Sawdust has been neglected over the years in biofertilizer synthesis due to high lignin and cellulose content which are recalcitrant to biodegradation. This research has demonstrated ways of breaking down sawdust through the isolation of thermotolerant Actinomycetes. Six genera o...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/38659
The inhibitive ability of pawpaw, neem and curry leaf extracts on corrosion of mild steel in sulfuric acid solution were investigated in this work. The extracts obtained from their respective leaves, were characterized to determine their phytochemical constituents as well as func...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2020/v12i317080
Application of response surface methodology in zeolite synthesis from ugwaka clay has been demonstrated. In this study, optimization of synthetic zeolite production was carried out. Process variables such as reaction time, sodium hydroxide concentration, and calcination temperat...
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Research Article10.9734/jmsrr/2018/v1i214
This research focuses on the extraction of beta-carotene from palm and soybean oils using solvents (Ethanol and Acetone), taking into account the effect of the extraction process factors such as time, temperature, dosage of the oil samples, solvent volume and solvent type. The ex...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2019/v8i216984
This study evaluated the kinetics and thermodynamics of the extraction of beta-carotene from palm oil using acetone and ethanol. Six kinetics models which include; first order, second order, pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order, intra-particle diffusion model and power law mod...
Bethel-Wali J. U., Ohaga Blessing, Ogbu Ifeyinwa & Christian O. Asadu·Advances in Research·2023
This work focuses on conversion of agricultural wastes into fermentable sugar via acid hydrolysis. Proximate and ultimate analysis was carried out to ascertain the physiochemical properties of the biomass feedstock and fermentable sugar. Mineral acid such as hydrochloric acid (HC...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2023/v24i5965
This work focuses on the optimization of the adsorption technique using fatty acid grafted ogbono shell for the removal oil from polluted water surface. The shell was carbonized at a temperature of 600oC for 4h and then further modified with stearic acid. The surface morphology o...