School of Physical Sciences (Phys-Sciences): Recent submissions
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Water and wastewater treatment, evaluation of wastewater parameters for a beverage industry.
(Makerere University, 2021-04-09)Sugar mixing, rinsing, and cooling processes produce a lot of wastewaters. Thereafter, this water must be disposed of or safely treated for reuse, which is often costly and problematic for most beverage industries. Based ... -
Variability of rainfall and temperature over Kampala due to yearly motion of the sun.
(Makerere University, 2021-04-09)The analysis of the variability of rainfall and temperature over Kampala due to the motion of the Sun has long been a controversial topic hampered in part by lack of empirical evidence and the changing climate which ... -
Design and construction of a digital temperature controller system for brooders.
(Makerere University, 2020-12-29)Temperature control refers to the process aimed at maintaining the temperature of an object, substance at a certain maximum or minimum temperature value or certain range of temperatures. A system which affects this process ... -
Evaluation of effect of beer filtration operation on Eagle lager extra beer haze at 90 and 25 degrees
(Makerere University, 2020-12-10)Beer clarity is a first impression to the eyes of a consumer and as such has a profound contribution to customer satisfaction. cloudy or hazy beer gives customers thoughts of contamination and improperly brewed beer and ... -
A report on the field-study to the Albertine Graben Area, Western Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2020-12-20)The area of study was Semliki basin located in the Southern part of the Albertine graben, Ntoroko district in Western Uganda. Semliki area lies onshore South of Lake Albert and it is bounded by the escarpment to the East ... -
Fabrication of a dynamo powered mobile phone charger
(Makerere University, 2021-12)Bicycles are some of the most ubiquitous forms of transportation in the world and Uganda in particular with about 83.56 percent of the population in rural areas. Though there are many people riding bicycles, the mechanical ... -
Project report of study area: Semiliki basin (Albertine Graben)
(Makerere University, 2019-06-07)As Students pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Geoscience and Production, it is required of us to do fieldwork and excursion study in the Semliki basin under the guidance of our lecturers. The Kibuku area is located ... -
Determination of Heavy Metal Concentration in Water and Food around River Nyamwamba
(Makerere University, 2019-06)This study investigates the impact of the disused Kilembe mine pyrites on the Water quality of river nyamwamba in western Uganda. Surface water samples were collected and were analyzed using an atomic absorption ... -
Wireless capacitive sensor for fluid level monitoring with indicator
(Makerere University, 2020-11)Monitoring and recording physical conditions of the environment and organizing of collected data using low consuming devices is the current big thing. These sensor devices that are able to interact with wireless networks ... -
Determination of the optimal blend time for lumartem tablets using the double cone blender
(Makerere University, 2021-03-29)Mixing is probably the most widely performed unit operation in pharmaceutical manufacturing, in fact, it is difficult to find a product where mixing is not involved in some stages of the process, It is difficult to determine ... -
A field study report of Semiliki basin in Ntoroko District
(Makerere University, 2019-06-05)This report summarizes the field study was conducted in the tertiary Semliki basin found in Albertine Graben between 10th June to 23rd June, 2018. The study aimed at training on how to collect, and interpret geological, ... -
The use of scrap tires in tororo cement limited as supplementally kiln fuel for the dry cement process
(Makerere University, 2021-02-26)The use of tyre- derived fuel (TDF) as a supplemental fuel in cement kilns provides solution to tyre disposal and cost reduction in the use of fossil fuels. This report presents the expected gaseous emissions from the co ... -
Flocculant optimisation for efficient clarification in sugar processing industries
(Makerere University, 2020-12-17)One of the main important processes of sugar production is the clarification process. This process involves settlement of the suspended particles of the sugar cane juice down to the bottom of the vessel by the aid of the ... -
Finding means of recovering ALUM (Coagulant) from the waste sludge to be reused as a coagulant.
(Makerere University, 2020-05-07)Alum is used in the coagulation of raw water in almost all water treatment plants worldwide. Thousands of tons of alum are used annually in water treatment plants across the country costing millions of dollars. This ... -
The adsorption of volatile organic compounds
(Makerere University, 2021-03-24)Volatile organic compounds (vocs) discharged into the environment cause negative and health hazards. In the recent years adsorption process has been employed to aid in the remediation process of VOC removal. In this project ... -
Development and design of an Automatic Irrigation System.
(Makerere University, 2020-12-11)Manual/mechanical irrigation has led to wastage of water and is labour intensive. There is therefore, need to develop an automatic irrigation system which can sense the moisture content and determine when to switch on/off ... -
Investigation on the causes of purified bottled drinking water turning green before the expiry date
(Makerere University, 2021-03-19)The main objective of this study was to investigate the causes of bottled purified water turning green before its expiry date at Ark industries. Ten Ark purified drinking water bottles treated with ozone as disinfection ... -
Generation of Hydrogen Gas by Direct Solar water splitting For Use as Fuel
(Makerere University, 2020-12)Hydrogen consumption worldwide has become part of everyday life demand from different people for cooking and fueling powered machines like motors, hydrogen cars and so many other machines. However, this has led to increased ... -
Radiation Safety of Medical Personnel and Care Takers
(Makerere University, 2020)This study aimed at identifying the current radiation protection techniques currently in use and how they can be modified to improve radiation protection of the medical personnel and patient care takers at Radiotherapy ... -
A Review Of Chemical Synthesis Of Magnetic Nanoparticles
(Makerere University, 2021-01-22)This report is about a review of chemical synthesis of Magnetic Nanoparticles. Nanoparticles are small structures with size between 1 and 100 nanometers. They are of great importance in medical industry (cancer treatment) ...