Engineering

MODIFIED KAOLINITE CLAY AS CATALYST FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION FROM WASTE COOKING OIL

ABSTRACTThe challenges of continual depletion, economic crisis and environmental issues of the petroleum fuels have attracted the scientists' interest to seek for alternatives to fossil fuels.Biodiesel is the alternative to petrol diesel because; it has similar physicochemical properties to petro...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 100 pages | 🧠 8638 words | 📚 5 chapters

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PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF WUPA SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT

A CASE STUDY OF FCT, ABUJA

ABSTRACTThe physicochemical and bacteriological qualities of effluents from WUPA Sewage Treatment Plant, Abuja were determined within the duration of twelve weeks. Grab method of wastewater sampling was used while sampling for the analysis. The sampling and analysis were carried out between May a...

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📄 89 pages | 🧠 12304 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPROVED SECURITY AIDED AND GROUP ENCOUNTER PROPHET ROUTING PROTOCOL OF AN OPPORTUNISTIC NETWORK

ABSTRACTOne of the requirements for enabling two nodes to communicate through a network is the existence of a fully connected path between them. However, there are scenarios in wireless networks where this is not the case and yet nodes still need to communicate freely. Despite concerted efforts t...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 91 pages | 🧠 12233 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DEVELOPMENT OF MEASUREMENT-BASED ADMISSION CONTROL ALGORITHM FOR EDGE CARRIER ETHERNET NETWORK TO REDUCE PACKET LOSS AND IMPROVE BANDWIDTH UTILIZATION

ABSTRACTAdmission Control is a vital component for end-to-end Quality of Service (QoS) delivery in a packet flow network. It is more effective when implemented at the edge of the network. The edge of a mobile network is dominated withmultiplexer which either uses Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SD...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 100 pages | 🧠 12636 words | 📚 5 chapters

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MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF POLLUTION CHARACTERISTICS IN RIVERS OF THE MIDDLE GALMA BASIN, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTThe physicochcmical characteristics of water in rivers of middle Galma basin were monitored at twelve stations during a period of two years. These stations were located at various points on river Shika, river Kubanni and river Galma. The parameters measured were pH, electrical conductivit...

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📄 88 pages | 🧠 12437 words | 📚 5 chapters

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MICROWAVE PREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF ZnO-ZnFe2O4 COMPOSITE FOR PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF NAPHTHALENE IN OIL POLLUTION

ABSTRACTOver the years, oil spillage has been precarious and most of the time unpredictable. It misbalances the ecosystem directly and indirectly on a rampage scheme, claiming thousands of marine lives; animals and plants and in some cases humans too. Whenever it occurs, the oil being less dense ...

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📄 90 pages | 🧠 10591 words | 📚 5 chapters

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PRODUCTION OF HIGH GRADE SODIUM SILICATE AND SILICA SOL FROM KANKARA KAOLIN FOR ZSM-5 SYNTHESIS

ABSTRACTThis research work utilized the silica obtained from locally sourced kaolin (from Kankara in Katsina State) to produce zeolite grade sodium silicate as a raw material for the preparation ofsilica sol for ZSM-5 synthesis. The work also involved development of sodium silicate pilot plant. O...

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📄 92 pages | 🧠 6222 words | 📚 5 chapters

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MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR GRAVITY SPRINKLE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS

ABSTRACTManagement Strategies for Gravity Sprinkle Irrigation Systems by Aliyu Abubakar Ramalan, Doctor of Philosophy Utah State University, 1988 Major Professor: Dr. Robert W. Hill Department: Agricultural and Irrigation Engineering The study reported herein examined various management strategie...

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📄 81 pages | 🧠 10713 words | 📚 5 chapters

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MODELLING OF ENERGY REQUIREMENT DEMAND FOR TILLAGE OPERATIONS IN MAIZE PRODUCTION

ABSTRACTWhile mechanization is known to enhance production and reduce drudgery, powering agricultural machinery entails energy consumption withattendant financial and environmental costs. Financial costs in agricultural mechanization is exacerbated by the rising energy prices due to ongoing energ...

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📄 80 pages | 🧠 7036 words | 📚 5 chapters

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PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF TREATED RICE HUSK ACTIVATED CARBON IN WATER TREATMENT AND REMOVAL OF PHENOL

ABSTRACTRice husk, a potential source of activated carbon, is locally available in Nigeria but underutilized thereby constituting solid waste menace in the environment. Incidentally, large volume of wastewater containing high concentrations of toxic contaminants such as phenol and other contamina...

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📄 99 pages | 🧠 12811 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ASSESSMENT OF GROUNDWATER POTENTIAL FOR RURAL WATER SUPPLY SCHEME USING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) IN EDE NORTH LGA OF OSUN STATE NIGERIA

ABSTRACTGroundwater serves as a primary source of water supply in rural areas of Ede North Local Government Area (LGA) of Osun State, Nigeria. However, low access to drinking water coupled with pollution due to agricultural practices has been common problems in this LGA.This research was aimed at...

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📄 89 pages | 🧠 11927 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EVALUATION OF SOME PLANT EXTRACTS AS CORROSION IN HIBITORS FOR Al – 7.0 % Si – 0.35 % Mg ALLOY IN 3.5 % NaCl AQUEOUS SOLUTION

ABSTRACTIn this study, the effects of methanolic leave extracts of Combretum micrantum (CM), Combretum Glutinosum (CG), Ficus exasperate (FE) and Ficus platyphylla (FP) on the corrosion of A356.0 type Al-Si-Mg alloy in 3.5 % NaCl aqueous solution were determined. It evaluated the inhibition effic...

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📄 100 pages | 🧠 12964 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DEVELOPMENT OF A CULTURAL ALGORITHM BASED-ARTIFICIAL BEE COLONY FOR IMPROVED PROPORTIONAL-INTEGRAL-DERIVATIVE CONTROLLER PARAMETER TUNING

ABSTRACTThis research is aimed at the development of a cultural-algorithm based artificial bee colony algorithm (CABCA) for improved Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) controller parameters tuning. The normative and situational knowledge inherent in cultural algorithm were utilized to guide t...

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📄 80 pages | 🧠 8147 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DESIGN, SIMULATION ,CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING OF A THERMOSYPHON SOLAR WATER HEATER FOR A BLOCK IN POSTGRADUATE HOSTEL

A CASE STUDY OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA

ABSTRACTAll nations of the world depend on fossil fuels for their energy needs. However the obligation to reduce Carbon dioxide and other gaseous emissions is the reason behind which countries turn to non-polluting renewable energy sources. Hot water heated by the sun is used in many ways, in res...

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📄 86 pages | 🧠 9280 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DESIGN, SIMULATION, CONSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF MIXED-MODE SOLAR CROP DRYERS WITH AND WITHOUT THERMAL STORAGE

ABSTRACTAgricultural products upon harvesting have high moisture content which makes it unsafe for storage as the moisture in the crops attracts microorganisms which result in deterioration of the products. The major shortcoming of multiple trays drying is uneven drying of the products being drie...

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📄 82 pages | 🧠 12645 words | 📚 5 chapters

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