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This study involved the analysis of the physico-chemical and biological properties of the Ntushi river in Olokoro, Umuahia South L.G.A of Abia state. Water Samples were collected at three...
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Application of goat manure increases thee hydraulic properties of the soil. Most of these studies are either limited to manure amendment, effect on poor size distribution. The objective of...
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The study of the Assessment of quality status of Ogwugwu Mbara River in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area in Imo State for irrigation purposes was carried out . Water were sampled in the...
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The Physical and thermal properties of alligator pepper pods were evaluated in this study. the physical properties of Alligator pepper seed were evaluated as a function of moisture...
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Erosion is usually undesirable features commonly found on the soil due to natural (geological erosion) and human (accelerated erosion) activities. This research was carried out to...
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The prototyped motorized cassava shredding machine was designed and fabricated. The machine shows a high efficiency of 67.88 to 72.2% at 2 -14 minutes at boiling time for 100rpm while for...
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This study investigated some engineering properties of African oil bean kernel such as axial dimension, sphericity, surface area, bulk density, true density, weight, porosity, volume,...
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Soybean otherwise known as Glycine max merilli is regarded as one of the best answers to the shortage of protein and calories deficient in the diet of many millions of people in various...
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The study determined the functional and aerodynamic properties of maize flour. Specific objectives of the sought to: investigate the oil absorption, gelation, foaming and emulsz)5'ing...
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The energy requirements for drying of different sample geometries of some selected fruit vegetables was conducted at Bio Process and Food Engineering Laboratory, Michael Okpara University...
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The manually operated poultry litter removal machine was fabricated to address the challenges associated with the local method of poultry litter removal in a deep litter system of...
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An implement made up of a combination of soil working tools was developed and tested. The Implement was intended to enable 45-55 hp tractors to complete a seedbed in a single pass...
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Long storage period and over drying deteriorate oleoresin content of ginger rhizome, hence, the need to process fresh ginger rhizomes. Ginger juice obtained from mechanical...
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Comparative study of biogas production from four different blends of Cassava Starch Effluent and Cassava Peels obtained from Cassava Starch Mills, Uli, Anambra State was carried out....
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This project presents the design and construction of indirect forced convection solar crop dryer for drying moringa leaves. The dryer is made up of the drying chamber and four collectors,...
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Rice husk, saw dusk and cassava modified starch were obtain, processed, or crushed into uniform size (2mm). investigation into the properties of the modified starch showed that the pot...
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This study was on modeling and optimization of bioethanol production process from a lignocellulosic material. The process entailed separate hydrolysis and fermentation (SJ{F) of corn...
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A study was undertaken to determine the energy properties of three non-timber forest tree residues, Bush Mango (irvingia), Achi (Brachystegia eurycoma) Wind Para Rubber (Hevea...
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Quality assessment of water is not only for suitability for human consumption but also in relation to its agricultural, recreational, and commercial uses, and its ability to sustain...
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Two identical passive cabinet solar dryer of 50kg capacity each were designed and fabricated (one with regulator and other without regulator at the vents). One of the dryers was...
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A manual operated oil bean slicing equipment which would be affordable, simple to operate and easy to maintain by local and/or small scale farmers and proccssors was designed and...
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Long term and continuous use of soil for crop production has implication on soil physical and microbial properties and as such there is need to examine ways of protecting the...
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The extraction and characterization of oil from soursop (Annona muricata) seed was studied. Soxhiet apparatus with laboratory grade n-Hexane was used for the extraction of the seed oil...
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Drying of turmeric rhizome using a passive solar dryer was studied with the objectives to find out the moisture content, the total drying time and to evaluate the performance of the...
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Erosion is defined as the actual removal of the surface soil which contains vital plant nutrients by wind, water and other associated agents. Erosion has been a pressing issue in Nigeria...