Indigenous knowledge of shea processing and quality perception of shea products in Benin.

Perception of Shea Nut Tree as an Economic Tree among Farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria

The importance of shea tree to the people of south-western Nigeria cannot be over emphasized considering both the economic and environmental uses of the tree. However, efforts have not been made to propagate its production by the farmers as the shea tree still grows in the wild state. It would be worthwhile to investigate farmers’ perception of shea nut tree as an economic tree and their attitu...

Comparative Analysis of Shea-butter Production Techniques Used among Women Processors in Baruten and Ilorin-South Areas, Kwara State, Nigeria

The study compared the shea-butter production techniques used among women processors in Baruten and Ilorin-South Local Government Areas of Kwara State, Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was used to elicit information from 120 respondents through a structured interview schedule with questionnaire. Data were analyzed with both descriptive and inferential statistics. The mean age of the res...

Reply to the Comments on "Chemistry of Pyrolysis and Kinetic Studies of Shea Nut (Vitellaria Paradoxa) Shells Activated Carbon for Textile Wastewater Treatment"

Comments on "Chemistry of Pyrolysis and Kinetic Studies of Shea Nut (Vitellaria Paradoxa) Shells Activated Carbon for Textile Wastewater Treatment"

Sorption Energies for Atrazine onto Devolatalized Vitellaria paradoxa

We utilize isotherm models in contributing to scholarly knowledge in simple terms, to measure the forces or energy defining certain adsorption phenomenon. Gas Chromatography coupled with Mass Spectrophotometer detector (GCMS) was utilized to measure equilibrium phase atrazine after adsorption onto Shea nut Shells (SS) acid derived activated carbon. Data were fitted into the D-R and Temkin i...