Microencapsulation of citronella oil by complex coacervation using chitosan-gelatin (b) system: operating design, preparation and characterization
Citronella oil (CO) can be an effective mosquito repellent, but due to its nature which having high volatility, oils rapidly evaporates causing loss of efficacy and shorten the repellent effect. Therefore, microencapsulation technology was implemented to ensure the encapsulated material being protec...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2016-01-01
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| Series: | MATEC Web of Conferences |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20166904002 |