A conventional laboratory method for the determination of glyphosate and its degradation product aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) is high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) followed by post column derivatization with o-phthaldialdehyde (OPA). However, AMPA is partly decomp...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/13089
Among the Semiconductor nanoparticle ZnS as an important II-VI semiconductor has been researched extensively because of the broad spectrum of potential application such as catalysis, cathode ray tube (CRT), field emission display (FED) phosphors for a long time. It can be used fo...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/13534
Aims: The study examined the levels of heavy metals in tissues of maize (Zea mays L.), cultivated on four selected dumpsites in Ekiti State, Nigeria; with a view to discouraging constant cultivation of abandoned dumpsites. Study Design: It is an analytical study. Place and Durati...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/9262
The aim of this work was to study the removal of nitrogen (N-) compounds for ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) production purposes by using three commercial materials: selexsorb® CDX (CDX), silica gel (SG), and activated carbon VG-077 (VG-077). The experiments were conducted in thre...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/13830
Josivan S. Costa, Francinaldo S. Braga, Sheylla Susan M. S. Almeida, Ryan S. Ramos, Daímio C. Brito, Alan C. Cunha & Cleydson Breno R. Santos·Chemical Science International Journal·2014
Aims: To characterize relevant physicochemical parameters of water quality in an Amazonian tropical lake and compare them with the reference values of the Brazilian Resolution CONAMA 357/2005 and those recommended by the similar US-EPA law. In addition, to correlate statistically...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/11705
Aim: To determine and compare the bioaccumulation of selected heavy metals- zinc, lead, cadmium, copper, mercury, and cobalt in organs of Clarias gariepinus obtained from fish sellers in the three major markets in Asaba. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Chemistry Educat...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/11968
Four stability-indicating methods were developed for the determination of closantel-Na in the presence of its alkaline degradation products. The first one was HPLC method in which efficient separation was achieved on a C18 analytical column with isocratic elution and a mobile pha...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/13090
The use of clay materials in the treatment of filthy water and industrial waste is a promising way for the restoration of the environment. Following this view, clay materials of Boboyo (from Far North Region of Cameroon), specially made up of smectite, have been pillared with pol...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/11726
The paper deals with the effect of radiation on unsteady free convention flow of a viscous, incompressible, electrically conducting fluid past an infinite hot vertical porous plate embedded in porous medium. A magnetic field of uniform strength is applied normal to the fluid flow...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/11486
A thermodynamic and kinetic study was realized by competitive and non-competitive adsorption for the separation of n-hexane isomers. Two mixtures of n-C6/3MP and 3MP/23DMB were studied. For the single component adsorption the maximal adsorption capacity were close for the differ...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/13240