In the present work, Zn/Al layered double hydroxide of ratio 2:1 was synthesis by co-precipitation method from their nitrate salts and utilized as adsorbent for the removal of lead ions from aqueous solution. The synthesized Zn/Al-CO3 was characterized by SEM, XRD and FTIR. The...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/18202
Oxovanadium (IV & V) complexes were synthesized from semi- and thiosemicarbazones (L1, HL2, HL3 and H2L4) derived from furan-2-carbaldehyde (L1, HL2) and pyrrole-2-carbaldehyde (HL3, H2L4). The solid isolated complexes were characterized through elemental analysis, UV-Visible...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/15615
Sorption Kinetics of monocrotophos in sandy soil was studied with the aim to establish its fate in the soil. The soil used was characterized with respect to soil pH, organic carbon, moisture, silt, clay and sand content. The sorption kinetic studies were carried out by observing...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/17495
Aims: To evaluate the emission characteristics and engine performance of neem oil biodiesel using a single cylinder one-stroke 165 jet diesel engine. Study Design: Automotive gas oil (AGO) was blended with neem oil biodiesel (NOB) in the following percentages (100:0; 90:10; 80:2...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/17740
Twelve polymeric complexes were prepared from the polymerization of phenylazo-3-N-(4-hydroxyphenyl) maleimide and Phenylazo-3-N-(3-hydroxyphenyl) maleimide, with salts of Cr3+, Co2+, Ni2+, Mn2+, Cu2+ and Fe2+ these complexes were characterized by U.V., I.R. spectroscopy, elementa...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/18107
Chemical treatments still constitute the main method used to control desert locust during the invasion phases. In addition to their relatively high costs, these pesticides are not target specific in the majority of the cases; they can have negative effects on the biotic and abiot...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/16556
An UV-VIS spectrophotometric investigation has been made to study the interaction and aggregation of anionic remazol brilliant violet-5R (RBV-5R) dye in acidic ethanol amine and tallow amine solutions. As a consequence of increasing the concentration of ethanol amine, the maximum...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/17172
The present analysis is to study the boundary layer flow of an incompressible, steady combined free-forced convection and mass transfer flow over a vertical porous plate embedded in a porous medium with the effects of heat source/sink, suction/injection and thermal diffusion unde...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/16257
The phase equilibria in the YbTe-PbTe-Bi2Te3 system were investigated by means of differential thermal analysis (DTA), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive analysis (SEM-EDS) techniques. Isothermal sections at 300 and 800 K, the liquidus...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/16932
Edwin Andrew Ofudje, Olubunmi Kolawole Akiode, Gabriel Opeoluwa Oladipo, Adebusayo Emmanuel Adedapo & Lateefah Olanike Adebayo·Chemical Science International Journal·2015
The generation of electronic waste (e-waste) has increased due to the advancement in electrical and electronic industries. E-waste is term used to describe unwanted electronic products. E-waste contained toxic heavy metals such as barium, cadmium, chromium, copper, arsenic, zinc,...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/16113