Chitosan as a Flocculant: An Approach to Improve its Solubility for Efficient Harvesting of Microalgae |
Sajjad, Attia
(Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology)
Rizwan, Muhammad (Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Haripur) Mujtaba, Ghulam (Department of Energy and Environment Engineering, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology) Rashid, Naim (Department of Chemical Engineering, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology) |
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