Chemical Engineering Thesis Topics

Repair and Recommissioning of Process Heat Transfer Apparatus   Abstract of Repair and Recommissioning of Process Heat Transfer Apparatus The repair and recommissioning of the process heat transfer apparatus was done in the pilot plant of chemical engineering department of institute of management and technology (IMT) Enugu. The repair work was done under the supervision  and…

Glycerine Recovery From Spent Soap Lye   Abstract of Glycerine Recovery From Spent Soap Lye The recovery of glycerine from spent soap lye has been done using soap lye samples obtained from the hot process of soap production using palm kernel oil (P.K.O). The main advantage of hot process is that exact concentration of the…

Determination of Heavy Metal in Effluents From Some Selected Pharmaceutical Companies   Abstract of Determination of Heavy Metal in Effluents From Some Selected Pharmaceutical Companies The concentration of some heavy metals in the effluents of five (5) companies operating in Enugu State, Nigeria were determined using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The heavy metals detected in this…

Extraction of Oil From Local Seed (Groundnut Seed) & Characterization   Abstract of Extraction of Oil From Local Seed (Groundnut Seed) & Characterization This project “Extraction of oil from a local seed (groundnut oil) and Characterization” was carried out using ten cups of groundnut seeds that was purchased from a local market in Enugu metropolis.  The…

Construction of an Open Steam Distillation Column   Chapter One of Construction of an Open Steam Distillation Column INTRODUCTION Distillation is a separating technique in which two liquids are separated at essentially the same temperature and pressure.  It is also the term used to describe the operation where the vaporization of a liquid mixture yields a…

Temperature and Water Requirement for Leaching of Caustic Alkali From ‘ngu’   Abstract of Temperature and Water Requirement for Leaching of Caustic Alkali From ‘ngu’ The production and analysis of “Ngu” extract for temperature and water requirement for leaching of casuistic alkali is the basic objective of this project.  The production was carried out by using…

The Construction of Sieve Equipment   Abstract of The Construction of Sieve Equipment The sets of seizes with shocker which was fabricated and assembled in the chemical engineering pilot plant was aimed at providing the students with a machine that will aid them in practical involving the separation of solid particles. Besides this, it was…

Construction of Sheel and Tube Heat Exchanger   Abstract of Construction of Sheel and Tube Heat Exchanger The aim of this project was to construct shell and tube heat exchanger with fixed boundless. A heat exchanger that would cool 5 x 5 x 10 – 3 kg/s of steam at a calculated heat load of 152 –…

Construction of Industrial Barrow   Abstract of Construction of Industrial Barrow The constructional project involved the construction of an industrial barrow of standard size was constructed. The process used went across various Engineering practice. These involved the procurement of galvanized steel of 0.00mm to 300mm thickness. Some galvanized steel rods and pipes were also used…

Design of Molten Salt Cooler in Process Plan for Production of 2-7 X 104 Tonnesyr of Phthalic Anhydride by Diret   Abstract of Design of Molten Salt Cooler in Process Plan for Production of 2-7 X 104 Tonnesyr of Phthalic Anhydride by Diret The general approach to any design of a process plant involve an…

Construction of Aluminum Wall Rack   Abstract of Construction of Aluminum Wall Rack This project was constructed with the desired materials of construction. The materials include aluminum, glass and wood.  Aluminum was used in forming the skeleton of the structure, glass was used for the doors while wood was used in the sides, top, base…

Construction of a Vertical Fire Tube Boiler   Abstract of Construction of a Vertical Fire Tube Boiler The construction of this vertical fire tube boiler was carried out both at the industrial center and Mechanical Engineering workshop of the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu. The boiler contains 2 steam  tubes at triangular pitch…

Air Injection Studies for Enhanced Oil Recovery   Abstract of Air Injection Studies for Enhanced Oil Recovery Conventionally, air injection has been used for recovery of heavy crude oil in the production field, but studies have shown that depletion of light crude oil in the reservoir leads to abandonment of such wells. Hence, this work…

Enhancement of Cellulosic Ethanol Production Through Aspergillus Niger Modification   Abstract of Enhancement of Cellulosic Ethanol Production Through Aspergillus Niger Modification Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation (SSF) were carried out to produce ethanol from maize stalk in 500ml conical flask. Aspergillus niger strains were isolated from four difference sources, maize stalk, soil, bambaranut, rotten wood. Cellulose…

The Production of Yam Flour From Yam Chips   Abstract of The Production of Yam Flour From Yam Chips The project dealt on the production of yam flour from yam chips. The yams were peeled and washed, 100grams samples coded sample A to G were subjected to two different drying conditions. Some were dried using…

The Effect of Temperature on Hydrolysis of Cellulose (Saw-dust)   Abstract of The Effect of Temperature on Hydrolysis of Cellulose (Saw-dust) The effect of concentration of hydrochloric acid on hydrolysis of cellulose (saw-dust) to glucose was studied on this research project and the steps obtained to achieve this project involved treatment of saw-dust (cellulose) with…

