B. E. Okoli

Experimental Investigation of Sophorolipid Biosurfactants Produced by Candida and Pleurotus Species Using Waste Oils and Rice Bran and Their Oilfield Benefits

E. F. Ahuekwe, B. E. Okoli, O. H. Stanley & B. Kinigoma · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2016

Conventional chemical surfactants applications usually linked with environmental unfriendliness and toxicity are associated with high production costs resulting from fluctuations in oil prices and thermal energy requirements. Sophorolipid biosurfactants can potentially be impleme...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JABB/2016/27467

Genetic Diversity and RAPD-Based DNA Fingerprinting of Some Members of the Cucurbitaceae in Nigeria

E. M. I. Roberts, I. O. Agbagwa & B. E. Okoli · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2018

Genetic Diversity and RAPD-Based DNA Fingerprinting of Some Members of the Cucurbitaceae in Nigeria The genetic variability and relatedness of 14 species from 12 genera of the Cucurbitaceae, an important horticultural family were examined using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (R...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JABB/2018/40081

Microbial Mediated Production of Bio-ethanol from the Rhizome of Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. (Spear Grass)

H. O. Stanley, V. B. Gbaje, I. O. Agbagwa, B. E. Okoli & C. J. Ugboma · Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Bioresource Technology · 2019

The microbial mediated production of bio-ethanol from the rhizome of Imperata cylindrica (spear grass) was carried out in this research work. Proximate analysis of the rhizome was done to determine the protein, carbohydrate, moisture, ash, lipid, and fibre contents. Sugar profile...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajb2t/2019/v5i130051