A common analytical method in chemistry for separating and identifying mixture ingredients is called thin-layer chromatography (TLC). A thin coating of stationary phase, often silica gel or alumina, is put into a sample, which is then placed on a flat substrate like a glass plat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v14i3268
Yohane A. Wesley, Joel B. Njewa, Kelvin Makawa, Stanley Maurice, Esinta Moteni, James Majamanda, Lloyd Chirambo & Lifa Chimphepo·Asian Journal of Applied Chemistry Research·2023
Aims: The objective of this study was to determine the levels of fluoride in borehole water samples. Study Design: The total of eight samples were collected from five villages in Chiradzulu and transported in cooler ice-bath to the laboratory for the analysis. Place and Duration...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v14i3267
This study focuses on the assessment and comparative concentrations of some heavy metals in spinach (Amaranthus hybridus), cultivated in Wukari, Ibi, Donga local government area of Taraba State in Nigeria. The research is motivated by the indiscriminate use of bulk chemicals for...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v14i3266
Pyrrole-aniline copolymers (poly(Py-co-Ani)) were synthesized using both three chemical, electrochemical and plasma polymerization methods. Comparison of the copolymers synthesized with three methods was investigated. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), thermogravyme...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v14i3265
Untreated effluents especially in discharges from textiles and fabric industries, usually contain dyes. Synthetic dyes have adverse effects on all forms of life when discharged directly into the environment. This paper investigates the photo-degradation of a mixture of direct ora...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v14i2264
This study concerned the search for a method aimed at improving the safety of the treatment of Li-ion (Lib) battery waste. It consisted in the extraction of the electrolyte from used Libs by methanol before the hydrometallurgical treatment. As a result, the infrared extracts char...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v14i2263
Over the last decades, the rapidly growing theoretical methods have revolutionized whole scientific paradigm, developed state-of-art analyses, and created substantial computational platforms through the huge support of outstanding mathematical algorithms. The self-consistent-char...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v14i2260
Drinking water is hardly found 100% pure in nature due to human activities and other natural factors. Many diseases in developing countries are caused by drinking contaminated water. Water samples collected were analyzed by automated instrumental methods prescribed by standard me...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v14i2261
Aim: This study was aimed at using sharp sand as an adsorbent to optimize the removal of Pb ionsfrom simulated water and water obtained from Enyigba River. Study Design: Adsorption experiment was designed using Response Surface Methodology (RSM). Artificial Neural Network (ANN) w...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v14i2259
Plane of symmetry is a physical chemical phenomenon and an instrument. Geometrical plane of symmetry indicates two identical achiral halves. In a slightly modified form, it is applied also in chemistry. In geometry it cuts a point or a line, while in chemistry it cuts a cloud of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v14i1258