Tribology investigations were conducted to understand the effect of humidity and water adsorption at the interfacial surface on the friction coefficient of titanium. Pin-on-disk tribometer tests were conducted at different levels of humidity ranging from 0% to 71% RH using alumin...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2020/v29i230158
Aim: The aim is to investigate some physicochemical properties of beers and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons contaminants in beer brewed with isomerized hop extract and in comparison with beers brewed with extracts from four Nigerian potential hop substitutes. Study Design: Beers...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2020/v29i130157
This study evaluates the development of a substitute and alternative solid fuel in the form of briquette from agricultural wastes (rice husk, sawdust and cotton stalk charcoal). Four sets of briquette with different grades were produced using a discontinuous briquette production...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2020/v29i130156
Sorption techniques are widely used to remove heavy metal ions from large volume of aqueous solutions, this plays a vital role in controlling environmental pollution. Herein, the sorption of Pb2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+ with blended membrane of sodium alginate (Na-Alg) and immobilized kar...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2020/v29i130155
The extraction of BPA (Bisphenol A) from aqueous solutions was performed using A set of three-dimensional spiral plate-type microchannel (3D-SPM) by emulsion liquid membrane (ELM). In the continuous extraction experiments, the effect of the flow rate ratio of emulsion to external...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2020/v29i130154
Tasrina R. Choudhury, Snahasish Bhowmik, M. S. Rahman, Mithun R. Nath, F. N. Jahan, B. A. Begum & Mohammad Nurnabi·Chemical Science International Journal·2020
Sawdust supported nano-zerovalent (NZVI/SD) iron was synthesized by treating sawdust with ferrous sulphate followed by reduction with NaBH4. The NZVI/SD was characterized by SEM, XRD, FTIR and Chemical method. Adsorption of As (III) by NZVI/SD was investigated and the maximum upt...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2020/v29i130152
The study focuses on the evaluation of the impact of acid rain on some common roofing sheets, including; Stone Coated, Galvanized, 0.55 m and 0.45 mm Long Span , Aluminum/Zinc sheet using simulated acid rain. The simulated acid rain was from four different molar concentrated H2S...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2019/v28i430153
Garcinia kola (bitter kola) plays an important role in Africa ethnomedicine and traditional hospitality. Proximate and phytochemical composition of G. kola seeds as well as the effects of ethanolic and n-hexane extracts on the serum electrolytes of albino rats were studied using...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2019/v28i430151
Natural products from medicinal plants either as pure compounds or standardized extracts, provide unlimited opportunities for new drug leads, because of the unmatched availability of chemical diversity. Due to an increasing demand for therapeutic drugs from natural products, inte...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2019/v28i430149
The local vegetable oils (Coconut and Palm Kernel Oils) are usually faced with short shelf-life which has been associated with the presence of some unwanted materials present in them. This study explores the potential of using locally manufactures Zeolites in removing these impur...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2019/v28i430150