THE USE OF LOCAL PIGMENTS AND EXTENDERS FOR FORMULATION & PRODUCTION OF EMULSION PAINT ABSTRACT The major aim of this project research work is to produce emulsion paint from locally sourced pigment & extenders. The materials used for the production was of local source. The major raw materials used for the production of the emulsion paint:... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT A project was carried out to produce high quality liquid air refreshner for domestic uses. The project was carried out using the following apparatus. Beakers (250ML), one conical flask, hydrometer, thermometer, two – 5ml of measuring cylinders, one reactor (plastic reactor), stirrer,... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This seminar studied and analyzed Water Pollution, the causes, the effects, the sources, types and control of Water Pollution in the societies water pollution occurred when pollutants were discharged directly or indirectly into water bodies without adequate treatment to remove harmful compounds, Water Pollution affected... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Office table and chairs usually come in set of three, and are designed to fit one into another for convenient storage. Furniture of this soot should be of the highest quality, attractive in design and capable of standing up to many years in use. The cost of the wood and the amount of time spent on... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This project “The Production of Ceiling Board from Local Raw Materials” was carried out basically using raw materials which was sourced locally. These raw materials are found to be very much in abundance. Some are materials sourced from the ground and others are from agricultural... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The project of construction is one (1) horse power Air conditioning unit which was executed successfully. With up to seventy five percent (75%) efficient performance. The project started with the construction of the size of the air conditioning unit. The air conditioning unit is 60x40x 45cm in... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This project “Extraction of oil from a local seed (groundnut oil) and Characterization” was carried out using ten cups of groundnut seeds that was purchased from a local market in Enugu metropolis. The oil these seeds were in Enugu using solvent extraction... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This project work is on the bleaching of palm oil using activated charcoal. The charcoal used for this work was made from pieces of animal bone by carbonization method. It was then activated into two different samples. Firstly, the basic sample was activated using anaphoric acid (H2 s04)... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Soaps are the sodium salts or potassium salts of stearic acids or any other fatty acids. They are prepared by the saponification process, which is, reacting the oil which contain triglycerides with caustic soda (NaOH) to give the soap. However different oils... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Wheelbarrow can be defined as a machine that is used by labourers, farmes, gardeness, and others for transporting loads to heavy by hand it from one place to another. However, materials used for construction purpose are bought in standard sizes wither in long bars or standard sheet sizes. Moreover, depending on... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The research titled extraction and characterization of watermelon seed oil was carried to investigate the effect that different drying methods, solvents and seed size would have on the quality and quantity of oil from watermelon ( Citrilus lanatus ) seeds. The watermelon seeds were removed from the pod and washed. The sample was weighed... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT A Juice extractor machine is a device that is used to extract liquid (Juice) from fruits and vegetables in a process called juicing. The machine is constructed manually with the use of local materials and tools. The material used for the construction of the machine is mild steel sheet. During the... Continue Reading
PRODUCTION OF BLACK AND BROWN POLISH BROWN POLISH ABSTRACT This project is aimed at producing black and brown polish of good quality. For clearity, polish is a substance rubbed on the surface of materials to make them smooth and shiny. Polish has being of immense importance in protecting leather surfaces and enhancing their beauty. To produce a... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The production of high quality foam was carried. The actualization of the production of polyurethane (fibre) foam was made possible by using the components / chemical raw materials such as polyol (polyurethes resin). TDI (toluene di-Iso-cyanate, methylane chloride (MC)-(CH2CL). Silicon oil, stannous... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This project is on the production of paint from the available materials. The first process involved was the sourcing of the available material which include calcium carbonate (dotonute) water etc. the next step is the proper production procedure. The same product patterns was employed while the production was valued with a view to... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The fresh cassava were sources from Idodo in Nkanu Local Government of Enugu state. The weight of the cassava tuber were taken to be 31.50kg. After peeling and washing, it was divided into two equal parts which was 21.13kg for production of sample A and sample B respectively (edible and textile... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This research work was arrived as the formulation and production of ethanol (ethyl alcohol) from the fermentation of palm wine. A fresh palm wine was ated which was obtained from Emene in Enugu State. The characteristics that was tested before and after fermentation were; specific... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The aim of the project is to construct a soap cutting device capable of size-remaining the soap produced into regular bars and tablets without error in shapes and sizes. Soap cutting devices are used to size reduce or cut the bulk of soap produced into bars and tablets. Soap cutting devices facilitate... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT In this research project, the various nail were subjected to six environments so as to check the effect of the environments on corrosion of the nails. Two sets of nails was used; normal nail and concrete nail. Six of each type while the other not coated. The research was carried out in the physical... Continue Reading
ABSTRCT The experiment was carried out to analyze comparatively coal and coconut activated carbon. The coal sample used in bituminous and with density of 1300kg 1m3 tile coconut shell was used. The coal and coconut shell was first activated using phosphoric acid. The activated coal and... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION The word wax describes a large variety of substances of plant and animal origin, as well as man made products which are mostly petroleum derivatives. However, natural waxes are not single substances, but a mixture of various of long-chain fatty acids and a variety of other constituents,... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Adhesive is a substance that holds materials together by surface attachment, while wood adhesive is a substance that is used to hold plywood for furniture works. This substance is essential and has universal applications. Thus the aim of this research work is to produce it using cassava starch as a base binder.... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This research project was carried out principally for the production of liquid and vapourized perfumes from local raw materials. The local raw material were subjected to various processing conditions in order to obtain purified perfume. The methods generally used in this work include expression... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Industrial wastewater treatment covers the mechanisms and process used to treat water that have been contaminated in some way by anthropogenic industrial or commercial activities prior to its release into the environment or its re-use. Water is a natural and... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The project was carried out to produce slow burning candle for domestic uses. The project was carried out using the following apparatus; Reactor [20 litres in volume], bussen, Beaker (400ml) and wick. The chemical/raw material used in the production are wax, wick, cathyl alcohol, white colourant and... Continue Reading