In this study, anaerobic digestion (AD) of three livestock manure: (poultry manure (PM), pig dung (PD), and cow dung (CD) was conducted at different mixed ratios under mesophilic (25-35°C) conditions. Two kinetic models, the modified Gompertz and bi-logistic function model were u...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2021/v36i330358
This study evaluated the kinetics of diauxic-like pattern of biogas production from energy crops, Sunflower (SF) and Napier grass (NG) with cow dung (CD). The tests were performed in a batch reactor (R) operation for 60 days in R1 - R4 and 53 days in R5 - R8 under mesophilic cond...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i631316
The inhibitory effects of ethanol-dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) and ethanol-N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) binary mixtures on the activity of cell-free β-galactosidase from Escherichia coli were assessed. The concentration-response relationships of the individual solvent and the mixtures...
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Research Article10.9734/ajb2t/2024/v10i4224
As a result of infectious organisms' development of antibiotic resistance, using antibiotics to treat infectious diseases has become more challenging. This study was undertaken to study the antibiogram of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia isolated from Nworie river in Imo...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2023/v23i7737
Background: Otamiri river server as a source of water for domestic activities, urban farming, recreation, aquatic foods in Owerri and environs. It also receives untreated domestic, industrial and agricultural waste water and run offs from the municipality. Seepages from solid was...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i930282