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Onoriode P. Avbenake1,2\*, Faruk Ibrahim Yakasai1,3 and Baba Y. Jibril<sup>2</sup>

1 Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria

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2 Chemical Engineering Department, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

3 University of Technology Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia

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