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DEVELOPMENT OF ADHESIVE
The Council, in collaboration with its stakeholder i.e research Institute and an Envelop manufacturing Industry has developed suitable adhesive with right specifications to address the challenge of non-adherence to the surface of substrate such as low...
July 2021
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DEVELOPMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL GRADE STARCH
The national demand for starch is over 350,000tonnes per annum. Cassava and maize are the major sources of starch, though they serve as food sources for the teeming population in Nigeria. Available statistics put the national demand for maize starch...
July 2021
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DEVELOPMENT OF ANTI-DIABETIC NUTRICEUTICAL SUPPLEMENT
In sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria has the highest number of people with diabetes with an estimated 3.9 million people (or an extrapolated prevalence of 4.99%) of the adult population. In view of this prevalence, the Council developed a supplement for...
July 2021
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SWEET SORGHUM
Following the commercialization of sorghum malt project by the Council which impacted on the brewery industry. The Council collaborated with a research institute to develop two sweet sorghum varieties with short duration of between 80 -133 days...
July 2021
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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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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...