Soil faces many threats of degradation and over exploitation throughout the world. Ten of the nineteen states in Northern Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are already affected by desertification. One of ...

Legumes provide basic nutrition, rich sources of bioactive phytochemicals which are beneficial in various health conditions. The samples of Urad bean (Vigna mungo), Yard bean (Phaselous vulgaris), and Black (Phaselous ...

Three tuber samples namely cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta), sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) and white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) were subjected to processing (boiling and roasting) while the unprocessed served as the control. ...

The toxic effects of synthetic corrosion inhibitors have led to the search for naturally occurring substances which are not only readily available but also environmentally friendly. Therefore, the corrosion inhibition ...

Biodiesel is a low-emission diesel substitute fuel made from renewable resources and waste lipid. As one of the most promising clean energy technology options, this research study, therefore examined the transesterification ...

Three different parts (seeds, Pod and Calyx) were separated from a freshly harvested matured stalk of Negro pepper (Xylopia aethiopica) plant to prepare powders. The plant parts were sorted, oven dried at a temperature of ...

Pectin is a complex polysaccharide that makes up about one third of the cell wall of higher plants. Pectin was extracted from three naturalized pods namely: Cola milleni, Irvingia gabonensis andTheobroma cacao using acid ...

The mucilaginous components of Cissus populnea plant stem, Irvingia gabonensis (Wild-mango) seed and the Adansonia digitata fruit-pulp were effectively extracted and isolated to give high yield, off - white to brown, fluffy ...

The indication provided by roadside has great significance in ecological terms particularly when environmental pollution is a matter of concern. Soil and plant (Chromolena.odorata and Pennisetum. purpureum) samples from ...

In this work the removal efficiency of Alizarin Red S and Crystal violet from aqueous solution using chitosan charcoal composite as adsorbent was investigated using batch adsorption studies. Deproteination was carried out ...