Advances in Materials

Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2024

  • Research Article

    Influence of the Addition of Palm (Borassus Aethiopum Mart.) Fibers on the Durability of Compressed Earth Blocks

    Stephane Koffi, Athanas Konin*

    Issue: Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2024
    Pages: 37-45
    Received: 11 July 2024
    Accepted: 7 August 2024
    Published: 20 August 2024
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    Abstract: This study aims to determine the influence of the content and length of the palm (borassus aethiopum mart.) fibers on the physical, mechanical and thermal properties of Compressed Earth Blocks (CEB). Three fiber contents (0.2%, 0.4% and 0.8%) of different lengths (10 mm, 20 mm, or 40 mm) were used to make CEB. CEB with 0% fiber content were manufac... Show More
  • Research Article

    A Comparative Study of Fluoride Removal Using Bovine and Goat Bone Chars

    Geoffrey Otieno*, Joab Otieno Onyango, Lucas Odhiambo Sije

    Issue: Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2024
    Pages: 46-54
    Received: 3 September 2024
    Accepted: 20 September 2024
    Published: 29 September 2024
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    Abstract: Overexposure to fluorides causes dental, skeletal, and crippling fluorosis. Population growth and droughts in Kenya recently necessitated the sinking of boreholes to supply drinking water. The water fetched from the boreholes contains a high concentration of fluorides, consequently increasing the prevalence of dental fluorosis. Bone char remains a ... Show More
  • Research Article

    Fabrication and Characterization of Alkyl-Functionalized CNFs/Cellulose Acetate Polymer Nanocomposites

    Situma Stephen Mukhebi*, Geoffrey Otieno, Austin Ochieng Aluoch, Dickson Mubera Andala, James Owour

    Issue: Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2024
    Pages: 55-63
    Received: 31 August 2024
    Accepted: 19 September 2024
    Published: 29 September 2024
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    Abstract: Carbon nanofibers (CNFs) are widely used to fabricate nanocomposites with enhanced properties. The emergent properties of the nanocomposites depend on the initial properties of the CNFs and how the fibers have been dispersed within the polymer matrix. This study looks at the fabrication of nanocomposites using dodecyl, butyl, and acetyl functionali... Show More