STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES)

PRESENTATION

ON
INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF LOCUST BEAN POD ASH AND EXTRACT ON COMPRESSIVE
STRENGTH OF CLAY BRICKS

A CASE STUDY OF PILOT AND FABRICATION DIVISION,

NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY (NARICT), ZARIA

PRESENTED BY

DAMUDI NURUDEEN OMEIZA

(U16CE1080)

TO

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING,

AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA.

FEBRUARY, 2022
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
 INTRODUCTION
 SUMMARY OF WORKDONE
 LINKAGE OF EXPERINCE TO THEORY
 RELEVANCE OF EXPERIENCE TO FUTURE ACADEMIC WORK
 INDUSTRIAL PROJECT
 RELATED RESEARCH WORKS
 PROBLEM STATEMENT
 AIM AND OBJECTIVES
 JUSTIFICATION
 METHODOLOGY
 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCES
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INTRODUCTION
National Research Institute For Chemical Technology (NARICT),
 Established in 1988.
 Located at km 4 old Kano road, Basawa road, Zaria, Kaduna state.
 It is responsible for providing new research and development in the processing and
conversion of indigenous raw materials into valuable chemical products for
industrial application in the country.
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EXPERIENCE ACQUIRED
The following are some my experience acquired during the course of six month industrial training at NARICT:
 Extraction Of Oil From Seed
 Production of composites from polymer and natural plant fibres.
 Extraction of essential oil from aromatic plants (Eucalyptus and lemon grass).
 Catalyst synthesis e.g. MgO and CaO.
 Management skills.
LINKAGE OF EXPERIENCE TO THEORY
 Chemical Reaction Engineering (CHEN305 & CHEN407)-Material balance
 Material Science and Engineering (CHEN306)-Strength of materials
 Unit Operation (CHEN302, CHEN401 & CHEN403)-Leaching and solvent extraction
 Management (CHEN202)

LINKAGE OF EXPERIENCE TO FURTHER ACADEMIC WORKS

Research Project Design Project Time Management Work Ethics Polymer science and Technology
 Industrial Project 4

The industrial project carried out was an Investigation of Effect Of Locust Bean Pod Ash And
The Extract On Compressive Strength Properties of Clay Bricks

Plate 1: Locust Bean Plant

Plate 2: Locust Bean Pod
 Industrial Project (Cont’d)
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Plate 3: Locust Bean Pod With Seeds

Plate 4: Ogiri
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RELATED RESEARCH WORKS
Table 1: Related Research Work
S/N Author(s), Year Title Findings Remarks

Table
1 1.0: Related
Aguwa research
et al., 2016. works Effectiveness of locust bean The compressive strength of Satisfactory.
pod solution in production block increases as the This research has
of sandcrete blocks concentration of the locust bean the closest
pod extract increases similarity with
mine.
2 Aguwa and Okafor, 2012 Preliminary investigation Compressive strength of laterite Satisfactory, but
into the use of locust bean blocks increases with increase in the laterite blocks
pod extract as binder for concentration of extract and the are available only
production of laterite concentration of extract can in limited regions.
blocks for buildings increase the compressive strength
by 78.57%
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PROBLEM STATEMENT
The over reliance on the usage of concrete produced from cement (binder) for building
have kept their cost high. The need for investigating alternative sources to replace
conventional cement becomes necessary rather than dumping it in fields.

Plate 5: Poor Affordability of house

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AIM AND OBJECTIVES
Aim:

The aim of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of using locust bean pod ash and
extract for the production of clay bricks for building.

Objectives:
 Extraction of active ingredient in the locust bean pod
 Ashing of locust bean pod in open air
 production of clay bricks using locust bean pod waste extract
 Production of clay bricks using locust bean pod ash by replacing some percentage of cement
with the ash
 Characterization of compressive strength test on bricks produced from locust beans pod extract
and ash.
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JUSTIFICATION

Due to the fact that locust bean pod are abundant and easily available, it will lead

to:
 Easy availability and affordability of material for building as well as reducing case of unavailability of home
(homelessness).
 Reduction in environmental pollution
 Reduction in construction cost
 Generation of job opportunity for rural dwellers.
 Conversion of waste to wealth
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SCOPE

The scope of this research work is limited to:

Content Here
 Studying different concentration of locust bean pod extract on compressive
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strength of clay bricks

 Studying effect of different replacement of locust bean pod ash with cement

on the compressive strength of clay bricks produced from the mixture

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METHODOLOGY

Ashing Sieving Mixing Molding

Gases (CO,
charcoal Clay Water
CO2) Cement Curing
Locust Firing cured
bean pod CLAY
bricks BRICKS

Spent locust bean pod

Clay Heat Curing

Leaching
of locust Filtration Mixing molding
bean

Fig 1: Flow diagram for production of clay bricks from locust bean pod
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A GRAPH OF COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AGAINST A GRAPH OF COMPRESIVE STRENGHT AGAINST

CURING DAYS CONCENTRATION

100% Replacement 20% Replacement 15% Replacement

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10% Replacement 5% Replacement 5.6

10 5
5
Compressive Strength (N/mm2)

COMPRESIVE STRENGHT (MPa)

9

8 4
4
7

6
3
5 2.5

4
2
3
2
1
1

0 0
5 10 15 20 25 30 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.3
Curing age (days) CONCENTRATION OF EXTRACT (kg/L)

Fig 2: Effect of curing age on compressive strength of clay Fig 3: Effect of concentration of extract on the compressive
bricks strength of clay bricks
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CONCLUSION

Locust bean pod can substantially be used as a substitute for cement in

construction as the result shows an increase in strength from 2.5MPa to
5.6MPa with increase in concentration of extract from 0.07kg/l to 0.3kg/l and
a decrease in strength with an increase in percentage replacement of the locust
bean pod ash.
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REFERENCES

 Adama, Y., and Jimoh Y.A. (2011). Production and classification of Locust Bean Pod Ash As a Pozzolana.

Project Report. Civil Engineering Portal. Available: <http://www.engineeringcivil.com/production-and

classification-of-locust-bean-pod-ash-lbpa-as-apozzolan. html>.

 Aguwa, J and Okafor, J.O. (2012). Preliminary Investigation into the use of Locust Bean Pod Extract as Binder
for production of Laterite Blocks for Buildings. International Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering
Management Research.Vol.1, No. 2, Pp. 1289-1297.1

 Aliyu.I, Shehu. T, Abdulkadir.M, A. Y. . (2019). Assessment of Locust Bean Pod Extract as a Corrosion Inhibitor
for Mild Steel in Acidic Media. IOSR Journal of Engineering, 9, pp 49-55. www.iosrjen.org

 64Aguwa J.I,; Alhaji B,; Kareem D.H and Jiya A. (2016). Effectiveness of Locust Bean Pod Solution ( LBPS ) in
the Production of Sandcrete Blocks for Buildings. 13–16.
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