The bioethanol produced from cassava peel (Manihot esculenta Cranz) and its applications to industrial processes were investigated. 500 mL of cassava fermented liquor and 600 g of cassava peel feedstock were used for ...

In recent years, the need for safe, efficient and economical methods for the elimination of heavy metals from contaminated waters has necessitated research interest toward the production of low cost alternatives to ...

Modification of starch is necessary in order to engender a range of functionality. Tannia cocoyam and pigeon pea individual starches and their blends were irradiated in a microwave oven with a view to modifying their ...

Heavy metals have been widely studied today. Its occurrence has been influenced lately by various anthropogenic activities particularly in urban areas. It has been a source of threat to human health due to its non-biodegradability ...

The continuous accumulation of solid wastes, poor monitoring and lack of good management had contributed massively into environmental pollution. In order to assess the impact of Igbatoro Road solid waste management site ...

This research project investigated the level of organochlorine and organophosphorus pesticides residues in water and sediment of Owena River, Southwestern Nigeria. The organochlorine and organophosphorus pesticides extracted ...

The native starches of white and red cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta), white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) and yellow yam (Dioscorea cayenensis), and seeds of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) and jack ...

In this study, traditional snacks ‘kulikuli’ was produced from groundnut and enriched with various nutraceutical sources (basil, pepper, roselle, cocoa beans, soyabeans, orange peel). The kulikuli produced were analyzed ...

In this research, modification of raw Kaolin was carried out by three ways: thermal activation (TA); acid treatment (AA) and combined acid and thermal activation (ATA). The characterization of the modified kaolin clays ...

This research work was carried out to assess the soil and wastewater of some abattoir environments in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The samples were collected from three different Abattoir locations namely; Atikankan Abattoir (Ado ...