Preparation of Nano-Scale Biopolymer Extracted from Coconut Residue and Its Performance as Drag Reducing Agent (DRA)

• Main Authors: Hasan, M.L.B., Mohamed Khalid, M.N.B.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: EDP Sciences 2016
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85009152625&doi=10.1051%2fmatecconf%2f20178702014&partnerID=40&md5=0079cebd665246eb162fddbfcff94797; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/30538/

Drag or frictional force is defined as force that acts opposite to the object's relative motion through a fluid which then will cause frictional pressure loss in the pipeline. Drag Reducing Agent (DRA) is used to solve this issue and most of the DRAs are synthetic polymers but has some environm...