Benjamin Yao
YOU?
Author Swipe
View article: Effect of the Mineral Structure of Magnetite Synthesized from Hematite on the Heterogeneous Fenton Process of Crude-oil Waste Degradation
Effect of the Mineral Structure of Magnetite Synthesized from Hematite on the Heterogeneous Fenton Process of Crude-oil Waste Degradation Open
Crude oil spills frequently occur during transportation on land and sea, leading to significant soil and groundwater pollution. Crude oil recalcitrant compounds persist in the environment, bioaccumulate through the food chains, and pose a …
View article: Study of the agronomic performance of methanization digestate: the case of cucumbers
Study of the agronomic performance of methanization digestate: the case of cucumbers Open
Soil Agricultural intensification in tropical regions faces significant challenges, including soil depletion and increasing reliance on chemical fertilizers, the environmental impacts of which are concerning. This study aims to assess the …
View article: Modelisation and Optimisation of Hematite-Goethite Ore Reduction to Magnetite Using Experimental Design Methodology
Modelisation and Optimisation of Hematite-Goethite Ore Reduction to Magnetite Using Experimental Design Methodology Open
View article: Isolation and Characterization of Indigenous Acetobacter Strains from Cashew Apple and Their Potential Use as Vinegar Producers in Côte d’Ivoire
Isolation and Characterization of Indigenous Acetobacter Strains from Cashew Apple and Their Potential Use as Vinegar Producers in Côte d’Ivoire Open
Côte d’Ivoire has the main cashew tree culture area worldwide, but the cashew apple produced is still underutilized although its potential for industry. In the present study, the aim was to isolate and identify acetic acid bacterial strain…
View article: Impact of Brining on the Sensory Properties of Cashew Apple Jams Prepared With or Without the Skin
Impact of Brining on the Sensory Properties of Cashew Apple Jams Prepared With or Without the Skin Open
Cashew apple processing into various by-products is hampered by the problem of astringency.Previous research to reduce this astringency has mainly focused on the juice.The objective of this work was to determine the combinations of NaCl co…
View article: Polymer-Derived Silicon Oxycarbide/Graphene Oxide Porous Ceramic Monoliths Obtained from Pickering Emulsions: Application as Active Electrodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Polymer-Derived Silicon Oxycarbide/Graphene Oxide Porous Ceramic Monoliths Obtained from Pickering Emulsions: Application as Active Electrodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries Open
International audience
View article: Catalytic degradation of crude oil residues extracted from contaminated soil by heterogeneous Fenton process using natural magnetite
Catalytic degradation of crude oil residues extracted from contaminated soil by heterogeneous Fenton process using natural magnetite Open
The presence of toxic compounds to humans in crude oil requires the purification of contaminated environment. In this study, physicochemical characterization of paraffinic petroleum residue extracted from contaminated soil, revealed the pr…
View article: Cassava Peel Starch as a Raw Material for Polyhydroxyalkanoates Synthesis by <i>Cupriavidus</i> <i>necator</i>
Cassava Peel Starch as a Raw Material for Polyhydroxyalkanoates Synthesis by <i>Cupriavidus</i> <i>necator</i> Open
peer reviewed
View article: Biogas Production from Plantain and Yam Peels: Modelling using Response Surface Methodology
Biogas Production from Plantain and Yam Peels: Modelling using Response Surface Methodology Open
The world’s growing demand for energy and our concern to preserve the environment have prompted research into alternative sources of energy. Renewable energy from biomass is one such opportunity. The aim of this study is to model the produ…
View article: Performances of Silicon and Silicon Carbide Reinforced Nickel Electrodeposited Coatings Against Oxidation of Xc100 Carbon Steels Exposed to Butane/Propane Combustion in the Open Air
Performances of Silicon and Silicon Carbide Reinforced Nickel Electrodeposited Coatings Against Oxidation of Xc100 Carbon Steels Exposed to Butane/Propane Combustion in the Open Air Open
The protection of XC100 steel against oxidation due to butane/propane combustion by the mean of nickel (Ni), Nickel-Silicon (Ni-Si), and Nickel-Silicon carbide (Ni-SiC) electrodeposited coatings is reported. Gravimetric and microstructural…
View article: Study of the Thermodynamic Quantities of Adsorption and Activation of Piroxicam in Copper Corrosion in a Nitric Acid Environment
