Kadanga Beatrice

$^3$Directorate of Science Technology, Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology Samaru-Zaria

2 Publications

Publications 2

Research Article Vol. 7, Issue 1

Characterization and production of fatliquor from pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) seed oil for leather and allied industries

Bulus Habila^*, Kogi Cecilia A, Igbehinadun Olajide J., Sunday Ojih, Salim Ahmed Sule, Kadanga Beatrice

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...

Jun, 2016 Vol. 7, Issue 1

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Research Article Vol. 6, Issue 1

Extraction and characterization of oil from African star apple (Chrysophyllum albidum) seeds for utilization in the leather industry

Bulus Habila^*, Dadah J.S, Salim Ahmed Sule, Sunday Ojih, Igbehinadun Olajide J., Kadanga Beatrice, Zakari Abdullahi, Kogi Cecilia A

The leather industries in Nigeria depend largely on imported fatliquors at exorbitant rates and that has affected the leather value chain, to avert this, there is the need to look into our indigenous plants to make this product available. In this light African star apple (Chrysophyllum Albidum) seed was considered for its affordability and availa...

Jun, 2015 Vol. 6, Issue 1

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