Browsing Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD) by Author "Shitanda, D"

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    • Alternative diesel engine fuel from Kenyan pishori rice bran 

      Wahome, A; Ngunjiri, G.M.N; Shitanda, D; Ogola, W.O (University of Nairobi, 2013-08)
      Rice bran used as biomass material was acquired from small scale rice millers in Wang’uru- Mwea, Kirinyaga County, Kenya. The oil was extracted from the rice bran using petroleum ether which was preferred due to its ...

    • Physical Properties of Crude Oil from Cape Chestnut (Calendrum capense) 

      Shitanda, D; Mutuli, DA; Odingo, E (2001)
      Physical properties of crude oil from cape chestnut (Calendendrum capense) were determined. The effects of temperature and methods of extraction on some of the properties were analysed. The density of the oil decreased ...

    • Properties of crude oil from indigenous oilseeds in Africa. 

      Shitanda, D; Nishiyama, Y; Mutuli, D (University of Nairobi., 1999)
      Properties of crude oil from 4 indigenous oilseeds (Calodendrum capense, Croton megalocarpus, Podocarpus gracilior, and Pittosporum viridiflorum) in Africa (Kenya) were determined and their potential use as fuel, lubricants, ...