"BIODEGRADATION OF SPENT ENGINE OIL BY BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM SOILS IN AUTOMOBILE MECHANIC WORKSHOPS.  

2022-01-01
THIS RESEARCH WORK IS FOCUSED ON "BIODEGRADATION OF SPENT ENGINE OIL BY BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM SOILS IN AUTOMOBILE MECHANIC WORKSHOPS.

BIODEGRADATION POTENTIAL OF BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM DYE WASTEWATER AT MARINA, SOKOTO METROPOLIS  

2018-12-06
The biodegradation potential of bacteria isolated from dye wastewater at Marina area, Sokoto was determined, Using morphological and biochemical characterization, nine (9) bacterial isolates were identified. These isolates were Pseudomonas ...

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION FROM CASTOR OIL USING ALKALINE ACTIVATED BENTONITE CLAY AS CATALYST  

2016-06-26
Biodiesels are environmentally benign and renewable. However, those produced using homogenous catalysts are characterized by high viscosity, low volatility, high cetane number, poor atomization and poor auto-oxidation leading to severe ...

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  

2017-12-12
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 ...

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.

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 ...