Characterization and production of fatliquor from pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) seed oil for leather and allied industries
The leather industry is ranked first in foreign exchange earnings from non-oil export products in Nigeria. Unfortunately, 5-10% of fatliquor applied to the resultant leather articles are imported with attendant negative effects on value addition and job creation. It is imperative to look inward into plants that can give good yield of oil that ca...