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The Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering is an international peer-reviewed journal for the publication of original research in the fields of characterization of the minerals, metals and materials and its applications to the processing of them. Characterization has become the foundation fo…
Adeyinka Olaseinde, Mxolisi Brendon Shongwe, Joseph Babalola, Adeshina Luqman Adisa
The products of refractory materials are used for lining furnace, incinerators and kilns among other uses and they have the potential of withstanding high temperature without deformation. The objective of the research was to charac-terize the clay soil sample…
M. A. Luna-Alvarado, M. Estrada-Flores, M. E. Manríquez-Ramírez, C. M. Reza-San Germán
Because the textile industry wastewater is polluted with azo dyes, and in order to improve a process of wastewater remediation, the synthesized sample was evaluated in the photocatalysis of methylene blue and compared with commercial Bi 2 O 3 and anatase TiO…
Chizoba May Obele, Stanley Udochukwu Ofoegbu, Chioma Irene Awuzie
High methoxyl pectin (DE = 59.53%) was extracted from plantain peel using acid extraction method. Pectin yield was 40.5%; moisture content was 87.56%; equivalent weight was 1000 g/ml, and galacturonic acid content was 2.89 mg/ml. Composite polymer films incor…
Donny N. Kalbuadi, Didiek H. Goenadi, Laksmita P. Santi, Lucky R. Nurtjahja
Accidental spillage or drainage from land of crude oil to the marine environment will potentially cause serious damage to the environment and marine life. Many efforts have been focused on the use of most efficient adsorbent to remove the oil and/or oil-decom…
Chinenye C. Ekwueme, Isaac O. Igwe, Anokwute O. Vivian
The effects of incorporating pineapple leaf fibre (PLF) as a filler on the end-end properties of natural rubber vulcanizates were studied at different filler contents and particle sizes. The pineapple leaf fibre was used within filler contents, 0 to 40 phr at…
Jerome Anokwu
In this work, the effect of Bentonite (Nanoclay) on the mechanical and mor-phology properties of HDPE/Nanoclay composite pipe material was investi-gated. This led to the development of a composite material with improved me-chanical properties. The HDPE/nanocl…
Mohamed Abdel-Hamid, Hanaa Mohamed Abdelhaleem
The organizations used quality tools to develop their processes and gain satisfaction from the customers. The main objective of this study is to develop levels of quality in the construction industry through the use of the seven basic quality control tools. S…
John Friday Ogbodo, Raymond Taiwo Oluyori
This paper investigated the efficiency of chromium, an alloying element in duc-tile cast iron, in inhibiting corrosion in cassava juice. Samples were prepared by adding chromium (0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 wt.%) respectively to ductile cast iron and investigating…
Hassane Seini Moussa, Philbert Nshimiyimana, Césaire Hema, Ousmane Zoungrana, Adamah Messan, Luc Courard
This paper investigates the stabilization effect on compressed earth blocks (CEB) produced from quartz-kaolinite rich earthen material stabilized with 0% - 25% calcium carbide residue (CCR). The paper evaluated various physico-thermal properties of the stabil…
Issiaka Sanou, Moustapha Sawadogo, Mohamed Seynou, Lamine Zerbo, Raguilnaba Ouedraogo
The purpose of this work is to study the influence of Rice Husk Ash (RHA) on the mechanical strength of mortars. For this purpose, ash was produced by calcining rice husk at 680 °C for 5 hours to produce reactive pozzolan. The chemical and mineralogical c…
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