The design and construction of a barrel kiln involves the development of a structure that can efficiently produce heat for the purpose of firing ceramics, pottery, or other materials. This process involves the use of a cylindrical chamber made of insulating materials such as bric...
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Research Article10.9734/jmsrr/2025/v8i2419
The presence of ciprofloxacin, a widely used antibiotic, in pharmaceutical wastewater poses significant environmental challenges due to its persistence and potential to induce antibiotic resistance. This study investigates the optimization of a trickling filter system for the eff...
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Research Article10.9734/jmsrr/2025/v8i2418
Aims: To determine the amount of heat dissipated across an air-gap insulated piston with airgap thickness of 2.6mm (SADE-1) and 2.8mm(SADE-2) through steady state thermal analysis. The maximum von mises stress along with the maximum deflection of SADE-1 and SADE-2 are determined...
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Research Article10.9734/jmsrr/2025/v8i2417
The persistence of pharmaceutical pollutants particularly ciprofloxacin (CIP) in wastewater poses severe environmental and health challenges. The study explores the performance of a trickling filter (TF) system utilizing modified palm fruit fiber (MPFF) as a low-cost and biodegra...
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Research Article10.9734/jmsrr/2025/v8i2416
Plastic is the most common material used for food packaging. Life cycle assessment (LCA) can help to study the environmental impacts of food packaging materials throughout their life cycle, thus enabling the identification of environmentally friendly packaging materials among the...
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Research Article10.9734/jmsrr/2025/v8i2415
OZOBIALU LYNDA ADAORA, EKPUNOBI AZUBUIKE JOSIAH, OKOLI DONALD NNANYERE, Jeroh Diemiruaye Mimi, Okechukwu Emma Odikpo, OVERCOMER ANUSIUBA, Adline Nwodo, Nonso Livinus Okoli, AZUBOGU, AUGUSTINE C. O, OKAFOR CHIEDOZIE, MUOMELIRI CHUKWUDI BENJAMIN, ONUIGBO E., ONU, CHIAMAKA PEACE & Uche Eunice Ekpunobi·Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews·2025
Dilute magnetic semiconductors (DMS) are semiconductor materials that are lightly doped with transition metals or rare earth metals. In this work, Fe doped ZnS thin films as a dilute magnetic semiconductor were successfully synthesized for different Fe concentration using electro...
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Research Article10.9734/jmsrr/2025/v8i2414
Kenneth O. Amanze, Janet O. Amanze, Glory Okore, Lynda C. Ngozi-Olehi, Okeke Pamela I., Rosemary I. Uchegbu, Appolinus I. C. Ehirim & Gabriel C. Eze·Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews·2025
The main objective of this study was to investigate the removal of copper(II) ions [Cu (ii)] from aqueous solution by adsorption unto pure silica. The silica was characterized by using Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FT-IR) spectral analysis before and after adsorption of the metal...
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Research Article10.9734/jmsrr/2025/v8i2413
The growing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) has led to increasing demand for efficient and sustainable charging solutions, with solar energy emerging as a key renewable power source. However, conventional DC-DC converters used in photovoltaic (PV) charging systems face limita...
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Research Article10.9734/jmsrr/2025/v8i2412
The aim of this research is to establish the most stable structure of pentacene by forming hybrid with Zirconium-Disulfide (ZrS2) for organic electronic applications. We have investigated improvements in stability and delocalization of this material. The research is purely comput...
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Research Article10.9734/jmsrr/2025/v8i2411
Concrete is a widely used material globally. As demand grows, environmental concerns about its production have become more urgent. This study examines the effects of coconut shells as partial replacements for coarse aggregates in concrete on its durability, focusing on abrasion r...
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Research Article10.9734/jmsrr/2025/v8i2410