The application of response surface methodology in phenol red adsorption using kola nut shell activated carbon was studied. Chemical method of activation using zinc chloride (ZnCl2) was used to prepare the carbon. The impregnated samples were kept in an oven at 383K for 24 hours....
Open access
Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2017/39421
The current study focused on the investigation of the corrosion behaviour of aluminium-iron (Al-Fe) Metal matrix Composite (MMC) reinforced with silicon carbide (SiC) particles in various media concentration of tetraoxosulphate iv acid (H2SO4). The Al/Fe materials were combined i...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2017/39461
The mechanisms, kinetics and thermodynamics of the gas-phase pyrolysis of sec-butyl bromide at 623K was carried out using Density Functional Theory (DFT) with B3LYP at 6-311++G (2df, 2p) level method. The result showed that the pyrolysis of sec-butyl bromide proceeds through a fo...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2018/33590
Aims: In the present study a cationic surfactant i.e. cetyl tri methyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) was used in order to explore adsorption potential of natural bentonite for organic pollutant and anionic molecules. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted during 2016-17 i...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2017/39374
In order to prepare amides under moderate and environment-friendly conditions using Beckmann rearrangement, we replaced traditional liquid-acid catalysts with Nafion perfluorinated sulphonic acid resins. We used diphenylketone oxime as the template substrate and carried out exper...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2017/39785
This research is a systematic study of how Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) affects the thermal properties and surface morphology of Poly(L-lactic acid)(PLLA)/Chitosan blend by acting as reinforcement agent. MCC has high strength, high stiffness and high strain used for this work...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2017/39549
This work demonstrates the successful utilization of the Egyptalum company solid waste (slag) for recovery of high-efficiency γ-alumina to be applied as an effective adsorption medium for nitrate uptake from its aqueous solutions. The composite of the sorbent was characterized by...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2017/38221
A carbazole-based monomer, 2-(9-ethylcarbazol-3-yliminomethyl)phenol (SIC), was first synthesized and characterized. It was afterward polymerized by potentiostatic methods. Oxidative polymerization of SIC was carried out in two media. The first one (i.e. Bu4NBF4 (0.1M)/MeCN) give...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2017/38163
The inhibitive action of leaves, stem and root extracts of Alternanthera bettzickiana on mild steel corrosion in 5 M H2SO4 solutions was studied using gravimetric technique in the temperature range 30°C to 60°C. Maximum inhibition efficiency (and surface coverage) was obtained at...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2017/38165
In this work, raw red mud was treated with distilled water and its methylene blue (MB) removal efficiency from aqueous solution evaluated and compared to that of raw red mud. The pH, surface charge, particle size distribution, chemical composition, infrared spectrometry and morph...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2017/37714