1. PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIMICROBIAL SCREENING OF THE STEM BARK EXTRACT(S) OF INDIGOF...

» ABSTRACT The Pulverized stem bark of Indigofera arrectawas exhaustively extracted with methanol and concentrated in vacuo using rotary evaporator at 40 0C.The extract was later subjected to solvent partitioning to yield soluble extracts of n hexane, ethyl acetate, chloroform, and methanol. Genernal phytochemical screening of the fractions revealed the presence of secondary metabolites such...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 11,249 engagements |

2. PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIMICROBIAL STUDIES OF THE METHANOL EXTRACT OF THE ROOT OF N...

» ABSTRACT The extracts of the root part of Napoleonaea heudelotii were subjected to phytochemical and anti microbial studies. Extraction was done by continuous Soxhlet extraction using methanol. The phytochemical screening of the crude methanol extract, chloroform and ethyl acetate fractions revealed the presence of carbohydrate, cardiac glycosides, saponins, steroids, triterpenes, flavanoids and t...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 12,016 engagements |

3. EFFECT OF EGGSHELL AS A FILLER ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FLEXIBLE POLYURET...

» ABSTRACT Traditionally, calcium carbonate is used as a filler in foam industries and studies have shown that egg shell contains about 94 % calcium carbonate. The effect of egg shell in flexible polyurethane foam was studied in this work. Foam with no filler was produced as a control. The egg shell was beneficiated, characterized and used as filler in flexible polyurethane foam production with v...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 13,942 engagements |

4. STUDIES ON THE PROPERTIES OF SHORT OKRA-GLASS FIBERS REINFORCED EPOXY HYBRID COM...

» ABSTRACT In this work,theproperties of short okra glass fibers reinforced epoxy hybrid composites were studied. Critical fiber length of the okra fiber was studied at different lengths (10mm, 20mm, 30mm, 40mm and 50mm). Fiber length of 20mm exhibited the best optimal property values. The properties obtained were Tensile strength value of 10.7MPa, MoE value of 698.8MPa, impact strength of 20k...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 11,627 engagements |

5. DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SELF-HEALING CAR PAINT USING CHITOSAN

» ABSTRACT Car surfaces are vulnerable to scratches from environmental conditions, thereby prompting car users to visit car workshop for re spray. This process does not usually bring permanent solution to scratches on car surfaces since they are often re spray with non self healing paint. The aim of this work was to develop self healing car paint. In doing this, response surface methodology...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 13,784 engagements |

6. DEVELOPMENT OF ADSORBENTS AND PHOTOCATALYSTS USING NIGERIAN PINDIGA BENTONITIC C...

» ABSTRACT The potential of Pindiga bentonitic clay for phenol adsorption from aqueous solution and photocatalytic degradation was studied. Pindiga bentonic clay was treated with oxalic acid and calcined at a temperature of 1000oC and was successfully used as an adsorbent and for the degradation of phenol under visible light illumination. The processes were investigated by X Ray Fluorescence (...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 11,030 engagements |

7. DEVELOPMENT OF BAOBAB/SISAL REINFORCED LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE HYBRID COMPOSITE

» Abstract In this work, the properties of baobab/sisal fibre reinforced low density polyethylene hybrid composites were studied. The effect of fibre loading and fibre treatment with varying sodium hydroxide (NaOH)concentration on the composite properties was investigated. The developed composites were characterized for tensile strength, modulus of elasticity (MOE), elongation at break, hardness ...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 11,424 engagements |

8. DEVELOPMENT OF PILOT-SCALE REACTOR FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE FRO...

» ABSTRACT This work wasaimed at the design and fabrication of a pilot scale reactor for the production of aluminium hydroxide from aluminium sulphate obtained from Kankara kaolin for use in Zeolite Y synthesis. XRD, XRF and BET analyses were carried out on the aluminium hydroxide first prepared at bench scale and pilot scale. The aluminum hydroxide precipitated on a laboratory bench scale at ...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 8,957 engagements |

