B. Kinigoma

Characterization of Chemically Modified Cashew Nut Shell Liquid

H. N. Dike, A. Dosunmu, B. Kinigoma & O. Akaranta · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2019

The need to convert waste-to-wealth motivated this research. Huge amount of by-products generated in the processing stage of cashew nut is treated as waste and dumped in the environment. The waste contains a dark liquid rich in natural and renewable phenolic material known as cas...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2019/v8i417004

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