Comparative studies are conducted on the effect of roasting and boiling methods on anti–nutritional properties and in–vitro protein digestibility of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L.), scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus L.) and lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) which a...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/22581
Two response surface methodologies involving historical data designs have been successfully developed with the aim of predicting optimum operating parameters for bioelectricity generation from sugar wastewater. The regression models evaluated the effect of waste water concentrati...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/10402
Sucrose in the final molasses continues to be a source of major financial loss to sugar refineries worldwide. This study therefore aims at rectifying this anomaly. In this study, the final molasses exhaustibility was predicted using Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/9620
In this work two single (ethanol and 1-butanol) and one composite (1-butanol-ethanol) solvents were used for refining Used Lubricating Engine Oil (ULEO) at temperatures 35ºC, 45ºC and 50ºC. The solvents performances were investigated at Solvent Oil Ratio (SOR) 1:1 to 7:1 using pe...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/19989
This study was aimed to investigate the use of pineapple as a cheap, eco-friendly adsorbent and support matrix for the immobilization of microbial cell and for subsequent removal of phenol from waste water. The effects of initial phenol concentration, pH and adsorbent particle si...