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Plastic waste is shredded and dissolved by using a solvent. For binding of materials lime, cement and an admixture are used. The mortar is casted in a brick mould and kept for curing for a certain ...

sterile peptone water, shaken, and lo osely capped. The bijou bottles were covered with cellophane and tra nsported in ice pack from Abuja to Jos University Teachi ng Hospital where the samples ...

This complete revision of Applied Process Design for Chemical and Petrochemical Plants, Volume 1 builds upon Ernest E. Ludwig's classic text to further enhance its use as a chemical engineering process design manual of methods and proven

The result of the correlation analysis of time and cost overruns with the identified factors affecting project performance in Table 3 revealed that the clusters of economic and financial and political had significant relationship with time overrun on p-values of 0.004 and 0.011 respectively, while the cluster of social and cultural had significant relationship with cost …

GEA is one of the world's largest systems suppliers for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical sectors. The international industrial technology group specializes in machinery and plants as well as advanced process technology, components and comprehensive services.

The oil palm tree is an ancient tropical plant that originated from West Africa. Palm oil has centuries׳ long use as food and medicine. This review covers the recent significant materials found in the literature on palm oil processing, refining, and use in frying especially in blends with other vegetable oils.

The study investigates the effects of incentives on employee's productivity. The study had the following objectives: The relationship between incentive and productivity of …

Oil spills are a source of heavy metal contamination of aquatic and terrestrial environments, especially in oil-producing regions.8 Crude oil is a complex mixture of hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon compounds (including heavy metals) found in subsurface deposits worldwide. Oil spillage results in release of oil into the natural environment and ...

Access to clean modern energy services is an enormous challenge facing the African continent because energy is fundamental for socioeconomic development and poverty eradication. Today, 60% to 70% of the Nigerian population does not have access to electricity. There is no doubt that the present power crisis afflicting Nigeria will persist unless the …

Hütter A (ed) (1969) Bitumen im Bauwesen. Rilem Conference in Dresden. Separatdruck der Wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift der TU Dresden 18 H 3., Reihe 7, Nr 2. 35. Zakar P, Huet J (eds) (1975) Test on bitumen and bituminous materials. In: Proceedings vol 1 and vol 2 of Rilem symposium in Budapest, OMKDK Technoinform, Budapest.

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The selective removal of nitrogen-containing compounds from oil and oil fractions is of interest because of the potential deleterious impact of such compounds on products and processes. Problems caused by nitrogen-containing compounds include gum formation, acid catalyst inhibition and deactivation, acid–base pair-related corrosion, and metal complexation. …

London ofi, a global leader in naturally good food & beverage ingredients, today announces the appointment of two Non-Executive Directors to its Board of Directors ("the Board"). ofi was created in early 2020 following the announcement of the re-organisation within Olam International Limited ("Olam") to unlock and maximise its long-term value. ofi intends to seek a …

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3.1.1.2. Centrifugation. This type of treatment method involves a solid-liquid or a liquid-liquid mixture. In this technique, the rate of settling of solids in a liquid is considerably increased by replacing the gravitational force through strong centrifugal force (McCabe et al., 1967).The heavier solids move to the periphery of the container while the lighter liquid remains at the …

generation including Rivers State, which contract ed Shell to expand the 700-MW Afam station. The Nigerian government also approved the constr uction of four thermal power plants (Geregu, Alaoji ...

There has been a major shake-up in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) where its top management staff were reposted en mass. Also affected are subsidiaries of the establishment.

Earth resources are the essential basis for an economy of a country and well-being of her citizens. Their exploitation is a key factor in economic growth and development of the nation, but one that can have serious negative …

100 See Tunde Babawale (ed.), Urban Violence, ethnic militias and the challenge of democratic consolidation in Nigeria102 (Lagos, 2003), and Nnamdi K. Obasi, Ethnic Militias, Vigilantes and Separatist Groups in Nigeria (Abuja, 2002). 101 The military regimes of General Ibrahim Babangida and General Sani Abacha proscribed critical pan-Nigerian ...

Asphaltene precipitation and deposition have been a formation damage problem for decades, with the most devastating effects being wettability alteration and permeability impairment. To this effect, a critical look into the laboratory studies and models developed to quantify/predict permeability and wettability alterations are reviewed, stating their assumptions …

Our goal is to grow our investments in mining, over the next few years, to over $500 million. There are many exciting projects that merit investment.". According to the AFC SVP, one example of such an exciting project is the Segilola Gold Project in Nigeria with Thor Explorations. He explains: "We have offered the company a $78-million ...

PIND ED-05-SSPOVCRIN-December 2012 Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) 1st Floor St. James Building, 187 Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent Wuse II, Abuja, Nigeria . A Scoping Study on the . Palm Oil Value Chain in Rivers and Imo States, Nigeria

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