EFFECT OF FILLER WEIG BAMBARA GROUND 1,* Azeez Taofik Oladime 4 Onukwuli Dominic Okechukwu 1 Department of Biomedical Techno 2, 4, 6 Department of Chemical E P. M 3 Department of Metallurgical and Ma P. M 5 Department of Architecture P. M ARTICLE INFO ABST The inc due to mechan polyeth 20, 25, injectio modulu fraction increas reinfor compo INTRODUCTION The Vigna subterranea commonly known as B groundnut originated from West Africa (He commonly cultivated in Sub-Saharan Afric (Gwekwerere, 1995). The abundance and wide sp groundnut plants is not only due to multipurpose due to human consumption. This can either be in beans pudding, milk making and bread making ( 2006; Nwaichi et al., 2010; Okeke and Eze, 20 2009; Okpuzor et al., 2010; Swanevelder, 1 important crop for poorer people in Africa expensive animal protein Okeke et al., 2009; Ok Baryeh, 2001) because of its high protein value s nutrient content. A promising clean up agent fo metal contamination of soils due to its pote environmentally sustainable technique and the t beans diet harvested from a contaminated s (Nwaichi et al., 2010; McGrath and Zhao, 200 from time to time. In fact, the rate of this bambar uncontrollable without considering health and m to consumers on the high ways (Oranusi and Br workers have successfully fed processed bambar stock animals such as poultry based on high nitro content, and suitability for livestock feeding *Corresponding author: Azeez, T. O. Department of Biomedical Technology, School of Federal University of Technology, P. M. B. 1526, ISSN: 0975-833X Article History: Received 16 th April, 2013 Received in revised form 11 th May, 2013 Accepted 25 th June, 2013 Published online 18 th July, 2013 Key words: Bambara groundnut husk Filler, Polyethylene, Mechanical properties. RESEARCH ARTICLE GHT FRACTION ON THE MECHANICAL PR DNUT (OKPA) HUSK POLYETHYLENE CO eji, 2 Olaitan Samuel Abiodun, 3 Atuanya C u, 5 Akagu Christian Chukwudi, and 6 Men ology, School of Health Technology, Federal Un P. M. B. 1526, Owerri, Nigeria Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Nnamdi A M. B. 5025, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria aterial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Nn M. B. 5025, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria e, Faculty of Environmental Sciences Nnamdi A M. B. 5025, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria TRACT creased biomass level of bambara groundnut husk (BGH) in the en high consumption rate of bambara groundnut products has been an nical properties of the recycled polyethylene (RPE) and recycle hylene (MPE) was investigated. The weight fractions of the BGH fi , 30 and 35 percent and processed for the reinforcement of RPE on moulding machine to examine the mechanical properties on th us, flexural strength and modulus, and hardness of the composite n of the filler up to 25 percent in the composites and impact str sed filler weight fraction. The increased tensile strength signified rcement of RPE and MPE. There is significant improvement on osite compared with RPE composite at p < 0.01 and p < 0.05. Copyright, IJCR, 2013, Bambara or “Okpa” epper, 1963). It is ca's warm tropics pread of the bambara of its seeds but also the form of “okpa” (Poulter and Caygill, 006: Akande et al., 1998). It is a very who cannot afford keke and Eze, 2006; so as to improve the or removal of heavy ential cost-effective, toxicity of Bambara soil on test animal 03) is being ensured ra paste is becoming microbial implication raide, 2012). Several ra groundnut to live ogen and phosphorus (Arijeniwa and f Health Technology, , Owerri, Nigeria Omoikhoje, 2004; Joseph et al., researchers have reported the com seed coat proximate composition content (Akegbejo – Samsons, 20 (BGH) have become refuges on m part of Nigeria after the removal initiation of this research was no BGH as a filler for polyethyle documented to the best knowledge of biomass level of BGH in th environmental threat that might be also to study the significant effe mechanical properties of polyethyl MATERIALS AND METH Both virgin and recycled polyeth waste polyethylene (PE) was obta IBETO Group of Companies a crushing machine at National Eng institute (NEDDI) in Nnewi, Anam was obtained from chemicals line State, Nigeria. The Bambara g obtained from livestock feeds line Composite Preparation The Bambara groundnut seed hus then oven-dried at 110 0 C for 2 da 4.0% percent. Finally, crushed and Available online at http://www.journalcra.com International Journal of Current Research Vol. 5, Issue, 07, pp.1714-1717, July, 2013 I ROPERTIES OF OMPOSITE Clement Uche, nkiti Mathew Chukwudi niversity of Technology, Azikiwe University, namdi Azikiwe University, Azikiwe University, nvironment through dumping as a refuge n environmental concerned. The effect of ed polyethylene with 20 percent virgin iller loading for this experiment were 10, E and MPE at 150MPa and 160 0 C in an he composites. The tensile strength and es increases with increased filler weight rength of the composites decreases with d that BGH filler may be used for the the mechanical properties of the MPE , Academic Journals. All rights reserved. 2000; Akande, 2009). Moreover, mposition of both its seed floor and n with high cellulose and proteins 010). The bambara groundnut husk many high ways in many south-east l of bambara groundnut seed. The ot only based on the benefits using ene matrix which have not been e of these researchers as a reduction he environment so as to reduced e posed by BGH in the society but ect of BGH filler loading on the lene composites. HOD hylene was used in this study. The tained from the industrial waste of and crushed using the fabricated gineering Design and Development mbra State, Nigeria. The virgin PE in Ugah market, Onitsha, Anambra groundnut seed husk (BGH) was in Ose Market, Onitsha, Nigeria. sk (BGH) used was sun-dried and ays to a moisture content of almost d sieved with the 18-mesh size. The INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH