BIODIESEL PRODUCTION FROM DESERT DATE SEED (BALANITE AEGYPTICA) USING TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTION  

2015-01-01
Biodiesel, defined as the mono-alkyl esters of vegetable oils or animal fats, is an environmentally attractive alternative to conventional petroleum diesel fuel (petro-diesel). Produced by transesterification with a monohydric-alcohol, usually ...

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION FROM THE SEED OIL OF Hura crepitans USING ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLES (n-ZnO) AS CATALYST  

2019-12-06
The studies investigate biodiesel production from seed oil of sandbox tree (Hura crepitan) using zinc oxide nanoparticles (n-ZnO) as catalyst. The physicochemical properties of the oil were determined using ASTM-D ...

BIODIVERSITY AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF VIRUSES INFECTING COWPEA (Vigna unguiculata(L.) Walp) IN NIGERIA AND THEIR EFFECTS ON YIELD OF COWPEA CULTIVARS  

2017-12-17
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp (cowpea) is an important leguminous crop contributing to the nutritional requirements, health and livelihood of millions of people in tropical and subtropical countries, particularly Africa.

BIODIVERSITY AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF VIRUSES INFECTING COWPEA (Vigna unguiculata(L.) Walp) IN NIGERIA AND THEIR EFFECTS ON YIELD OF COWPEA CULTIVARS  

2017-12-12
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp (cowpea) is an important leguminous crop contributing to the nutritional requirements, health and livelihood of millions of people in tropical and subtropical countries, particularly Africa. Extensive ...

BIOECOLOGY AND ECONOMIC INJURY LEVEL (EIL) OF Dysdercus volkeri (superstitiosus) F. (HETEROPTERA: PYRRHOCORIDAE) ON COTTON (Gossypium hirsutum (L.) VARIETIES IN NORTH WESTERN NIGRIA  

2011-11-03
Field survey, field and laboratory experiments were conducted in 2019 and 2020 cropping seasons to study the Bioecology and Economic Injury Level (EIL) of Dysdercus volkeri (superstitiosus) F. (Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae) ...

BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM BANANA (MUSA SAPEINTUM) PEELS WASTE USING CO-CULTURES OF ASPERGILLUS NIGER AND SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE  

2016-11-26
Bioethanol in this study was produced from banana peels using the process of submerged fermentation, Aspergillus niger and Saccharomyces cerevisiae were the microorganisms used which were previously isolated from soil ...

BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM BANANA (MUSA SAPEINTUM) PEELS WASTE USING CO-CULTURES OF ASPERGILLUS NIGER AND SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE  

2016-11-26
Bioethanol in this study was produced from banana peels using the process of submerged fermentation, Aspergillus niger and Saccharomyces cerevisiae were the microorganisms used which were previously isolated from soil ...

Bioethanol Production From Corn (Zea mays) Wastes Using Three Strains of Sacharomyces cerevisiae  

2018-08-15
Bioethanol is ethanol that is exclusively derived from the fermentation of plant starches, as opposed to synthetic ethanol produced from petrochemical sources. Most of agro-wastes with good proportion of starch ...

BIOFILM FORMATION AND ANTIBIOTICS RESISTANCE BYSTAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUSISOLATED FROM PATIENTS IN NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL, DALA, KANO, NIGERIA  

2020-01-16
Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive pathogens causing a wide range of health-care and community acquired infections. Its ability to form small-colony variants (SCV), biofilm and acquire resistant genes have resulted ...

BIOGAS GENERATION FROM COW DUNG AND FOOD WASTE  

2018-07-19
The study focuses on Biogas production requires anaerobic digestion. We should go for creating an Organic Processing Facility to create biogas which will be more cost effective, eco-friendly, cut down ...