Background: The search for alternative approaches to utilising post-consumer waste has become a global priority in environmental management, particularly for reducing pollutants and minimising hazardous emissions from carbon-based materials used in sustainable construction. Among...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i71410
A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of fiber content and incorporation of natural resin on the water absorption behavior and swelling in thickness of sugarcane bagasse (SB)-reinforced epoxy-natural resin fiber-boards. Artificial (epoxy) and natural resins (cashew nut she...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1130985
The study investigated the effect of temperature and variety on water absorption kinetics of three Ghanaian maize varieties (Abrohemaa, Omankwa, and Akposoe) during soaking and also to generate the required moisture diffusivity data for the varieties. The study employed a gravime...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i630433
Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) is a leguminous crop rich in protein and widely cultivated in Nigeria but underutilized due to high anti-nutritional properties. Several processing methods such as fermentation using non-pathogenic micro fungi have been used to address these problems. T...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i530418
Concrete is an essential construction material and major component of concrete is cement. There is a huge amount of carbon dioxide emission into the atmosphere during manufacturing process of cement which has negative impact on the environment. Thus it become necessary to discove...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2021/v27i330366
This work investigated the comparison in the moisture absorption behavior, the extract yields and sensory evaluation of brown and yellow varieties of tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus) tubers when soaked in water for tiger nut beverage production. For each tuber variety, 3 g of it wa...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2018/v20i130069
This study utilized plastic waste aggregate as partial replacement for coarse aggregate in concrete. The plastic was sourced from household and shop waste. It was sorted, cleaned, dried, burnt (openly), cooled and processed into average size of 20 mm while the physical properties...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/35706
This work studies the physical properties of ceiling boards produced from waste paper. The ceiling boards were produced using waste paper, fire retardant and cement of varying quantities. The compression of the boards was done using hydraulic press. From the results, it was obser...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/11627