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  • Ogunmola, G.B and Nwokocha, L.M. (2001). Porosity of cement diaphragms for electrolytic cell. Nigerian Journal of Science 35 (2) 103-109.

 

  • Ogunmola, G.B., Nwokocha, L.M. and Oke, V.O. (2001). Granule architecture:   Swelling power, amylose leaching and pasting characteristics of some tropical root and tuber starches. Nigerian Journal of Science 35(2) 111-116.

 

  • Ogunmola, G.B. and L. M. Nwokocha. (2002). Cyanoethylation of starch in varied solvents and solvent-water mixtures. Journal of Chemical Society of Nigeria 27(2) 150-157.

 

  • Nwokocha, L. M. and Ogunmola, G. B. (2005). Isolation and partial characterization of starch from African breadfruit (Treculia africana) seeds. Nigeria Journal of Science 39: 73-79.

 

  • Nwokocha, L.M. and Ogunmola G.B. (2008). Carboxymethylation of starch in different solvents and solvent-water mixtures. Optimization of reaction conditions. Journal of Applied Sciences 8 (8), 1581-1585.

 

  • Nwokocha, L. M.  and Williams, P. A.  (2009). Isolation and rheological characterization of Mucuna flagellipes seed gum. Food Hydrocolloids. 23 (5), 1394-1397.

 

  • Nwokocha, L. M.  and Williams, P. A.   (2009). Some properties of  white and yellow plantain (Musa paradisiaca, Normalis) starches. Carbohydrate Polymers 76, 133-138. 

 

  • Nwokocha, L. M., Aviara, N. A., Senan, C. and Williams, P. A.  (2009). A   comparative study of the properties of cassava (M. esculenta, Crantz) and  cocoyam (C. esculenta, Linn) starches. Carbohydrate Polymers 76, 362-367.

 

  • Nwokocha, L. M.  and Williams, P. A.  (2009). New starches: Physicochemical properties of sweet sop and sour sop starches. Carbohydrate Polymers 78 (3), 462-468.

 

  • Nwokocha, L. M., Aviara, N. A., Senan, C. and Williams, P. A.  (2009). A   comparative study of the properties of cassava (M. esculenta, Crantz) and  cocoyam (C. esculenta, Linn) starches. Carbohydrate Polymers 76, 362-367.

 

  • Nwokocha, L. M., Soetan, K. O.  and Williams, P. A. (2010). A study of the properties of starch isolated from three varieties of Lablab purpureus seeds. Carbohydrate Polymers 79 (3), 685-693.

 

  • Aviara, N.A, Igbeka, J.C. and Nwokocha, L.M. (2010). Physicochemical Properties of Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor L. Moench) Starch as Affected by Drying Temperature. Agriculture Engineering International: CIGR e-Journal, 12 (2), 84-94.

 

  • Aviara, N.A.,  Igbeka, J.C. and Nwokocha, L.M. (2010). Effect of drying temperature on physicochemical properties of cassava starch. Int. Agrophysics 24 (3), 219-225.

 

  • Nwokocha, L.M.  and Williams, P.A. (2011). Structure and properties of Treculia africana (Decne) seed starch. Carbohydrate Polymers 84(1), 395-401.

 

  • Nwokocha, L.M. (2011). Adhesive properties of cyanoethyl starch. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology 25, 893-902.

 

  • Nwokocha, L.M. and Williams, P.A. (2011). Comparative study of physicochemical properties of breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) and white yam starches. Carbohydrate Polymers 85(2), 294-302.

 

  • Oladipo,  F.Y. and  Nwokocha, L.M. (2011).  Effect of Sida acuta and Corchorus olitorius mucilages on the physicochemical properties of maize and sorghum starches. Asian Journal of Applied Sciences 45, 514-525.

 

  • Nwokocha, L.M., Senan, C. and Williams, P.A. (2011). Structural, physicochemical and rheological characterization of Tacca involucrata starch. Carbohydrate Polymers 86(2), 789-796.

 

  • Nwokocha, L.M., Nwokocha, K.E. and Williams, P.A. (2012). Physicochemical properties of starch isolated from Antiaris africana seeds in comparison with maize starch. Starch/Starke 64, 246-254.

 

  • Nwokocha, L.M. and Williams, P.A. (2012). Evaluating the potential of Nigerian plants as a source of industrial hydrocolloids. In: Gums and Stabilizers for the Food Industry 16. G.O. Phillips and P.A. Williams (Editors). Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Pp 27- 44.

 

  • Nwokocha, L.M. and Williams, P.A. (2012). Rheological characterization of Leucaena leucocephala seed polysaccharide. Carbohydrate Polymers  90, (2), 833–838.

 

  • Adebowale, K.O., Nwokocha, L.M., Agbaje, W.B. (2013). Composition of Cissus populnea stem. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 30, 41–46.

 

  • Nwokocha, L. M.  and Williams, P. A. (2014). Solution properties of Brachystegia eurycoma seed polysaccharide. In: Gums and Stabilizers for the Food Industry 17: The Changing Face of Food Manufacture: The Role of Hydrocolloids. P.A. Williams and G.O. Phillips (Editors). Pp123-138. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

 

  • Igwe, O. U.  and Nwokocha, L. M. (2014).  Isolation of gum from the seeds of Delonix regia  and evaluation of its interactions with cassava and maize starches. International Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences 5: 15-21.

 

  • Igwe, O. U.  and Nwokocha, L. M. (2014).  Isolation of gum from the seeds of Delonix regia  and evaluation of its interactions with cassava and maize starches. International Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences 5: 15-21.

 

  • Nwokocha, L. M., Aviara, N. A., Senan, C. and Williams, P. A.  (2014). A   comparative study of properties of starches of irish potato ( Solanum tuberosum) and sweet potato (Ipomea batatas) grown in Nigeria. Starch/Starke  66, 714-723

 

  •  Nwokocha, L.M. and Williams, P.A.(2014). Isolation and characterization of a novel polysaccharide from seeds of Peltophorum pterocarpum, Food     Hydrocolloids 41, 319-324.

 

  • Nwokocha, L.M. and Ogunmola, G.B. (2014). Colour of starch-iodine complex as index of retrogradability of starch pastes. African Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry 8(5), 89-93.

 

  • Nwokocha, L.M. and Williams, P.A. (2014). Hydrodynamic and rheological properties of Irvingia gabonensis gum. Carbohydrate Polymers 114, 352–356.

 

  • Adebowale, K.O., Nwokocha, L.M. and Agbaje, W.B. (2015). Composition and food value of leaves of two tropical food thickeners – Bombax costatum and Cissus populnea. Canadian Journal of Pure and applied Sciences 9 (1), 3221-3227.

 

  • Nwokocha, L.M. and Williams, P.A. (2016). Solution characteristics and thermorheology of Prosopis africana seed polysaccharide. Food Hydrocolloids 56, 201-206.

 

  • Nwokocha, L.M. and Williams, P.A. (2016). Rheological properties of a polysaccharide isolated from Adansonia digitata leaves. Food Hydrocolloids 58, 29-34.