Department of Textile and Ginning Engineering: Recent submissions

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Design of a woven geotextile fabric based on sisal fibers for engineering applications.

Tizirihwayo, Fredrick (Busitema University., 2013-05)

This research was a final year project as a requirement for the award of a bachelor degree in Textile engineering Busitema University at the end of the 4 years. Two geotextile fabrics, one as a control and the other for ...
Wet blue leather grading using fuzzy expert system.

Otim, Michael (Busitema University., 2015-05)

Wet blue hides defect extraction and classification has remained as the centre of research for the leather tanning industry although the investigation in this domain was first reported around one century ago. Several ...
The suitability of Ugandan bananas fibre for composite applications.

Okello, Joe (Busitema University., 2013-05)

Banana plant fibres which are abundantly available, banana fibre is light but high moisture content and less dense compared with other fibre. The fibre tensile properties are relatively low compare to the literature which ...
Development of corn-based biomass composite board.

Jingo, Willington (Busitema University., 2014-06)

As the result of greater environmental awareness, the demand for environmentally friendly materials is significantly raised. Therefore, the interest in composites based on renewable-resources has grown (Mohanty et al, 2000 ...
Degrading of textile effluent through combined biological and advanced oxidation process utilizing manganese oxide as a catalyst.

Ogwel, Dinah (Busitema University., 2019-05)

The discharge of textile effluents into waterbodies or into the environment poses a serious threat since this waste water contains harmful compounds such as dyes, complex organic compounds and heavy metals which can cause ...
Enhancing color characteristics of dyed cotton and polyester cotton blend fabrics with the use of zinc oxide nano particles.

Aceger, Silver (Busitema University., 2021-01)

In this study, color characteristics of the dyed cotton and polyester-cotton fabrics were enhanced by the use of Zinc oxide Nano particles to solve the problem of fading. Pieces of cotton and polyester-cotton blend fabrics ...
Antimicrobial treatment of cotton fabric with bidens pilosa leaf extracts.

Oshaba, Jonan (Busitema University., 2018-05)

The study covers leaves of bidens pilosa with. the bioactive compounds extracted using solvents of ethanol, water and acetone which were later applied to cloth for antimicrobial activity test. Soxhlet extraction method was ...
Functional finishing of barkcloth for antimicrobial properties using zinc oxide nanoparticles.

Okinyi, Samm Youma (Busitema University., 2019-05)

Barkcloth a naturally occurring cellulosic non-woven fabric has recently obtained attention in the research community for applications in the apparel and a wide range of industrial fields such as automobile; household ...
Evaluating and classing of Uganda’s cotton lint quality from different growing seasons.

Tukahigwa, Ozias (Busitema University., 2019-05)

Cotton is a white substance grow around the seeds of cotton plant. Cotton classification begun well back in 1780s with hand classing basing only on parameters. However, -nowadays at least 14 parameters are used to ...
Making pavers from polyethylene terephthalate waste and sand reinforced with cotton waste.

Ngoma, Charles (Busitema University., 2019-05)

Plastics, especially polyethylene terephthalate (PET bottles) are rapidly growing segment of the solid waste in Kampala city and Uganda as a whole. Disposal of waste. materials including waste plastic bags and cotton Wastes ...
Production of handmade paper from sugarcane bagasse and a mixed grade of waste paper :

Nakagolo, Maria Gorret (Busitema University., 2019-06)

The production and consumption of paper for packaging has been highly encouraged and taken on in Uganda since 2007 when the government enacted a policy to ban the use of polythene bags. The policy was still re-echoed in ...
Improving electricity from silk cocoons through feeding silkworms with silver nanoparticles.

Nambajjwe, Christine (Busitema University., 2019-12)

Silk Cocoon Membrane (SCM), a complex natural protein fibrous membrane is gaining Significant attention in the textile industry, biomedical industry and the research-society due its outstanding properties and ecological ...
Preparation of a bio plastic from raw banana peels using sodium bi carbonate as a preservative.

Nantongo, Sarah (Busitema University., 2020-12)

Plastic industry is considered one of the most important industries because plastic is an important factor in the making of many useful products such as sheets, tubes, rods, slabs, building blocks and domestic products. ...
Production of handmade paper from mango endocarps.

Kato, Peter (Busitema University., 2018-05)

The most source of materials for paper are hard woods, followed by softwoods but due to environmental factors and high rates of deforestation in search. for raw materials to make paper, there has been need for alternative ...
Investigating how poly-cotton blend and the GSM of woven fabric affect bursting strength.

Asingura, David Wamananu (Busitema University., 2021-01)

There are a number of methods that are employed in the manufacturing of fabric. Some of these methods include; knitting, non-woven, weaving, and with. these new technologies, more are yet to surface. Notably, the woven ...
Studying the thermal and compressive strength properties of a sisal reinforced gypsum composite for building insulation.

Chebet, Diana (Busitema University., 2020-12)

In this current era, there are some concerns of using synthetic fibres in regards to their impact on the environment since they are non-recyclable and non-degradable. There are many attempts by various groups of engineers ...
Optimization of electricity consumption for a chain of ring frame machines using genetic algorithm.

Echodu, Jorem (Busitema University., 2020-12)

The textile industry has relatively high energy consumption compared to other small and medium industries. Energy is one of the main cost factors in the textile industry and accounts. tor 15% to 2Q% over the production ...
Yarn defect detection system using image processing.

Mayanja, Augustine (Busitema University., 2016-05)

The purpose of this project is to develop an off-line yam defect detection system by a computerized system based on image processing software. After the yam is produced, it is wound onto the bobbin package, different ...
Production of packaging bags from paper blend of corn stalks and cotton comber wastes using different delignifying compounds.

Lwandago, Hajarah (Busitema University., 2016-05)

The main objective of the study was to produce packaging bags from paper blend of com stalks and cotton comber wastes. The use of cotton comber waste and sorghum stalks for manufacturing packaging paper will not only help ...
Automatic shopping trolley for commodity location and price checkout.

Kateregga, Allan (Busitema University., 2016-06)

In Uganda today, the average time wasted by supermarket clients to identify the exact location of the desired commodity and queue to make payment is definitely plenty. The customer searches for the required commodities ...

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