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UPGRADING OF WASAGU (KEBBI STATE) MANGANESE ORE TO METALLURGICAL GRADE CONCENTRATE

ABSTRACTIn this work, the possibility of upgrading a locally available low grade Manganese Ore was attempted. The low grade ore deposit is located in Wasagu/Danko Local Government Area of Kebbi State, North Western Nigeria. The work involved chemical and mineralogical characterization of the ore ...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 86 pages | 🧠 6605 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND TEST OF A PASSIVE SOLAR TRACKING DEVICE

ABSTRACTThis project is aimed at designing, constructing and testing of a single axis, variable speed passive solar tracking device. This is because all the solar trackers in use in the country are mainly imported. The design works on the principle that Freon - 12 (Dichloroflouromethane) boils at...

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📄 93 pages | 🧠 12897 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION OF POLYETHYLENE BASED WASTE MATERIALS

ABSTRACTThis study investigated the destructive distillation of polyethylene based waste materials and Ahmadu Bello University Consultancy Services (ABUCONS) pure water sachets were used as the source for the waste polyethylene. This work involved carrying out destructive distillation on polyethy...

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📄 85 pages | 🧠 6881 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE EFFECT OF INTERVAL LENGTH AND MODEL BASIS ON FUZZY TIME SERIES ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING

ABSTRACTFuzzy Time Series (FTS) forecasting technique is the amalgamation of fuzzy logic and time series technique. The critical issue in FTS forecasting is the determination of the interval length. This paper therefore, is a research on the effect of varying interval length and model basis on el...

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📄 89 pages | 🧠 9020 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECTS OF ORGANIC RESINS AND PLANT EXTRACTS ON CORROSION RATE OF MEDIUM CARBON STEEL IN TETRAOXOSULPHATE VI ACID MEDIUM

ABSTRACTThe effects of organic resins (Methylene blue and Neutral red) and plant extracts (piliostigma thonningii and Gmelina arborea) on corrosion rate of medium carbon steel in 0.2M H2SO4 acid pickling solution were studied with a view to comparing them with a known standard inhibitor (Sodium B...

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📄 89 pages | 🧠 7621 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF ARTISANAL FISH MARKETING IN KEBBI STATE OF NIGERIA

ABSTRACTThis study analysed the marketing system of artisanal fish in Kebbi State with the aim to determine characteristics of the market actors; structure, conduct and performance of the marketing system; profitability of fish processing enterprises and also the constraints associated with the m...

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📄 99 pages | 🧠 12775 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ANALYSIS AND QUANTIFICATION OF DROUGHT USING METEOROLOGICAL INDICES IN THE SUDANO-SAHEL REGION OF NIGERIA

ABSTRACTUnlike the common use of only 'rainfall amounts' in indexing the drought in a place, this study have identified, verified and validated the potentials of nine (9) other precipitation effectiveness variables (PEV) that can equally reflect the drought conditions in any place. The 10 PEVs ha...

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📄 96 pages | 🧠 10796 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY ASSESSMENT IN A DUAL RADIO FREQUENCY ENVIRONMENT

ABSTRACTThis study is concerned with the analysis of signal strength and loss pattern of IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs. The efforts of which involved Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) assessment of the various access points (APs) operating in both 2.4GHz and 5GHz Frequencies from the Ahmadu Bello U...

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📄 97 pages | 🧠 11388 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECT OF ASPERGILLUS NIGER AMYLASES ON CASSAVA STARCH HYDROLYSIS

ABSTRACTThe enzymatic hydrolysis of cassava starch to glucose has been studied. Aspergillus niger was isolated from deteriorated groundnut seeds and used as the amylase producer source. The effect of various process variables such as culture age, mycelia mass loading, pH, temperature and substrat...

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📄 88 pages | 🧠 11185 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE EFFECT OF VANADIUM AND MOLYBDENUM ADDITIONS ON THE MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF DUCTILE CAST IRON

ABSTRACTThe effect of Vanadium and Molybdenum addition on the mechanical properties of ductile cast iron has been investigated. Alloys of ductile cast iron samples of varying additions of Vanadium and Molybdenum from 0.1- 0.3% were produced into cylindrical test bars by sand casting process using...

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📄 96 pages | 🧠 7521 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ENHANCEMENT OF CELLULOSIC ETHANOL PRODUCTION THROUGH ASPERGILLUS NIGER MODIFICATION

ABSTRACTSimultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation (SSF) were carried out to produce ethanol from maize stalk in 500ml conical flask. Aspergillus niger strains were isolated from four difference sources, maize stalk, soil, bambaranut, rotten wood. Cellulose degrading ability was screened by z...

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📄 90 pages | 🧠 7277 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECT OF INTERCRITICAL HEAT TREATMENT ON THE MICROSTRUCTURES AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MARTENSITIC DUAL PHASE STEEL

ABSTRACTThe effects of variation of the intercritical annealing (ICA) temperature and time on the microstructural and mechanical property behaviours of high martensite dual phase (HMDP) steel have been investigated by intermediate quenching of microalloyed steel. The treatment consisted of initia...

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📄 83 pages | 🧠 10996 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECT OF LOCALLY AVAILABLE BITUMEN ON THE COKING PROPERTIES OF LAFIA COAL

ABSTRACTTo achieve high productivity, the blast furnace requires high quality coke. The coking properties of coke are directly related to the coke rate. The higher the coking properties, the lower the cost per tone of hot metal (pig iron) produced. Analysis of available data on Nigeria coals indi...

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📄 99 pages | 🧠 6535 words | 📚 5 chapters

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INVESTIGATION OF HARDNESS AND IMPACT CHARACTERISTICS OF QUENCHED AND COLD TREATED DUCTILE CAST IRON

ABSTRACTThe effect of austentitizing temperature and quenching medium on ductile cast iron in the as-quenched, cold treated and tempered condition was investigated. The study was based mainly on hardness and impact tests. Ductile cast iron speciemens were first given a normalizing beat treatment ...

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📄 87 pages | 🧠 6408 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EVALUATION OF QUALITY OF SERVICE KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR M-TEL NETWORK OF AREA VI KADUNA

ABSTRACTThe thesis involves the evaluation and selection of appropriate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to improve network performance. This thesis studies the key performance indicators of M-tel Network, (Area VI Kaduna), the Base Station Controller (BSC) is considered with particular emphasis...

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📄 93 pages | 🧠 11457 words | 📚 5 chapters

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