Coconut coir fibre and synthetic string fibre were used as reinforcements in plaster of Paris (POP) for ceiling application in this research. Coconut coir fibre, being fairly strong and stiff as well as cheap and plentiful with low energy demand during manufacture was used alongs...
This work is on modeling injection moulding parameters for a bio-fibre filled polymer composite in this case its flexural response. Mercerization and acetylation treatments were applied in surface modification of the bio-fibre. These fibres were ground and sieved into three parti...
We review work on rechargeable metal-ion batteries. Rechargeable metal-ion batteries play a crucial role in modern transport, communication and electronic industries with lithium ion batteries being the most common on the market. Despite the successful application, of lithium-ion...
The effect of incorporating granite powder and fibres (oil palm and polyethylene plastic) into soil for sun dried brick production was investigated. Initial tests were conducted on the soil and the granite powder so as to obtain all the relevant index properties of the materials...
Recovery of metals serves as an attractive approach to gain precious and rarely available metals on earth which are important in industries. For years many methods have been practiced for this recovery such as adsorption, liquid-liquid extraction, or membrane processes. Adsorptio...
The corrosion behaviors of mild steel in NaCl aqueous solution with different Zn2+ concentrations have been investigated electrochemically. The immersion potentials were influenced by the presence of Zn2+ and shifted to the positive direction with increasing the Zn2+ concentratio...
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) are solar cell devices that work using electrochemical principles in which sensitive dyes are absorbed in the titanium dioxide (TiO2) photo-electrode layer. One of the key components of dye sensitized solar cells for developing high performance...
The stress field of a rectangular dislocation loop in an isotropic solid, which is in an infinite medium, is obtained here for a Volterra-type dislocation which has three non-zero Burgers vector components. Explicitly, the stress field of the dislocation loop in an infinite isotr...
The fundamental bases of liquid crystals and polymers–both widely employed in, and critically important to, modern society–apparently remain poorly understood. Hence, the need to explore alternative explanations to current paradigms. Thus, liquid crystals are viewed as partially...
Infant mortality is a challenge for third-world countries like Nigeria where there is little next to non-availability of conventional drugs, and if available, it is costly and out of the reach of the common populace. It is a fact that medicinal plant is a gift from Mother Nature,...
Our work expressed that compressed and stabilized clay with arabic gum is a suitable building material in regards to the mechanical properties. This paper presents an experimental study of the determination of thermal conductivity in a steady state cylindrical geometry configurat...
Incineration bottom ash is a form of ash produced in incineration facilities and this material is discharged from the moving grate of municipal solid waste incinerators. Geotechnical investigation is one of the effective means of detecting and solving pre, syn and post constructi...
Calcium Titanium Oxide or Calcium Titanate (CaTiO3-CT) and Zinc doped calcium titanium oxide (Ca1-xZnxTiO3-CT:Zn) Powder in a concentration of (0 molar ration of Zinc) were obtained by a simple method called solid-state reaction. Ceramics are based on CaTiO3-CT and (Ca0.5Zn0.5)...
Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) tolerates relatively harsh climatic and soil condition in Arab countries. The annual total irrigation water requirements for Date palm trees in the Arab regions range from 73.0 to 95 (m3/tree). Also, approximately 70-80% of global freshwater consum...
This work reviews the concept of drilling mud corrosion by highlighting the major corrosion types associated with drilling operations, mechanisms and control measures. Fatigue stress failures (stress corrosion fatigue and Sulphide stress cracking) were explained while some proces...