Auchi Polytechnic Auchi
Edo StateEXTRACTION OF WAX FROM MANGO TREE
ABSTRACT Mango peel is an agrowaste product and contains considerable amount of wax. This has a good techno economic potential. In view of this, the present study aims at extraction and characterization of wax from mango peel. The yield of crude wax was 0.95% on dry weight basis. During Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) prominent peaks […]
Read MoreEXTRACTION OF SILICA FROM RICE HUSK ASH
Background of Study Critical economic and environmental situations of the current days encourage companies and researchers to develop and improve technologies intended to reduce or minimize industrial wastes. As a consequence, much effort has been expended in different areas, including the agricultural production. Rice is the second largest produced cereal in the world. Its production […]
Read MoreEXTRACTION OF OIL FROM COCONUT
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Coconut oil is an edible oil that has been consumed in tropical countries for thousands of years. As it has a long shelf life and a melting point ohgf 76 off. It is used in baking industries. A negative campaign against saturated fats in general and the tropical oils in particular […]
Read MoreCOPY OF PRODUCTION OF POLYURETHANE FOAM
INTRODUCTION Polyurethane , commonly abbreviated as PU but abbreviated by IUPAC as PUR is actually another name for the chemical family known as urethane polymers, which comprised of a chain of organic units joined by carbonate (urethane) units. Polyurethane polymers are formed through step-growth polymerization by reacting a monomer containing a least two isocyanate functional […]
Read MoreBLEACHING OF PALM OIL USING ACTIVATED CHARCOAL
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Palm oil is one of the various types of vegetable oils, belonging to the group called liquids, because of its fatty acids content. The majority of the fats contains some colouring matter either as a natural constituent or discoloration produced during the processing. Natural pigments present in vegetable oils are mainly […]
Read MoreANALYSIS OF ENERGY CHARACTERISTICS OF RICE AND COFFEE HUSKS
ABSTRACT This work presents a report on the analysis of energy characteristics of rice and coffee husks blend, from rice and coffee husks ash of analytical grade. India has a major agribusiness sector which has achieved remarkable successes over the last three and a half decades. Agricultural waste or residue is made up of organic […]
Read MoreEFFECT OF EMPLOYEES GRIEVANCES IN AN ORGANIZATION A STUDY OF AUCHI POLYTECHNIC AUCHI
Background to the Study Grievances occur in every workplace and handling them properly is important for maintaining a harmonious and productive work environment. Grievance management is all about how well the problems are addressed (and solved). It is very essential in the present world. Now-a-days there are many companies who declare that their human resources […]
Read MoreCURBING UNEMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF EMPLOYMENT ANAMBRA)
ABSTRACT The research work focuses on graduate unemployment and how the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has helped in curbing it in Anambra state. The work is aimed at determining the cause and effect of Graduate Unemployment in Nigeria, highlight various policies and programmes put in place by the Government to curb unemployment, assess the […]
Read MoreBUDGET ALLOCATION SYSTEM A CASE STUDY OF WARRI SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF DELTA STATE
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Government of developing countries worldwide spends much time preparing elaborate poverty reduction focused budgets. But often times these are not or cannot be implemented. It is of greater recognition that budget implementation does not just happen automatically. There is need for quick budget implementation at the grassroots, especially at the […]
Read MoreA CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF INCOME TAX AS A SOURCE TO GENERATE REVENUE IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The desire to uplift one’s society is the first desire of every patriotic citizen. Tax payment is a demonstration of such desire. The payment of tax is a civil duty and an imposed contribution by government on her subjects and companies to enable her finance or run public utilities and perform […]
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