Plants are used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food supplements. In this study, we extracted secondary metabolites from the leaves of Ziziphus robertsoniana Beentje using methanol and water. The ...

Abstract— This research paper presents a solution to the declining yield in potato farming in Kenya, which has been attributed to a limited supply of quality seeds and access to expert advice. The study used IBM ...

Subsurface processes are displayed as observable ground deformations. Their identification and monitoring provide insight about Earth’s dynamics and processes triggering these conditions. This paper aims to show the ...

Nanoparticles have exciting properties that can be tailored by altering their size, density, and shape. A number of important properties of the nanoparticles have been investigated for various applications. One such ...

Forests are important for regulation of the global carbon balance. Increase in forest biomass enhances atmospheric carbon sequestration while decrease in forest biomass contributes to carbon dioxide emissions. World over, ...

Water hyacinth a freshwater weed that thrives in polluted water was used as feedstock for Biogas production. The weed is removed from the water bodies by manual, mechanical, biological or ...

Management of Agricultural wastes especially rice husks and the invasive weed species Prosopisjuliflora which has seenmassive invasions in many areas in Kenya presents great challenges to the environment. Rice husks are ...

The over-reliance on fossil and wood fuels as primary energy source has led to problems such as global climatic change, environmental degradation and various human health complications. Biogas is a ...

Environmental pollution from uncontrolled solid waste disposal is of major concern and generates chemicals or pollutants that reach their surroundings, such as soil, groundwater resources, and ...

Sugar industry produces a number of by-products during the process of sugar production such as bagasse, press mud or filter cake, ash, mill effluent, and trash. The press mud from the clarifiers is ...