A. M. Dadile

Physico–mechanical Properties of Cement-bonded Particleboards Made from Date Palm Fibres (Phoenix dactylifera) and Obeche Sawdust (Triplochyton schleroxylon)

A. M. Dadile, O. A. Sotannde & J. S. Alao · Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews · 2020

The Despite the array of old-grown date palm with reduced fruit yields in the northern part of Nigeria, the utilization of its biomass has not been fully explored by the wood-based industries in the country. This study was designed to assess the possibilities of using Date palm (...

Open access Research Article

Evaluation of Indigenous Knowledge and Fuel Value Index of Some Selected Sudano-Sahelian Fuelwood Species in Damaturu, Yobe State of Nigeria

A. M. Dadile & O. A. Sotannde · Journal of Energy Research and Reviews · 2020

Fuelwood utilization in the sudano- sahelian region requires massive felling of tree species which in turn resulted to deforestation and sand dunce couple with scarce vegetation in the region. Moreover, fuelwood is not only used for domestic and commercial purposes but for liveli...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jenrr/2020/v4i130117

Effect of Fuel Material Compositions on Combustion Properties of Wood Chips from Smallhold Farm Plots in a Sudano-Sahelian Environment of Nigeria

O. A. Sotannde, A. M. Dadile, M. Umar, S. M. Idoghor & B. D. Zira · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

Aims: The study explored the combustion properties of woods and barks of some selected trees and the mixtures of the two in order to map out how fuel material composition affect the combustion properties of biomass materials. Study Design: The study is a two-factor factorial expe...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i230502