Study of the Thermodynamic Quantities of Adsorption and Activation of Piroxicam in Copper Corrosion in a Nitric Acid Environment Open
The objective of this work is to assess the inhibitory efficacy of the piroxicam molecule on copper corrosion in a 1M nitric acid medium using the mass loss technique (gravimetry). The inhibition efficiency, represented as IE (%), increase…
View article: PersonaPKT: Building Personalized Dialogue Agents via Parameter-efficient Knowledge Transfer
PersonaPKT: Building Personalized Dialogue Agents via Parameter-efficient Knowledge Transfer Open
Personalized dialogue agents (DAs) powered by large pre-trained language models (PLMs) often rely on explicit persona descriptions to maintain personality consistency. However, such descriptions may not always be available or may pose priv…
View article: KEPLET: Knowledge-Enhanced Pretrained Language Model with Topic Entity Awareness
KEPLET: Knowledge-Enhanced Pretrained Language Model with Topic Entity Awareness Open
In recent years, Pre-trained Language Models (PLMs) have shown their superiority by pre-training on unstructured text corpus and then fine-tuning on downstream tasks. On entity-rich textual resources like Wikipedia, Knowledge-Enhanced PLMs…
View article: Use of plantain peel adsorbents for the reduction of carbon monoxide from biogas for use as chick heating energy in an egg production industry
Use of plantain peel adsorbents for the reduction of carbon monoxide from biogas for use as chick heating energy in an egg production industry Open
This research is a case study for the search for an alternative energy to natural gas for heating the chicks of the Brin Foundation located in Yaokokro (Ivory Coast). Specifically, this study aims to reduce carbon monoxide in biogas using …
View article: Characterization of Musa Paradisiaca Activated Carbon Supporting Iron Nanoparticles, after Adsorption of Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) from Biogas on a Fixed Bed Column
Characterization of Musa Paradisiaca Activated Carbon Supporting Iron Nanoparticles, after Adsorption of Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) from Biogas on a Fixed Bed Column Open
In this study, the characteristics of Musa Paradisiaca (MP) iron-funtionalysed activated carbon (AC) after adsorption of H 2 S from biogas were demonstrated. The AC was chemically impregnated with potassium hydroxide (KOH) and then carboni…
View article: Study of the Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Methacompost from a Poultry Company in Ivory Coast: Test for Growing Big Sun Chilli
Study of the Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Methacompost from a Poultry Company in Ivory Coast: Test for Growing Big Sun Chilli Open
The objective of this work was to determine the suitability of poultry methacompost from the 2nd methanizer of the BRIN FOUNDATION in Yaokokoroko (Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire), to be used in the improvement of soil fertility. The methacompost…
View article: PersonaPKT: Building Personalized Dialogue Agents via Parameter-efficient Knowledge Transfer
PersonaPKT: Building Personalized Dialogue Agents via Parameter-efficient Knowledge Transfer Open
Personalized dialogue agents (DAs) powered by large pre-trained language models (PLMs) often rely on explicit persona descriptions to maintain personality consistency.However, such descriptions may not always be available or may pose priva…
View article: Photocatalytic Activity of Nanoparticles TiO2-P25@n-TiO2 Composite in Gas Phase
Photocatalytic Activity of Nanoparticles TiO2-P25@n-TiO2 Composite in Gas Phase Open
Stable TiO2-P25@n-TiO2 nanocoating was prepared based of grafted size selected 5 nm Titanium-oxo-alkoxo (n-TiO2) nanoparticles on P25-TiO2 nanoparticles surface and their immobilization on Aluminium substrate. The 5-nm oxo-TiO2 particles w…
View article: Comparative study of two activated carbons from Borassus aethiopum produced in electric and artisanal furnaces
Comparative study of two activated carbons from Borassus aethiopum produced in electric and artisanal furnaces Open
The comparison of activated carbons of Borassus aethiopum produced in an electric and artisanal furnaces showed similarities and differences in their characteristics.The activated carbon produced in an electric furnace (BA-AC FE) with a sp…
View article: Lead concentrations in sediments and mollusc gastropod from Vridi Canal, Côte d’Ivoire
Lead concentrations in sediments and mollusc gastropod from Vridi Canal, Côte d’Ivoire Open
