Hsiu-Jung Chiu¹ , Jieh-Ming Huang² and Trong-Ming Don This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.³

¹Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Ta Hwa Institute of Technology, Hsinchu, Taiwan 307, R.O.C.
²Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Van Nung University, Chung-Li, Taiwan, R.O.C.
³Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan 251, R.O.C.

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