Beeswax is a lipid component obtained from the dregs of cooked honey and then filtered to obtain wax. The advantages of beeswax as a raw material for edible film are that it is classified as food grade, available throughout the year, use is still limited, price is relatively chea...
The quality of welds is greatly influenced by the weld bead geometry and mechanical-metallurgical properties of the welded joint which have a direct relationship with the type of welding process being used and its input process parameters such as welding current, gas flow rate, a...
Groundnut shells were milled to 100 microns and bioethanol was produced using acid hydrolysis and batch fermentation process. Acid hydrolysis was achieved using 5% sulphuric acid solution at 900C for 2 hours. Fermentation was proceeded after sterilization of wort in an autoclave...
Phenol–formaldehyde (PF) adhesive was successfully modified using lignin from palm fruit empty bunches and gluten from wheat four. The polymerization reaction was carried out under basic medium. 90% substitution of the phenol component of the Phenol–formaldehyde adhesives was ach...
Wood ash has a long antecedent in the history of ceramic glaze making. Various efforts have been made by potters and researchers to obtain ash from other sources apart from wood which include rice husks, bamboo, bones, etc. This study took a step further to obtain ash from palm k...
Aims: The effect of magnesium (II) and lithium (I) ions concentration on mixed electrolyte of dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) and tetrahydrofuran (THF) for the electrical conductivity of magnesium and lithium cells were studied. Methodology: The DMSO-THF system was evaluated quantitativ...
Objective: Besides the prevention of caries and periodontitis, an increasing number of oral care products focus on teeth whitening. Nowadays, teeth whitening is considered as one of the most common and inexpensive method for treating discoloration of teeth. Dental esthetics has b...
Steel milling companies are taking advantage of readily available scrap metals as raw materials to produce reinforcing bars. Major steel importers also continue to import reinforcing bars into the country to fill the gap between production and demand for steel reinforcing bars in...
The modified Harris Process which uses sodium carbonate and sodium nitrate is currently being used to remove antimony during the lead purification process in the battery manufacturing process. This study investigates the possibility of using sodium nitrate alone to remove antimon...
For a better use of wood as an engineering material, knowledge of its strength properties is important. In building projects, strength properties of wood and wood-based components are crucial. The research was to investigate some mechanical properties of white mangrove (Laguncula...
Wood is an important structural material requiring treatments to improve its properties and resistance to biodeterioration agents; one of such is wood modification. Furfurylation is one of the chemical modifications of wood. It is based on wood impregnation with furfuryl alcohol...
Dimensional stability and durability of wood can be improved by chemical modification. However, some strength properties are reduced, increased or not affected depending on the type of chemical used. Two high density tropical hardwood species, Nesogordonia papaverifera and Cynome...
Device miniaturization and a desire to add some functionality for the next-generation electronic circuits have prompted the research community into a single molecule electronics. Here, we analyzed anthracene molecules coupled to Au electrodes through anchor groups. By using densi...
Klaus Dölle, Nicole Byrnes, Sean Dristle, Tyler Fernandez, Mumin Hussein, Colby Krauss, Brody McCarthy, Paul Sausville, Johnny Schoen, Jack Slavinskas, Evan Wilson & Ian Wojcikowski·Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews·2022
In the recent past packaging material is on high demand. The use of environmentally friendly packaging materials requires that more recycled material is utilized in the manufacturing chain. Fiber material from liquid container board packaging which may contain over 75% virgin ble...
Poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT) is a semiconducting polymer that is useful in photoelectric material and can be used as a promising material for applications in solar cells, light-emitting diodes, displays, or other optoelectronic devices In this work, a theoretical study...