Bukhari M. M

Department of Textile Science and Technology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

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Research Article Vol. 6, Issue 1

Assessment of dyeing and some fastness properties of nanocrystalline cellulose extracted from corn cob

BUKHARI M. M^*, SALEH YUSUF MAIGARI, ATTA A. Y, Mohammed K. Yakubu

The dyeing of nanocrystalline (NCC) cellulose powder extracted from corn cob (Saleh, 2015) was carried out using Reactive (Procion Violet H-3R), Disperse (Foron YellowS.E 2GL) and Direct (Solophenyl Yellow) dyes. The percentage exhaustion in each case was calculated to determine which of the dyes exhausted best. The fastness of the dyed NCC powder ...

DOI: 10.67656/njmse.2015.djumvmel

Jun, 2015 Vol. 6, Issue 1 117 views 93 downloads

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Research Article Vol. 5, Issue 1

Synthesis and characterization of chitosan from locust

ALANI O. A^*, Mohammed K. Yakubu, BUKHARI M. M, GADIMOH S.

Chitin was isolated from locust using a standard procedure as described in literature with slight modifications. Chitosan was then synthesized from the isolated chitin by treatment with 50% concentration of NaOH, the degree of the deacetylation obtained was 64.4% using Potentiometer Titration method. Both chitin and chitosan ash content and moistur...

DOI: 10.67656/njmse.2014.acfgje3r

Dec, 2014 Vol. 5, Issue 1 121 views 125 downloads

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