as binders

Magnus E. ArewaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
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Ini C. DanielDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
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Ayoade KuyeDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 671-675 | Received 24 Jan 2016, Accepted 31 Mar 2016, Published online: 31 May 2016

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