Lead (Pb) is one of the most frequent and toxic contaminant in the environment. It can be bioaccumulated by marine organisms through contaminated sediments as well as their food chains. The current study aimed at investigating Pb occurrenc…
View article: Photocatalytic activity of TiO2–P25@n-TiO2@HAP composite films for air depollution
Photocatalytic activity of TiO2–P25@n-TiO2@HAP composite films for air depollution Open
View article: Large-scale Hybrid Approach for Predicting User Satisfaction with\n Conversational Agents
Large-scale Hybrid Approach for Predicting User Satisfaction with\n Conversational Agents Open
Measuring user satisfaction level is a challenging task, and a critical\ncomponent in developing large-scale conversational agent systems serving the\nneeds of real users. An widely used approach to tackle this is to collect human\nannotat…
View article: The Tolerance of the Anterior Humeral Line to Rotational Changes in Elbow Position
The Tolerance of the Anterior Humeral Line to Rotational Changes in Elbow Position Open
Recipient: Benjamin Yao, BA The Tolerance of the Anterior Humeral Line to Rotational Changes in Elbow Position Benjamin Yao, BA1; Cynthia Nguyen, MD2; Justine Ko, MD3; Raymond W. Liu, MD4, (1) Case Western Reserve University School of Medi…
View article: Accessibility Index of Aquatic Environments as an Indicator of Surface Water Vulnerability in Urban Areas: Case of the Okpara Basin (Benin)
Accessibility Index of Aquatic Environments as an Indicator of Surface Water Vulnerability in Urban Areas: Case of the Okpara Basin (Benin) Open
Physiographic differences and conditions of use of water resources in anthropogenic basins explain the variability of risk to surface water. Based on the multi-criteria analysis of Saaty, the present work proposes an assessment of the vuln…
View article: Physicochemical characterization of three natural clays used as adsorbent for the humic acid removal from aqueous solution
Physicochemical characterization of three natural clays used as adsorbent for the humic acid removal from aqueous solution Open
Adsorption behaviours of humic acid on three natural clays from Ivory Coast were studied. In order to investigate the adsorption mechanism, characterization of clays and the humic acid–clay complex was conducted by using various analytical…
View article: Seasonal Variation of Nutrient Pollution and Suspended Solids in the Drainage Network of Okpara Basin in Parakou (North-East of Benin)
Seasonal Variation of Nutrient Pollution and Suspended Solids in the Drainage Network of Okpara Basin in Parakou (North-East of Benin) Open
This work presents mainly, the seasonal variation of pollution by nutrients and suspended solids thresholds between the old urban core and the peripheral areas of the city of Parakou on the Okpara basin. The city of Parakou has been experi…
View article: Decreasing Past and Mid-Century Rainfall Indices over the Ouémé River Basin, Benin (West Africa)
Decreasing Past and Mid-Century Rainfall Indices over the Ouémé River Basin, Benin (West Africa) Open
This study analyzed the trends of extreme daily rainfall indices over the Ouémé basin using the observed data from 1950 to 2014 and the projected rainfall of regional climate model REMO (REgional MOdel) for the period 2015–2050. For future…
View article: Study of the variation in the chemical composition of Eichhornia crassipes exposed to external aggressions
Study of the variation in the chemical composition of Eichhornia crassipes exposed to external aggressions Open
Used in several areas including sanitation, water hyacinth is known for its ability to absorb pollutants which in turn represent an external aggression for the plant.This work aims to study the variation of the chemical compounds secreted …
View article: Heavy Metals in Sediments and Their Transfer to Edible Mollusc
Heavy Metals in Sediments and Their Transfer to Edible Mollusc Open
Background and Objective: Vridi canal is subjected to intense human activities because it represents the only way to entry and exit from the largest harbour of Côte dʼIvoire.However, no study has been conducted on the metal contamination i…
View article: Assessment of Heavy Metals Contamination in Sediments of the Vridi Canal (C&#244;te d’Ivoire)
Assessment of Heavy Metals Contamination in Sediments of the Vridi Canal (Côte d’Ivoire) Open
The concentrations of cadmium, copper, lead and zinc in sediment samples from the Vridi Canal (Harbour area of economic capital of Cote d’Ivoire) were determined to evaluate the level of contamination. All metal concentrations in sediment …