Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) were investigated in water and sediment samples from River Benue in Makurdi metropolis. Samples of water and sediment were collected from 6 sites in River Benue during the dry season. The samples were extracted using liquid-liquid extracti...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/38267
The methanolic leaf extracts of Chromoleana odorata and Hevea brasiliensis were tested for corrosion inhibitory effects towards aluminum by varying the concentration of hydrochloric acid as 0.01M, 0.05M and 0.1M HCl. The anti corrosion efficiency of the plant extract was studied...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/40095
An investigation on process intensification on biodiesel production was carried with Jatropha curcas seed oil, methanol and five solid base catalysts in a process intensified pilot plant. This Process Intensify Pilot Plant had not the following unit operations as in conventional...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/40501
Conventional Voltaic cells are characterized as cumbersome setup to handle, with fragile open ended glassware, tubes, troughs or tanks which are prone to interference and contamination. In this study, design was made to construct compact, durable and portable unit of Voltaic cell...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/40347
Henrique José Coroado dos Santos, Igor Oliveira Maciel, Ana Carolina Ferreira de Albuquerque, Mauro Barbosa de Amorim, Luiz Dione Barbosa de Melo & Raphael Salles Ferreira Silva·Chemical Science International Journal·2018
Aims: This work describes the synthesis of 2-thiocyanil-1,4-naphthoquinone and evaluates its trypanocidal activity. Study Design: Synthesis was carried under conventional heating, microwave and ultrasound irradiation. Molecular modeling was employed to assign correctly the thiocy...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/40288
Aims: To synthesize heterocycylic Schiff bases and evaluate their antioxidant activity. Study Design: Synthesizing some new 4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-one derivatives and determining their chemical structure via IR and NMR spectroscopy. The synthesized new compounds were anal...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/40458
Unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) is one of the most important matrices for polymer composite application. Jute fiber reinforced unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) composites is the most desirable products for consumer and industrial uses and natural fibres as a reinforcing materi...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/40021
In this study, a new kind of magnetic particle functionalized biopolymer (PG-M) was applied to remove nickel from plating wastewater. The key parameters of pH, adsorption time, the mass of adsorbent, and shaking speed were investigated to optimize conditions. Batch experiments we...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/39902
Conorandus panados plant known in Higgi language as ‘Mnizee’ in Michika Local Government of Adamawa State, Nigeria, was found to be a plant of some industrial importance. The hexane extract of the seed oil was Physico-chemically analyzed; functional groups determined using IR, fa...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/39895
The present article is concerned with providing statistics-based specifications for raw olive pomace in Jordan. These specifications, together with other quantitative data pertaining to the last few olive harvest seasons, were believed to be essential for recognizing the relevanc...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/40045