African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12486

Full Length Research Paper

Comparison of oil quality extracted from selected conventional and non conventional sources of vegetable oil from Malawi

Lesten Eliez Chisomo Chatepa
  • Lesten Eliez Chisomo Chatepa
  • Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, P. O. Box 219, Lilongwe, Malawi.
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Hankie Uluko
  • Hankie Uluko
  • Department of Engineering, Malawi Institute of Technology, Malawi University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 5196, Limbe, Malawi.
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Kingsley Masamba
  • Kingsley Masamba
  • Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Food and Human Sciences, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, P. O. Box 219, Lilongwe, Malawi.
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  •  Received: 19 December 2018
  •  Accepted: 06 February 2019
  •  Published: 20 February 2019

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