Dr. B. Ajayi
Wood Products Technology

Education

Research Interests

Current Research

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Courses Taught

Professional Affiliations

Recent Professional Meetings attended

Publications

Thesis/Dissertation

• Ajayi B. (2000). Strength and Dimensional Stability of Cement-bonded Flakeboard Produced from Gmelina arborea and Leucaena leucocephala.  Ph.D. thesis in the Department of Forestry and Wood Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria.

• Ajayi B. (1987).  A Comparison of Some International Particleboard Testing Standards.  M.Sc. Dissertation, Department of Forestry and Wood Science, School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University College of North Wales, Bangor, U.K.

Technical Reports

• Ajayi B. (2004). Environmental Impact Assessment – An Environmental Audit Reports on Premier Timbers Ltd., Bolorunduro and WANWOOD Nigeria Ltd., Oba-Ile. Prepared for Ministry of Special Duties, Governor’s Office, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. 18th May 2004.

• Ajayi B. (1998).  Silvo-pastoral System of Farming: A Way out of Protein Deficiency. Invited Paper Submitted to Ekiti State Environmental Protection Agency, on behalf of UNDP under Sustainable Agriculture, Environment and Rural Development (18th November, 1998).

• Ajayi B. (1998).  “Wood Residues”: A Source of Energy, Briquetted Fuel and Burning.  Invited Paper Submitted to Ekiti State Environmental Protection Agency, on behalf of UNDP under Sustainable Agriculture, Environment and Rural Development (18th November, 1998).

• Ajayi B. (1988).  Feasibility Report on Medium-Scale Particleboard Plants in Ondo State.  Invited Paper Submitted to Ondo State Government, Ondo State, Nigeria.

Refereed Journal Articles

• Ajayi, Babatunde. (2006). Properties of Maize Stalk–based Cement- bonded composites. Forest Products Journal. 56(6): 51- 55

• Ajayi Babatunde. (2006) Dimensional Stability of Cement – bonded Boards Manufactured with Coffee Chaff. Journal of the Korea Society of Wood Science and Technology. Mokchae Konghak 34(5): 1-7.

• Ajayi, Babatunde. (2005).Characterization of Leucaena leucocephala- Based Cement-bonded Boards on the Basis of Thickness Swelling and  Water Absorption.  Environmental Management Journal. Vol 2: 41-46.

• Ajayi, Babatunde. (2005) Cement-bonded Particleboards Manufactured from Coffee Chaff. Journal of Applied Tropical Agriculture, Vol.10, Special Issue 1, pp 63-66.

• Ajayi, Babatunde. (2005). Assessment of Board Density and Species on Dimensional Stability of Exotic Hardwood-based Cement-bonded Flakeboard. Ghana J. Forestry Vol. 17& 18:37- 44.

• Ajayi B. and Badejo S.O.O. (2005).  Influence of board density on bending strength and internal bond of cement-bonded flakeboard from Plantation hardwood species. Journal of Tropical Forestry Science. 17(2):228-234

• Ajayi B. and Fuwape J.A. (2005).  Influence of Additive Concentration and Wood Species on Dimensional Stability of Cement-bonded Flakeboard. Journal Institute of Wood Science, Vol. 17. No.1, Pp 34-40.

• Ajayi, Babatunde. (2004). Water Absorption and Thickness Swelling Properties of Cement-bonded Flakeboard from Gmelina arborea. Journal of Tropical Ethnoforestry Vol 3 (2):

• Ajayi, Babatunde. (2004). Reaction of Cement-bonded Composites from Gmelina arborea and Leucaena Leucocephala to Water Treatment. Nigeria Journal of Forestry 34(1& 2): 125-131.

• Ajayi B. (2004). Responses of Cement-bonded Composites to Moisture Treatment. Bulletin of Science Association of Nigeria. Vol. 25, Pp 291-296.

• Ajayi B. (2003).  Evaluation of Additive Concentration on Modulus of Rupture and Internal Bond of Cement-bonded Flakeboard.  Applied Tropical Agriculture 8: (1&2) 87- 93

• Ajayi B. (2003). Short-term performance of Cement-bonded hardwood flakeboard. Journal of Sustainable Tropical Agric. Res. 8: 16-19.

