PRODUCING BIOSURFACTANTS FROM RENEWABLE HYDROCARBONS (SHEA BUTTER AND PALM-OIL WASTE SLURRIES) USING BACILLUS CEREUS AND PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA  

2016-05-19
A study was carried to produce biosurfactants from Shea butter and palm oil waste slurries using single and consortium of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacillus cereus and determine the effect of ...

PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BIODIESEL AND BIODIESEL – DIESEL BLEND FROM TERMINALIA CATAPPA SEED OIL  

2019-11-26
erminalia Catappa seed oil was explored as a potential feedstock for biodiesel production. The oil was extracted via mechanical pressing and solvent extraction method. The percentage oil yield was 56.30 ...

PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SOME LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS BASED CARBON ADSORBENTS FOR SOLID PHASE ADSORPTION  

2016-12-22
In Nigeria, activated carbon requirement are achieved by importation at a very high cost, and the removal of pollutants in Hospital wastewater are major problems in Nigeria environment. This problem ...

PRODUCTION AND OPTIMIZATION OF POLY γ-GLUTAMIC ACID FROM BACILLUS SUBTILIS USING RICE HUSK BY SOLID STATE FERMENTATION  

2021-04-26
Poly-γ-glutamic acid (γ-PGA) is an anionic polyamino acid composed of L and D glutamic acid isomers linked via amide bond between the α-amino and γ-carboxylic groups of adjacent monomers largely ...

PRODUCTION OF ORGANOLEPTICALLY AND NUTRITIONALLY ACCEPTABLE COUSCOUS FROM LOCAL SORGHUM (Sorghum bicolor) AND WHEAT (Triticum durum)  

2021-08-26
Cereals grains have been one of the most important raw materials for the production of a variety of local foods in Nigeria such as tuwo, kunu, pap, porridge and others. ...

PRODUCTION OF PENCIL LEADS FROM ALAWA GRAPHITE BY CONVENTIONAL PRESS AND DRY METHOD  

2022-01-26
he study examines the amenability of Alawa graphite to Pencil-making and also the suitability of a Nigerian wood Kapok timber (Ceiba pentandra) to Pencil case production. Based on the results ...

PRODUCTIVITY OF SUNFLOWER (Helianthus annuusL.) AS AFFECTED BY PLANT DENSITY, POULTRY MANURE AND NPK FERTILIZATION  

2021-09-25
This study was conducted at the Research farm of the Institute for Agricultural (IAR) Samaru, in the northern Guinea savanna and the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) Sub- station Bagauda, ...

PROFITABILITY AND EFFICIENCY OF SORGHUM PRODUCTION IN FUNAKAYE, BALANGA AND YAMALTU DEBA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF GOMBE STATE, NIGERIA  

2021-02-26
The study focused on profitability and efficiency of sorghum production in Funakaye, Balanga and YamaltuDeba Local Government Areas of Gombe State, Nigeria.Primary data was used for the study. Data were ...

PROPHYLACTIC AND THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF DAFLON®500 mg ON HAEMATO-BIOCHEMICAL AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL CHANGES FOLLOWING SUB-ACUTE DICHLORVOS ADMINISTRATION IN MALE WISTAR RATS  

2021-07-26
Oxidative stress is one of the molecular mechanisms implicated in dichlorvos poisoning. This study was aimed at evaluating the prophylactic and therapeutic effects of Daflon®500 mg, on sub-acute exposure to ...

THE PROPHYLACTIC EFFECT OF CHICK-ON®, KING-HERB®, ANTIMICROBIAL COCKTAIL, VITALYTE EXTRA® AND KHAYA SENEGALENSIS LEAVES ON EXPERIMENTAL INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE IN BROILER CHICKENS  

2019-12-26
Infectious bursal disease (IBD) has become endemic in Nigeria despite vaccination. Due to absence of effective chemotherapy against the disease, farmers and veterinary health workers use remedies which they claim ...