Optimization of pectin extraction from cocoa husk using citric acid by Response Surface Methodology (RSM) / Noor Fatin Toha

Pectins are complex carbohydrate molecules found in cell wall and middle lamella of plant. Cocoa husk, a by-product in cocoa processing was investigated as a potential source of pectin. This study examined variables that influence pectin extraction from cocoa husk using citric acid. The variables us...

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Main Author: Toha, Noor Fatin
Format: Student Project
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Applied Sciences 2013
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Online Access:http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/9664/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/9664/1/PPb_NOOR%20FATIN%20TOHA%20AS%2013_5%201.pdf