In recent years natural fibres appear to be the outstanding materials which come as the viable and abundant substitute for the expensive and non-renewable synthetic fibres. Natural fibres from pineapple, sisal, banana, ...

The production of Insulating Firebricks from indigenous clay deposits for high temperature applications has been studied. Clays were obtained from five different notable deposits within south-west, Nigeria: Ifon in Ondo ...

Introduction of vibration to manufacturing operations like casting and welding has been shown to improve physical and mechanical properties of produced parts. Such vibratory motion should however be controlled and measured. ...

Fresh maize is a highly perishable staple food that lacks adequate storage facilities. Fresh maize can lose its sweetness within a day if stored at ambient conditions due to its sugar decomposition which results from ...

Winnowing process (removal of the dried seed shells) required to establish quality to cocoa beans products. The machines for this process are imported ones and importation cost is too high and unaffordable to some new ...

The aim of the study is to evaluate effects of thermal comfort conditions in public office buildings in Kwara State, North Central, Nigeria. Seven public office buildings in Kwara State with regards to occupants’ evaluation ...

In this research, clay was used as filler material in epoxy to produce particulate reinforced polymer composites. Clay was sourced from Ikere- Ekiti clay deposit. The clay was characterized using Energy dispersive X-ray ...

The study focuses on co-generation of biogas from cooked and uncooked food wastes using plastic drums as digesters. The constituents of substrates used for cooked food wastes are cooked rice with stew and pounded yam while ...

The oxygen converter steel making process has undergone various improvements since its introduction and is now a mainstream steel making process in the steel industry. This work is an attempt to design oxygen converters ...

The study on Air Conditioning Design, Installations and Maintenance Problems in. Commercial Buildings in Nigeria using Lagos as a case study was presented. It looked at the various problems encountered in the design, ...