9. EFFECT OF GASIFICATION OPERATING PARAMETERS ON QUALITY OF SYNGAS PRODUCED USING ...

» Abstract This research work investigates the effect of gasification operating parameters, namely: equivalence ratio (ER), gasification agent, reaction zone temperature, and residence time on quality of syngas produced using sawdust.The research experiments were conducted using a pilot scale downdraft gasifier with constricted throat and a rotating grate. Temperatures at reaction zone of the gas...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 8,247 engagements |

10. OPTIMIZATION OF ACTIVATED CARBON PREPARATION FROM CORNCOB WASTEWATER TREATMENT

» ABSTRACT Corncob Activated Carbon (AC) was produced via chemical activation with phosphoric acid (H3PO4) for the hydrolysis step and potassium hydroxide (KOH) for the impregnation step. In this work, optimization and development of the model equations for the preparation conditions of AC, Design Expert 6.0.6 Stat Ease, Inc USA software was used. For the optimization of the AC preparation condit...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 10,336 engagements |

11. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF DOWNDRAFT GASIFIER FOR SYNGAS PRODUCTION USING RICE HU...

» Abstract Biomass gasification is a thermochemical process that converts biomass to a combination of gases known as syngas comprising mainly of CO, H2and CH4 as a result of partial combustion with a gasifying agent. It is considered to be a promising clean energy option for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and a way of utilizing agricultural wastes like rice husk. The syngas can be used no...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 8,878 engagements |

12. PRODUCTION OF BIOETHANOL FROM ELEPHANT GRASS (Pennisetum purpureum) STEM

» ABSTRACT The production of bio ethanol from Elephant grass (Pennisetun purpureum) stem was carried out using elephant grass stem as a feedstock and a combination of Aspergillus niger at 0.2%(w/v) 0.4%(w/v), 0.6%(w/v), 0.8%(w/v) and 1%(w/v) concentrations and Saccharomyces cerevisiae (brewer’s yeast) at 0.5% (w/v), 1%(w/v), 1.5%(w/v), 2%(w/v) and 2.5%(w/v) concentrations as cells by s...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 12,717 engagements |

13. SYNTHESIS OF BIOLUBRICANT FROM VEGETABLE OILS

» ABSTRACT This thesis aimed at the production of biolubricant from vegetable oils. The first stage produced methyl ester of the oil and in the second stage; the methyl ester was transesterified with Trimethylolpropane (TMP) in a ratio of 3.5:1 at 1500C to produce the biolubricant. The pour points biolubricant and its blend were significantly improved when compared to that of raw oils. The pou...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 10,630 engagements |

14. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CHEMICAL AND MICROWAVE SYNTHESIZED ACTIVATED CARBORN FROM...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY Activated carbon, also widely known as activated charcoal or activated coal is a form of carbon which has been processed to make it extremely porous and thus to have a very large surface area available for adsorption or chemical reactions (Mattson et al., 1971). The word active is sometimes used in place of activated. It is chara...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 8,135 engagements |

15. ANALYSIS OF BUSH PEAR AND ITS OIL

» ABSTRACT The research project studies the analysis of pear and its oil. The mesocarp from edible African pear “DacryodesEdulis” were evaluated for their oil yield. The pulp from this pear were oven dried at 100oC 105oC to a moisture content level of 29%.The mesocarp was subjected to proximate analysis to determine the percentage of the moisture, ash, fat, crude fibre, crude protein and carb...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 0 engagements |

16. ASSESSMENT OF CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) LEVEL

» ABSTRACT Air pollutions pollutant showed that the extent of spreading depends on the motor vehicle traffic population of the area. This pollution strongly generated through combustion of fossil fuels presents difficult environmental challenge to societies as it could degrade the environment and affect human health and quality of life. Vehicular emissions are major contributors to air pollution ...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 8,927 engagements |

17. DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF MAIZE CORN-ON-COB TRAY DRYER

» ABSTRACT This study was carried out to generate a design data, design and fabricate a maize corn on cob tray dryer used by maize farmers. Ripped maize corns with husks were bought from the market and preserved to retained its moisture content, dehusked and thereafter, dried to a given percentage moisture content of 15%. This was done by laboratory dryer. The drying rate data was generated an...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 0 engagements |

18. EFFECT OF PARTICLE SIZE ON OIL YIELD USING SCENT BEAN SEED (‘OZAKI’)

» ABSTRACT This project was done to extract and characterize bean oil according to their particle sizes. The experiment was carried out using scent bean (i.e. ‘Ozaki’, ‘Ijilizi’or ‘Azamu’) as sample. The oils were extracted by solvent extraction /leaching extraction using n hexane. Proximate analysis was carried out to obtain percentage moisture content, ash conte...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 50 pages | 8,628 engagements |

19. HEAD LOSES IN HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ORIFICEMETER A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION AND ...

» ABSTRACT A comparative investigation was undertaken to determine the head loss coefficients for horizontally mounted and vertically mounted orifices using a Fluid mechanics and Heat transfer trainer developed in Nigeria. Experiments were carried out observing the procedure and the discharge of the flow of water was collected to obtain the volumetric flow rate and also read off the righ...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 7,805 engagements |

20. THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON HYDROLYSIS OF CELLULOSE (SAW-DUST)

» ABSTRACT The effect of concentration of hydrochloric acid on hydrolysis of cellulose (saw dust) to glucose was studied on this research project and the steps obtained to achieve this project involved treatment of saw dust (cellulose) with different concentrations of the acid at constant temperature of 80° (350k) for 30mins. This was followed by glucose analysis, some analysis or experi...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 9,599 engagements |

21. THE PRODUCTION OF YAM FLOUR FROM YAM CHIPS

» ABSTRACT The project dealt on the production of yam flour from yam chips. The yams were peeled and washed, 100grams samples coded sample A to G were subjected to two different drying conditions. Some were dried using the sun drying method while the others were dried through oven drying method kept at constant temperature of 500C, sodium bi carbonate was added to some of the samples, all t...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 11,270 engagements |

22. UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS AMONGST GRADUATES OF HIGHER INSTITUTIONS

» ABSTRACT In this research, it is assumed that unemployment is a factor inherent in the nation’s economic system, first because intentionally or unintentionally the policy makers do not deliberately resort to measures capable of reducing unemployment to acceptable level. This research is concerned with wages and means of denitrifying the causes and measures of curbing the problem created by...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 7,628 engagements |

23. EFFECTS OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY IN A MANUFACTURING...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Over the years, researchers have amassed a fair amount of empirical evidence that certain Human Resources practices can directly firm perform. For example, studies show that comprehensive selection and training activities are frequently correlated with both productivity and firm performance (Terpstra & Rozeu, 1993). A m...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 8,142 engagements |

24. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CHOICE OF PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN ENTREPRENUER IN TECHNOLOGICA...

» ABSTRACT This study aims to present micro level perspective and analysis on gender related challenges on the performance of the female entrepreneurs in Lagos state. It examines structural and factor affecting women entrepreneurs and how specific women interviewed in selected cities, perceive and respond to these. This research helps to identify both human and social capital factor affecting the...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 6,518 engagements |

25. IMPACT OF REWARD ON ORGANIZATIONAL, PROFITABILITY AND EMPLOYEES PERFORMANCE

» ABSTRACT This study x rayed the impact of reward on organizational profitability and employee’s performance, in Emenite ltd, Emene. To achieve this purpose, some objectives of the study, research questions and literature review were raised. The study adopted survey research design, due to the nature of the enquiry. The population of the study was 92 members of the staff out of...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 65 pages | 10 engagements |

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