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DEVELOPMENT OF GYPSUM SCRUBBER
Gypsum, which is utilized in the cement and POP production, is 75% imported by the cement industry and 25% sourced locally. One of the reasons for the low local utilization is the attendant high impurity associated with the mined gypsum. To address the...
July 2021
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AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE PAD
The council is harnessing agro waste of palm kennel shell (PKS) to produce automotive brake pads. The samples of brake pad produced and tested met Standards Organization of Nigeria and United States Standards for brake pad. Field trials were conducted...
July 2021
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DEVELOPMENT OF PILOT PLANT FOR SALT PROCESSING
Salt is a major raw material used in food processing. The indigenous method of salt production in Nigeria is through evaporation of brine (salt water) using fire wood. The process is laborious and time consuming. The recovered salt is a mixture of various...
July 2021
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DEVELOPMENT OF INDIGENOUS TECHNOLOGY FOR ACHA DEHULLING
Acha (hungry rice) is extremely small-sized grain whose processing is time consuming and difficult. The Council developed an indigenous technology for acha dehuling to address the challenge of manual dehulling/dehusking which is very laborious....
July 2021
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DEVELOPMENT OF CASHEW NUT SHELL LIQUID (CNSL)
Nigeria is one of the largest producers of cashew in the world, accounting for 24 billion Naira worth of export, with over 1 million people depending on the industry. Cashew has a variety of industrial uses. Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CNSL) is a versatile...
July 2021
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DEVELOPMENT OF FRUIT JUICE CONCENTRATE
The demand for fruit juice has rapidly grown over the past decades. About 90% of what is consumed is imported. However, there are few companies producing fruit juice concentrate in the country. This project will help to promote more investment in tropical...
July 2021
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TEA AND COFFEE
As part of its boosting programme on agricultural raw materials for industrial use, the Council presented five thousand seedlings of tea to the National Coffee and Tea Association of Nigeria (NACTAN), Mambila, Taraba State Chapter. The Council, in collaboration...
July 2021
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DEVELOPMENT OF COTTON FIBRE AND OTHER NATURAL FIBRES
Cotton is an important raw material for the textile industry. Less than 20% of yarn needs is met locally, a significant proportion of mills are moribund while cultivation of long staple cotton is abysmally low. To encourage growth and development...
July 2021
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DEVELOPMENT OF SWEETENERS AND OTHER NON-CONVENTIONAL SOURCES OF SUGAR
Nigeria’s importation of raw sugar rose steadily in recent years. To achieve self-sufficiency in the development of sweeteners and other non-conventional sources of sugar, RMRDC carried out the following activities: Development of Protein Sweetener The...
July 2021
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DEVELOPMENT OF TOMATO VALUE CHAIN IN NIGERIA
Tomato paste is imported into the country despite the production of tomato in large quantities. Some of the challenges militating against local manufacturing of tomato paste include scarcity of processing grade tomato fruits, poor yield per hectare,...
July 2021
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DEVELOPMENT OF SHEA BUTTER FOR DOMESTIC INDUSTRY AND EXPORT
The Council developed the technology and equipment for Shea nut processing. The equipment was installed for a Women Cooperative Society to reduce the drudgery associated with the traditional method. The plant has a crushing capacity of 0.5ton/hr and kneading...
July 2021
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DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF WEB-OFF SET INK
It has been estimated that over one billion Naira is required to meet the annual demand of web-off set ink in the country. Available statistics reveal that about 182 metric tons of web offset ink is consumed annually by newsprint industry alone....
July 2021
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Our Awards & Recognition
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...