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1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki, Nigeria

2 Department of Chemical Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

3 Department of Industrial and Applied Chemistry, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

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