Optimization of bio-oil production parameters from the pyrolysis of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) using response surface methodology

SC Ikpeseni, SO Sada, UJ Efetobor, HO Orugba… - Clean …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The need to increase bio-oil yield from biomass and enhance its fuel properties has driven
research into optimizing the pyrolysis process. This study investigated the influence of three …

Adsorption of cyanide from Cassava wastewater using activated carbons derived from Raphia hookeri kernels: a comparison of in-situ and ex-situ activation

HO Orugba, C Osagie, JE Sinebe, LC Enyi… - Journal of Dispersion …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The rise in cyanide concentration in groundwater in many developing countries is linked to
the indiscriminate discharge of cyanide-bearing wastewater from cassava processing …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of Owhe kaolinite as potential aluminium source in hydrochloric acid and hydrogen peroxide solutions: kinetics modeling and optimization

IA Nnanwube, M Keke, OD Onukwuli - Cleaner Chemical Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the effectiveness of hydrochloric acid and hydrogen peroxide binary solution as
lixiviant for alumina recovery from Owhe kaolinite is investigated by kinetic and optimization …

[HTML][HTML] Improving the activity and stability of turtle shell-derived catalyst in alcoholysis of degraded vegetable oil: An experimental design approach

HO Orugba, LC Edomwonyi-Otu - Journal of King Saud University …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the activation of a heterogeneous catalyst, manipulating certain variables can affect its
morphology, active sites and porosity which determine the efficiency of a heterogeneous …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of Cyanide Adsorption from Cassava Wastewater Using Phosphoric Acid-functionalized Activated Carbons derived from Livestock Keratin Waste …

JL Chukwuneke, HO Orugba, JE Sinebe… - Desalination and Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study introduces cow hoof as a novel biomass for producing activated carbon aimed at
cyanide removal from cassava wastewater. It uniquely evaluates how in-situ and ex-situ …

[PDF][PDF] Process Optimization for Enhancing Yield and Quality of Bio-Oil from the Pyrolysis of Cow Hooves

JL Chukwuneke, JE Sinebe, HO Orugba… - Int J Des Nat …, 2022 - researchgate.net
Accepted: 5 June 2022 To reduce the environmental footprints of fossil fuels, there is a need
to source more biomasses to increase the renewable energy supply. However, a critical …

[PDF][PDF] Application of the shrinking core models to hydrochloric acid dissolution of alumina from clay

HO Orugba, OD Onukwuli, AK Babayemi… - ABUAD Journal of …, 2020 - researchgate.net
The steady depletion of bauxite which is the major source of alumina from which aluminium
is produced has prompted the need to seek for means of obtaining alumina from other …

Leaching of Ibute-Nze kaolin iron-oxide impurity with oxalic acid process optimization of dissolution conditions using response surface methodology

DO Ochi, H Mahmud, MO Ani… - Journal of Advances in …, 2022 - sciengtexopen.org
The goal of this research was to remove iron oxide from Ibute-Nze kaolin by dissolving the
clay mineral in an aqueous oxalic acid solution and optimizing the process. The chemical …

[PDF][PDF] Five-factor Response Surface Optimisation of Hydrochloric acid Dissolution of Alumina from a Nigerian Clay

HO Orugba, OD Onukwuli, AK Babayemi… - Arid Zone Journal of …, 2020 - ajol.info
Aluminum is in high demand all over the world today due to some of its unique properties
like hardness, strength and electrical conductivity making it extremely useful in so many …

[PDF][PDF] Optimization and Process Modelling Of the Extraction of Iron Oxide from Aku Clay by Hydrochloric Acid Leaching

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The study of extraction of iron oxide from 'Aku'clay by hydrochloric acid leaching was carried
out. The clay was analyzed using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) to determine …