This study investigated the use of banana peel (BP) for bioethanol production and the optimisation of the process parameters. Characterization of BP was done by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and proximate analysis. Aspergillus niger isolated from infected cassava...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/42906
In order to catalyse the transformation of the cellulose from rice husks into reducing sugars, clay was subjected to thermal treatment, HCl treatment, and NaOH treatment. This work aims to produce bioethanol from rice husk using a clay catalyst. Using proximate analysis and eleme...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2023/v17i10531
The optimum mercerization parameters for treatment of corn husk using NaOH were analyzed by response surface methodology (RSM). The surface morphology and chemical structures of the raw and NaOH-treated fibers were studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffracti...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v20i317284
This study was carried out to investigate the biogas production obtained from anaerobic digestion of unripe plantain peels (PP) and the kinetics of the digestion process. 400 g of dried and shredded unripe plantain peels were mixed with 200 ml of water and put into 1 L digester a...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2020/v17i217183
This work presents the treatment of Restaurant wastewater using anaerobic digestion technique. The physicochemical analysis revealed that most of the wastewater parameters were reduced after digestion to an acceptable level. The bio-kinetics of the anaerobic digestion was well de...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2017/33397
Aim: To study the removal of vat yellow 4 from wastewater on activated carbon produced from Mucuna pruriens seed shells (MPS). Methodology: The seed sample was activated using two methods and carbonized at 500°C for 2 hours to produce two different adsorbents. The physicochemical...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2016/30210