Head Loses in Horizontal and Vertical Orificemeter a Comparative Evaluation and Analyses With Application of Statistical Method of Data Reliability   Abstract of Head Loses in Horizontal and Vertical Orificemeter a Comparative Evaluation and Analyses With Application of Statistical Method of Data Reliability A comparative investigation was undertaken to determine the head loss coefficients for…

Design and Fabrication of Maize Corn on Cob Tray Dryer   Abstract of Design and Fabrication of Maize Corn on Cob Tray Dryer This study was carried out to generate a design data, design and fabricate a maize corn-on-cob tray dryer used by maize farmers. Ripped maize corns with husks were bought from the market…

Assessment of Carbon Monoxide (Co) Level   Abstract of Assessment of Carbon Monoxide (Co) Level Air pollutions pollutant showed that the extent of spreading depends on the motor vehicle traffic population of the area. This pollution strongly generated through combustion of fossil fuels presents difficult environmental challenge to societies as it could degrade the environment…

Analysis of Bush Pear and It’s Oil   Abstract of Analysis of Bush Pear and It’s Oil The research project studies the analysis of pear and its oil. The mesocarp from edible African pear “DacryodesEdulis” were evaluated for their oil yield. The pulp from this pear were oven dried at 100oC-105oC to a moisture content…

A Comparative Study of Chemical and Microwave Synthesized Activated Carborn From Corn Cob Chapter One of A Comparative Study of Chemical and Microwave Synthesized Activated Carborn From Corn Cob INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF STUDY Activated carbon, also widely known as activated charcoal or activated coal is a form of carbon which has been processed to make…

Synthesis of Biolubricant From Vegetable Oils   Abstract of Synthesis of Biolubricant From Vegetable Oils This thesis aimed at the production of biolubricant from vegetable oils. The first stage produced methyl ester of the oil and in the second stage; the methyl ester was transesterified with Trimethylolpropane (TMP) in a ratio of 3.5:1 at 1500C…

Production of Biogas From the Anaerobic Co-digestion of Tannery Fleshing and Cow-dung Enhanced by Sodium and Calcium Alginates   Abstract of Production of Biogas From the Anaerobic Co-digestion of Tannery Fleshing and Cow-dung Enhanced by Sodium and Calcium Alginates The subjects of interest in this work were the production of biogas via anaerobic co-digestion of…

Production of Bioethanol From Elephant Grass (Pennisetum Purpureum) Stem   Abstract of Production of Bioethanol From Elephant Grass (Pennisetum Purpureum) Stem The production of bio-ethanol from Elephant grass (Pennisetun purpureum) stem was carried out using elephant grass stem as a feedstock and a combination of Aspergillus niger at 0.2%(w/v) 0.4%(w/v), 0.6%(w/v), 0.8%(w/v) and 1%(w/v) concentrations and Saccharomyces cerevisiae (brewer’s yeast)…

Performance Evaluation of Downdraft Gasifier for Syngas Production Using Rice Husk   Abstract of Performance Evaluation of Downdraft Gasifier for Syngas Production Using Rice Husk Biomass gasification is a thermochemical process that converts biomass to a combination of gases known as syngas comprising mainly of CO, H2and CH4 as a result of partial combustion with a…

Optimization of Activated Carbon Preparation From Corncob Wastewater Treatment   Abstract of Optimization of Activated Carbon Preparation From Corncob Wastewater Treatment Corncob Activated Carbon (AC) was produced via chemical activation with phosphoric acid (H3PO4) for the hydrolysis step and potassium hydroxide (KOH) for the impregnation step. In this work, optimization and development of the model…

Effect of Gasification Operating Parameters on Quality of Syngas Produced Using Sawdust Feedstock   Abstract of Effect of Gasification Operating Parameters on Quality of Syngas Produced Using Sawdust Feedstock This research work investigates the effect of gasification operating parameters, namely: equivalence ratio (ER), gasification agent, reaction zone temperature, and residence time on quality of syngas…

Development of Pilot-scale Reactor for the Production of Aluminium Hydroxide From Alum Derived From Kankara Kaolin for Zeolite Y Synthesis Abstract of Development of Pilot-scale Reactor for the Production of Aluminium Hydroxide From Alum Derived From Kankara Kaolin for Zeolite Y Synthesis This work wasaimed at the design and fabrication of a pilot scale reactor…

Development of Baobabsisal Reinforced Low Density Polyethylene Hybrid Composite   Abstract of Development of Baobabsisal Reinforced Low Density Polyethylene Hybrid Composite In this work, the properties of baobab/sisal fibre reinforced low density polyethylene hybrid composites were studied. The effect of fibre loading and fibre treatment with varying sodium hydroxide (NaOH)concentration on the composite properties was…

Development of Adsorbents and Photocatalysts Using Nigerian Pindiga Bentonitic Clay   Abstract of Development of Adsorbents and Photocatalysts Using Nigerian Pindiga Bentonitic Clay The potential of Pindiga bentonitic clay for phenol adsorption from aqueous solution and photocatalytic degradation was studied. Pindiga bentonic clay was treated with oxalic acid and calcined at a temperature of 1000oC…