The adsorption characteristics of ternary dye system (TDS), comprising of a mixture of congo red, methyl orange and methylene blue, on formaldehyde-treated melon husk (FMH) were investigated with respect to the changes in initial pH of TDS, contact time, and initial TDS concentra...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/16748
The reaction of hydrazides of carboxylic acids with aldehydes is an efficient synthetic method to produce N-substituted hydrazone derivatives. The resulting hydrazone compounds are considered as convenient intermediates and can be used to obtain new interesting heterocyclic syste...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/16728
This research studied the removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solution using a bio-sorbent. The bio-sorbent was prepared by entrapping or caging Moringa oleifera bark (IMOB), within a polymeric matrix of Calcium Alginate to produce immobilized bio-sorbent. The sorption effic...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/13734
Heterocyclic compounds has become a significant role in human life due to the different uses of these compounds. This type of compounds found strong attention among chemists and interested by studying the methods of their synthesis and study their properties. Heterocyclic compoun...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/16128
A fermentation process was developed for citric acid production from orange peel waste by Rhizopus stolonifer. In a screening programme to select the best citric acid producing fungus, it was showed that after 3 days of incubation, the amount of citric acid in the screening mediu...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/15860
Aims: The present study assessed the quality of rainwater in Ayanfuri in the Upper Denkyira West District, Central Region of Ghana. Study Design: Triplicate samples were collected from three sampling points. Place and Duration of Study: Triplicate rainwater samples were collected...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/15881
Aims: The present study assessed the quality of rainwater harvested from three different roofing types namely aluminium, thatch and galvanised in Kuntanase, Ashanti Region, Ghana. Study Design: A total of twenty one samples were collected from three different roof types (aluminiu...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/15883
Khusnutdin M. Shakhidoyatov, Tozagul U. Dzhumatanova, Ubaydullo M. Yakubov, Azimjan A. Mamadrahimov & Gulsara E. Berdimbetova·Chemical Science International Journal·2015
The interaction of 2-methyl(ethyl)-5H(chloro, nitro)benzimidazoles with benzoyl (acetyl) chloride, and p-toluenesulfonyl chloride in the presence of triethylamine in tetrahydrofuran or chloroform was studied. It was found that the reaction proceeds in three stages with the format...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/15935
Five authentic Acacia polyacantha whole gum samples were collected as natural exudates and five acetone fractions were obtained. Analysis of the whole gum samples and the fractions were carried out t for nitrogen (protein), specific rotation, intrinsic viscosity, pH, equivalent w...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/11106