In this work the nutritional and anti-nutritional composition of Ximenia americana fruit is investigate using standard analytical methods. The results of proximate analysis of the fruit on dry weight basis shows that it contains, Crude protein (7.26%), Crude lipid (13.0%), ash (10.5%), and moisture (64%Wet Weight), The pulp contains appreciable concentration of ascorbic acid (21.12 mg/100g). The mineral analysis, revealed that the pulp is rich in potassium (690mg/100g), magnesium (10.67mg/100g) phosphorus (4.48mg/100g), Calcium (0.65mg/100g) and sodium (45mg/100g). The analysis further revealed high content of Tannins (74.8mg/100g) and phytate (29.43mg/100g). This shows that the sample can serve as good source of mineral to both human and livestock.

Increase by agency protocols, international organisation regulations, and government regulations in many countries, demand for uncontaminated fuel and the use of more environmentally friendly transportation fuels with minor contents of sulphur compound (SOx) and aromatics compound lead to the search of pre-sulphur. In the present time, the demand for transportation fuels has been increasing in many countries for the past two decades. The study reported the compared oxidation-extraction desulphurization of heavy crude oil using combined oxidants potassium permanganate and hydrogen peroxide (KMnO 4 +H 2 O 2) over acetic acid (CH 3 COOH) and Formic acid (HCOOH) catalysis. The following results were obtained; formic acid (HCOOH) with higher sulphur reduction by (73.00%), while acetic acid (CH 3 COOH) with lower sulphur reduction by (27.02%). The study concluded that combined oxidants (KMnO 4 +H 2 O 2) with formic acid (HCOOH) catalysed reaction system is better than using combined oxidants (KMnO 4 +H 2 O 2) with acetic CH 3 COOH catalyst. Moreover DMSO was found to be a pathetic and inadequate solvent for extraction of oxidized sulphur since, it present more sulphur into the oxidised oil higher than that up fresh sample.

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