The aim of this study was to assess the levels of trace metal in soils and leafy vegetables at Ibeno, as a result of crude oil exploration activities in the area. The study areas were Mkpanak, Iwuoachang and Ukpenekang all in Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeri...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/27123
New Ruthenium (II) complexes of mixed ligands, hydroxamic acid (L1 = AHA (acetohydroxamic acid) and L2 = BHA (benzohydroxamic acid)) and 1, 10-phenanthroline (phen) were synthesized, characterized by FT-infra red spectrophotometer, UV-visible spectrometer, ESI-mass spectrometer a...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/27299
The adsorption of resorcinol from aqueous solutions onto activated carbon was studied. The specific surface area and point of zero charge of activated carbon were determined. Adsorption experiments were carried out in a batch process and various experimental parameters such as ag...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/27637
This study was carried out to examine the thermo-chemical decomposition of postconsumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in alkaline solutions of C1 – C3 primary alcohols with a view to developing a simple, yet effective method for the chemical recycling of post-consumer PET. The...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/27697
In this report, nano-powders of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), were synthesized by mechanochemical method for one model system and its structure was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray powder diffractio...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/27789
Aims: To synthesis lanthanum strontium cobalt ferrite, La0.8Sr0.2CoyFe1-yO3-d (y=0, 0.2, 0.4) nanopowders via metal-organic precursors (acetylacetonates), determine the composition, structure and magnetic properties. Place and Duration of Study: Laboratory of Noxious Chemistry an...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/28010
The quality of public taps water transiting from the point of distribution to the end users was analyzed in this study to assess the level of chemical contamination en route, and the result obtained were compared with WHO and NIS/SON recommended standards for drinking water. Sixt...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/26146
Sustainable and renewable biofuels as well as coastal preservation are important to Nigeria. By managing water hyacinth in canals and lakes in Delta state, the biomass of this fast growing aquatic plant can reduce coastal erosion by absorbing wave energy, and remediate waste wate...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/27091
The transesterification process breaks down triglycerides into alkanoates and glycerol back bones which in turn react with alcohol in the presences of suitable catalyst to produce monoalkyl esters and glycerin. During the transesterification reaction, the glycerol backbone of tri...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/26425
Synthetic chemical surfactants have been found to be usually toxic and hardly degraded by microorganisms. Hence, attention had been shown towards biosurfactants due to their biocompatibility, lower toxicity, higher stability, stability to extreme temperature and pH. This study ev...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/27205