Dr. Makungu Madirisha, Lecturer College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNA)'s chemistry department, said yesterday at the on-going 47th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF).
He said the mud is eco -friendly compared to the current mud in the market because it has additives which are biodegradable and is water based rather than oil.
"Before coming with this project in 2017, we got concerns from different stakeholders that the current used mud are imported from abroad and costly, not environmentally friendly and cause corrosion of drilling equipment and have low performance," he said.
“After getting this concern, we wrote a research proposal to the office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor research UDSM for funding.”
He said that the UDSM's management later funded the project and they have been able to come up with two new products formulated from two different clay minerals.
Apart from that, the project also engaged students at studying bachelor’s and master's degrees to formulate the products.
According to him, a total of four students have benefited through the project and two published research articles online.
Highlighting on characteristic of drilling mud, he said they are comparable with International Standards such as American Petroleum Institute Standard (API).
He said any stakeholder willing to obtain the products is invited to visit at UDSM mlimani campus.
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