Browsing School of Physical Sciences (Phys-Sciences) by Issue Date "2014"

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Improved gasification of rice husks for optimized biochar production in a top lit updraft gasifier

Nsamba, Hussein Kisiki; Hale, Sarah E.; Cornelissen, Gerard; Bachmann, Robert Thomas (Scientific Research Publishing, 2014)

Biochar is a solid material obtained from the carbonization of biomass. If properly produced, it is useful for soil application to enrich plant values. Rice husk (RH) waste, an abundant agricultural by-product, was gasified ...
Using trace metals, peroxide, acid and iodine values to characterize oils bleached using clays from Central and Eastern Uganda

Mukasa-Tebandeke, I.Z.; Ssebuwufu, P.J.M.; Nyanzi, S.A.; Schumann, A.; Nyakairu, G.W.; Lugolobi, F. (2014)

The decrease in content of iron in the bleached oils was highest for all oils bleached. The content of copper showed the smallest change. The decrease in copper content for palm oils decreased from 0.2ppm to 0.1ppm when ...