Aims: The study explored the combustion properties of woods and barks of some selected trees and the mixtures of the two in order to map out how fuel material composition affect the combustion properties of biomass materials. Study Design: The study is a two-factor factorial expe...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i230502
The Despite the array of old-grown date palm with reduced fruit yields in the northern part of Nigeria, the utilization of its biomass has not been fully explored by the wood-based industries in the country. This study was designed to assess the possibilities of using Date palm (...
Fuelwood utilization in the sudano- sahelian region requires massive felling of tree species which in turn resulted to deforestation and sand dunce couple with scarce vegetation in the region. Moreover, fuelwood is not only used for domestic and commercial purposes but for liveli...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2020/v4i130117
Aims: To evaluate the pulp and papermaking characteristics of Thaumatococcus daniellii stalks using soda and soda-ethanol pulping methods. Study Design: A completely randomized design was used. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Chemical Engineering, Lakehead University,...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8785