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DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL GRADE TALC POWDER
RMRDC, in collaboration with relevant stakeholder, develop the process technology for the production of pharmaceutical and industrial grade talc. Result from Industrial evaluation of processed talc from the identified deposit carried out by Unilever Nig....
July 2021
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KILISHI PROCESSING
Kilishi is a traditional dehydrated, smoked-dried and packaged meat snack. It is produced and consumed in Nigeria, the republics of Chad, Cameroon, Niger, Mali and Senegal. Out of the 360,000 tonnes of beef Nigeria consumed annually, approximately...
July 2020
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MINI-REFINERY
Nigeria is the 7th largest oil producer in the world and among the top countries with large gas reserves. This underscores the importance of the oil industry in the country’s industrialization. To add value to the crude petroleum, Nigeria...
July 2020
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CAUSTIC SODA
Sodium hydroxide and precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) which are versatile industrial chemicals are 100% imported. As at 2010, 98,869,774kg of sodium hydroxide was imported and this amounted to N2, 797,817,092 (almost three billion Naira). ...
July 2020
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CASTOR OIL
Castor is a commercially important strategic plant because of the many industrial applications of the oil obtained from the seed and also the seed cake which is a source of organic fertilizer. Castor oil finds application in almost all the sectors of...
July 2020
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RUBBER SEED OIL
In order to address the challenges in sourcing of alkyd resin by the paint and adhesives industries, the Council in collaboration with the University of Benin developed alkyd resin from Rubber Seed Oil (RSO), in order to reduce importation of alkyd resin...
July 2020
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MORINGA OLEIFERA
Prior to the Council’s intervention in Moringa value chain development, little was known about the uses of moringa plant. The Council identified Moringa oleifera as a local plant resource with enormous potentials and collaborated with various stakeholders...
July 2020
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MICROBIAL-TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION
The economic importance of microbes on the well-being of plants and animals, including man, is enormous. Microorganisms form the basis of numerous industrial and biotechnological processes. Although, Nigeria is very rich in bio-resources it lacks a viable...
July 2020
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PHYTOMEDICINE FOR TUBERCULOSIS
Nigeria is among the 14 high burden countries for TB, TB/HIV and multi drug resistant TB. It is estimated that 407,000 people in Nigeria are afflicted with TB each year, while an estimated 154,000 people die of this disease. Effective treatment of Tuberculosis...
July 2020
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CHEMICALS AND REAGENTS
Of the over 500 different industrial chemicals being utilized in the country, at least 70 are used as laboratory chemicals in secondary schools. These chemicals are imported in spite of the country’s comparative advantage in terms of availability...
July 2020
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WATER BORNE PAINT
Nigeria spent $1.22m annually on the importation of polyvinyl acetate which accounts for 0.75% of global importation. In an effort to reduce this trend, RMRDC developed a formulation of waterborne paints from the blends of natural rubber latex and polyvinyl...
July 2020
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CALCINED KAOLIN
Nigeria expends about 3 billion Naira annually for the importation of titanium dioxide for the paint industry. Calcined kaolin can partially replace titanium dioxide as an opacifying agent in paint formulation. A 10 ton/day capacity gas suspended...
July 2020
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FMST SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION EXPOSITION SERIES: A HISTORY OF AWARDS FOR RMRDC HMST, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu presents a plaque to DG/CEO, RMRDC,Prof Hussaini Doko Ibrahimat FMST Science, Technolo...