This work focuses on the extraction of oil from date palm seed. Using n-hexane in Soxlet extraction apparatus, standard procedures were followed to determine the oil feed stock yield. Proximate compositions and physicochemical characteristics were carried out. Also, Fourier Trans...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i430095
Unusual effects of intramolecular hydrogen bonds and dipole interactions are investigated using FTIR, NMR and X-Ray crystallography analyses of some imines. These phenomena affect both FTIR absorptions and chemical shifts.
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i330096
Background and Objective: Coffee is one of the common drinks in Middle Eastern countries including Saudi Arabia due to its desirable aroma, taste and putative positive physiological functions. The concentration of metals is commonly present in coffee powder. The presence of heavy...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i330094
The salophen ligand and its complexes of Ni(II), Co(II), Cu(II), and Mn(II) are explored in terms of synthesis, conductivity; magnetic measurements, elemental analysis, FT-IR; electronic spectra, and antibacterial activities. The 3D molecular modeling structures of the ligand and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i330093
Manganese (II) complexes were synthesized via the reaction equimolar quantity of Manganese(II) chloride-hydrate (MnCl2.6H2O) with Chiral saccharides such {(OH)5(CH2)(C5H5)O} or {(OH)6(CH2)(C5H5)O} and (C9H7NO) as secondary ligands [Mn(C9H7NO){(OH)5(CH2)(C5H5)O}]Cl2 (C1), [Mn(QH){...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i330092
The removal of Cr6+ from aqueous solution using unmodified and hydrochloric modified African nutmeg pod was studied. The effects of particle size, pH and initial metal ions concentration adsorbed were investigated. The amount of metal ion adsorbed increased as the initial metal i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i330091
The removal of Pb ions by activated carbons prepared from velvet tamarind (Dialium indum) shells was studied to investigate its uptake potentials using column sorption at different operating conditions (flow rates, initial concentrations and bed height). The prepared adsorbent wa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i230089
Aims: Nigerian indigenous kola nuts (Garcinia kola, Kola acuminate, Kola vera) were evaluated for potential phytochemical properties. Study Design: Phytochemical analysis. Place and duration of Study: Renaissance University, Ugbawka, Enugu State, Nigeria, July 2016. Methodology:...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i230090
The aim of this study was to recover metals from the positive electrode material for recycling in lithium-ion batteries. It was focused on research to optimize the hydrometallurgical pretreatment process of cathode materials for Li-ion batteries by varying parameters such as NaOH...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i230088
Aim: Mistletoes are highly utilized in traditional medicine to treat different kinds of diseases such as heart diseases, diabetes and malaria, among others. The chemistry of African mistletoe is not sufficiently documented. This paper is therefore, aimed at determining the phytoc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i230087