Reliability of power equipment in Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL), Ajaokuta, Kogi State is as important as the company as a whole. The study presents the reliability analysis of critical Power Equipment in Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL), using one of the distribution substation, 7DS (Engineering Shops & Auxiliaries including Housing Es... Continue Reading
A study was conducted in the laboratory on a crude oil contaminated soil treated with Bacillus licheniformis to investigate the suitability of the material for use as a liner material in waste containment applications. An indigenous hydrocarbon utilizing bacteria (HUB) was identified as Bacillus licheniformis and isolated from crude oil contaminate... Continue Reading
Black cotton soil (BCS) obtained from Baure; Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area was treated with up to 12 % palm kernel shell ash (PKSA) by weight of dry soil to determine the suitability of the treated soil for use in road construction. Index tests were carried out to classify the natural soil, while the moisture-density relationships were determi... Continue Reading
Pitchers, in their simplest form, consist of unglazed baked earthen pots, which are buried to their neck in the soil and filled with water, directly feeding the roots of the plants with a steady supply of moisture. Pitcher irrigation system is one of the most efficient traditional irrigation systems. Water seeps out of a buried pitcher due to the p... Continue Reading
Environmental noise pollution is an indicator of environmental degradation and its impacts in the sub-urban areas on the sustainability of life is an emerging concern. This has spurred this study on investigation of environmental noise pollution in 54 purposeful selected study points in Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The noise me... Continue Reading
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of change in moisture content on some selected physical, mechanical and quality properties of Faro 44 and Jamila varieties of paddy rice. The selected Physical properties were Bulk Density (BD), Angle of Repose (AR), Geometric Mean Diameter (GMD), Mechanical properties include Grain Hardness (GH)... Continue Reading
A series of monoazo reactive dyes with quinazolinone moiety were synthesised starting with the synthesis of 6,7-dimethoxy-2-phenyl-4H-benzo[d][1,3]oxazin-4-one from 2-amino-4,5-dimethoxybenzoic acid and fusing with different di-amino compounds to give dye intermediates A, B and C; 3-(4-aminophenyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-2-phenylquinazolin-4(3H)-one (A), 4-... Continue Reading
The use of chemicals in water treatment comes with some challenges including cost and environmental concerns. This has necessitated the need for alternative means of treatment that is relatively cheap and environmentally friendly. This research was aimed at studying the possibility of combining Mangifera indica and Phoenix dactylifera seeds powder ... Continue Reading
Food and Agricultural Organization of United Nations projected that Nigeria on the average loses $9billion annually to postharvest loss and waste of food. This losses and wastages occur as a result of in-adequacy of affordable and sustainable processing and storage mechanization technology. Among the food products, fruits and vegetables were found ... Continue Reading
Crop planting is very essential to increase production by facilitating optimum plant population per area and reduce unnecessary competition among crops. It is accomplished by any of broadcasting, seed drilling, single grain sowing, band planting, cross sowing, furrow sowing or hill sowing. This can be achieved by the use of machineries such as plan... Continue Reading
Climatic parameters are exposed to variation due to the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases. Hence, it is essential to assess the water availability and demand under the climate variation in Goronyo Reservoir, Sokoto State Nigeria. since the supply of water is one of the significant tasks in water resources management. In this study, esti... Continue Reading
The traditional method of planting soybean in Nigeria does not result in obtaining maximum yield of the crop per unit area. This is due to either incorrect number of plants per stand, interrow spacing or intra-row spacing. This research work is embarked upon to develop a four-row tractor mounted precision soybean planter in order to address these c... Continue Reading