• Ajayi B. (2003). Investigation of the Dimensional Stability of Coffee-Husk Cement-Bonded Composite Boards. Nigerian Journal of Forestry. 33 (1&2): 88-93.

• Ajayi B. (2003). Variations in IB and MOR of Flakeboard Manufactured from Exotic hardwoods.  Journal of Tropical Forest Resources   19(1): 87-96.  

• Ajayi B. (2002). Preliminary Investigation of Cement-bonded Particleboard from Maize-stalk Residues. Nigerian Journal of Forestry 32 (1 & 2). 29-34.

• Ajayi B. (2001) Wood Waste Management in Forest Industries.  Journal of Tropical Forest Resources. 17(2): 91-102.

• Akinnagbe, A, Ajayi B. and Ada, R.O. (2000). Using forestry to combat Global Warning:  The Need to Involve Community, Government and Non-Governmental Organisations in Nigeria.  Benin Journal of Environmental Education, 1 (1), pp. 119-123.

• Ajayi B. (1993).  A Review of International Standard Methodology of Accelerated Aging Test in particleboard.  Nigerian Journal of Forestry, 23 (2) pp. 71-74.

Paper already accepted for Publication

• Ajayi, Babatunde. (2007). Physical and Mechanical properties of Cement    – bonded Particleboard made from Mixture of Gmelina abrorea and Leucaenea    leucocephala. Journal of Tropical Forestry Resources. Accepted (In Print) vol. 22(1):
       
• Ogunjemite, B. G., Ajayi, Babatunde and Agbelusi, B. A. (2007). Habitat Structure of Chimpanzee Communities in Nigeria:  A Comparison of Sites. Journal Acta Zoological Sinica. The Chinese Academy of Sciences. Accepted for August Edition.

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Papers in National and International Conference Proceedings

• Adewopo,J. B. and Ajayi, B. (2007). Assessment of the Flexural Strength and Dimensional Stability of Cement-bonded Boards Manufactured from Maize-cobs and Gmelina arborea Sawdust.Proceeding of the Forest Products and Environment: A Productive Symbiosis. October29th-November2nd, 2007, Grand Hotel,Taipei, Taiwan.

• Ajayi, Babatunde (2006). Inorganic-bonded Strand Board Manufactured from Yam (Dioscorea rotundata) Strands. Proceeding of the 10th International Inorganic-bonded Fiber Composites Conference, November 15th- 18th 2006, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Pp 111 –119.

• Ajayi B. (2005). Cement-bonded Particleboards Manufactured from Coffee Chaff. In: Proceedings of th 1st Annual Conference of School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. 27th April, 2005.

• Ajayi B. (2005). Dimensional Movement of Cofee Residue Cement-bonded Boards in Response to Moisture. Session 094 XXII IUFRO World Congress, Brisbane, Australia. 7th-13th August 2005.

• Ajayi B. (2004). Production of Cement-bonded Composite from Wastes of Fast Growing Exotic Plantation Hardwood Species. International Inorganic-bonded Composite Materials Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 11th-13th October 2004 (ACCEPTED). 

• Ajayi B. (2004). Manufacturing of Ceiling Boards from Coffee Waste. Nigerian Materials Congress, Engineering Materials Development Institute, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. 7th-9th December 2004.

• Ajayi B. (2004). Manufacture of Cement-Bonded Particleboards from Coffee chaff 58th Forest Products Society Conference. Grand Rapids, Michigan USA 27-30 June 2004.

• Ajayi B. (2004). Influence of Production Variables on Dimensional Stability of Leucaena leucocephala-based Cement-bonded Composites. In: Proceedings of 2nd Annual General Meeting and 1st Annual Conference of Nigerian Society for Environmental Management, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. 12th – 13th May 2004. pp 35 – 36.

• Ajayi B. (2004). Responses of Cement-bonded Composites to Moisture Treatment. 40th Science Association of Nigeria Conference, Ibadan, Nigeria. 21-25th March, 2004. AB\SAN03\205.

• Ajayi B. (2003). Assessment of the Dimensional Stability of Cement-bonded Particleboard from Post-harvest Banana Stem Residues and Sawdust. In: Proceedings of 12th World Forestry Congress, Quebec City, Canada. 21st – 28th September 2003. Vol. A. 157pp.