Browsing Materials, Energy, Water and Environmental Sciences by Author "Jande, Yusufu"
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Porous carbon derived from Artocarpus heterophyllus peels for capacitive deionization electrodes
Elisadiki, Joyce; Jande, Yusufu; Machunda, Revocatus; Kibona, Talam (Elsevier, 2019)Though pristine graphene exhibits remarkable mechanical and electronic properties, many electromechanical applications may come from chemically doping it with heteroatoms. The goal is to tune the atomic lattice and, in ... -
Predicting the lowest effluent concentration in capacitive deionization
Jande, Yusufu; Kim, Woo-Seung (Elsevier B.V., 2013-08-30)Capacitive deionization (CDI) is a promising technology for desalination of brackish water with different applications such as in the pharmaceutical industry, semiconductor manufacturing, and domestic use. The CDI cell ... -
Preparation and Characterization of Biogenic Chitosan-Hydroxyapatite Composite: Application in Defluoridation
Wagutu, Agatha; Machunda, Revocatus; Jande, Yusufu (Cambridge University Press, 2018-02-20)In Northern Tanzania, high levels of fluoride in community drinking water supply is recognized as one of the major public health concern, the problem is further ameliorated by presence Escherichia coli and fecal coliform ... -
Production of carbonized briquettes from charcoal fines using African Elemi (Canarium Schweinfurthii) resin as an organic binder
Kivumbi, Bernard; Jande, Yusufu; Kirabira, John; Kivevele, Thomas (Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-09-25)This study investigated the use of African Elemi (Canarium Schweinfurthii) resin as a binder for the production of carbonized briquettes from charcoal fines. The binder and charcoal fines were characterized through proximate ... -
Production of graded porous polyamide structures and polyamide-epoxy composites via selective laser sintering
Jande, Yusufu; Erdal, Merve; Dag, Serkan (SAGE Publications, 2014-02-07)Selective laser sintering was used for producing uniformly porous and graded porous polyamide structures. The porous structures were infiltrated with epoxy to produce composites. The porous and composite specimens were ... -
Removal of fluoride from water using activated carbon fibres modified with zirconium by a drop-coating method.
Pang, Tianting; Aye Chan, Thet Su; Shen, Junjie; Jande, Yusufu (Elsevier Ltd, 2020-09-01)Metal-modified carbon materials have been widely used for fluoride removal, but the traditional impregnation by soaking method suffers from low loading of metals and substantial use of chemicals. This study proposed a new ... -
A Review on Computational Fluid Dynamics Applications in the Design and Optimization of Crossflow Hydro Turbines
Mrope, Hamisi; Jande, Yusufu; Kivevele, Thomas (Hindawi, 2021-10-15)In recent years, advances in using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software have greatly increased due to its great potential to save time in the design process compared to experimental testing for data acquisition. ... -
A Review on Degradation Improvement of Sisal Fiber by Alkali and Pozzolana for Cement Composite Materials
Fode, Tsion; Jande, Yusufu; Kivevele, Thomas; Rahba, Nima (Taylor & Francis, 2024)Sisal fiber employment in concrete improves its post-crack strength, but sisal fiber degrades due to moisture and cement mineralization. Many researchers used alkaline and pozzolanic techniques to treat sisal fiber in ... -
Simulation and optimisation of the pyrolysis of rice husk: Preliminary assessment for gasification applications
Bakari, Ramadhani; Kivevele, Thomas; Huang, Xiao; Jande, Yusufu (Elsevier B.V., 2020-09)Thermochemical conversion of biomass into useful products is a promising route to harness biofuels. This process is clean, renewable and can reduce the use of fossil fuel. In this study, SuperPro Designer (SPD) software ... -
Simulation and performance analysis of municipal solid waste gasification in a novel hybrid fixed bed gasifier using Aspen plus
Moshi, Robert; Jande, Yusufu; Kivevele, Thomas; Kim, W. S. (Taylor & Francis Online, 2020-08-27)Thermochemical conversion technologies (incineration, gasification, and pyrolysis) have emerged as potential technologies for municipal solid waste management. Incineration is the most common thermo-chemical technology ... -
Status of Biomass Derived Carbon Materials for Supercapacitor Application
Enock, Talam; King’ondu, Cecil; Pogrebnoi, Alexander; Jande, Yusufu (Hindawi, 2017-01-31)Environmental concerns and energy security uncertainties associated with fossil fuels have driven the world to shift to renewable energy sources. However, most renewable energy sources with exception of hydropower are ... -
Strength and Durability Properties of Concrete Containing Pumice and Scoria as Supplementary Cementitious Material
Chambua, Safiel; Jande, Yusufu; Machunda, Revocatus (Hindawi, 2021-05-24)Concrete structures suffer serious deterioration under a corrosive environment. Consequently, the service life of these concrete structures is decreased and deteriorates under combined attack of sulphate and chlorides. ... -
Sub- and Supercritical Water Gasification of Rice Husk: Parametric Optimization Using the I-Optimality Criterion.
Bakari, Ramadhani; Kivevele, Thomas; Huang, Xiao; Jande, Yusufu (ACS Publications, 2021-05-18)In this study, rice husk biomass was gasified under sub- and supercritical water conditions in an autoclave reactor. The effect of temperature (350-500 °C), residence time (30-120 min), and feed concentration (3-10 wt %) ... -
Ultrapure water from seawater using integrated reverse osmosis-capacitive deionization system
Jande, Yusufu; Minhas, Muhammad; Kim, Woo-Seung (Taylor & Francis Online, 2013-12-19)The use of water for particular application depends on its purity level. In accordance with the world health organization, water with total dissolved salts (TDS) less than 500 ppm can be considered good for human consumption. ... -
Water Boiling Test of carbonized briquettes produced from charcoal fines using African Elemi (Canarium schweinfurthii) resin as an organic binder
Kivumbi, Bernard; Jande, Yusufu; Kirabira, John; Kivevele, Thomas (Springer Nature Switzerland AG., 2021-10-10)The study evaluated carbonized briquettes produced from charcoal fines using African Elemi (Canarium schweinfurthii) resin as a binder. Briquette samples (B25, B30, B35, B40) with the ratio of charcoal fines:binder of 3:1, ... -
Water defluoridation using Al/Fe/Ti ternary metal oxide-loaded activated carbon by capacitive deionization
Alfredy, Tusekile; Elisadiki, Joyce; Kim, Young-Deuk; Jande, Yusufu (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2023-01-26)Capacitive deionization (CDI) is an environmentally friendly water treatment technology with low energy consumption. For a long time, activated carbon has been a preferred electrode material for CDI owing to its availability, ...