In this study samples of soil and water from different villages in the Bahi wetlands were analyzed for radioactivity levels of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K using gamma ray spectrometry. The mean activity concentration of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in soil were found to be highest in the northe...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/17747
Adsorption of Manganese (VII) ions from aqueous solution onto a activated orange peels powder as low cost adsorbent has been investigated. The effects of various parameters such as contact time, initial manganese ion concentration, pH, particle size and adsorbent dose on the remo...
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Research Article10.9734/RJPAC/2015/17917
Aims: To synthesize a new aromatic dialdehyde using 1equivalant of 2, 4, 5, 6-tetrachloro-1,3-bis(chloromethyl)benzene and 2 equivalant of 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde. The dialdehyde obtain is to be reacted with 2 equivalant of 2-aminophenol to obtain the corresponding di-imine from th...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/18611
Aim: To determine the relationship between the volumes of biogas that can be produced using different biomass/water ratios. Study Design: Biogas was produced by the anaerobic digestion or fermentation of plantain leaves. A practical laboratory scale experimental design was used t...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/18140
Aims: The main objective of the study was designed to screen the phytochemical constituents of the seed of Decalepis hamiltonii Wight & Arn and also to study its effect on blood glucose level of rats. Study Design: Evaluation of Antidiabetic Activity of Ethyl Linoleate. Place...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/19222
The kinetics of oxidation of Losartan Potassium [LP] by N-Chlorosuccinimide [NCS] in HCl medium is studied spectrophotometrically at 205 nm at 298 K. The reaction rate shows fractional order dependence on [LP], [HCl] and first order dependence on [NCS]. The reaction rate also sho...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/18332
In a mixture of nitric acid and chloric acid, nitrate has been proven to be the oxidizing agent for the organic matrix to be digested. White precipitates obtained occasionally after microwave-assisted pressure digestion with potassium chlorate in dilute nitric acid solution, have...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/18714
A simple, sensitive and accurate kinetic spectrophotometric method for the determination of Rizatriptan Benzoate in pure and dosage form is described. The method is based on spectro-photometrically monitoring the oxidation of the drug by a known excess of Chloramine-B in HCl medi...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/17935
Pyrolytic study of copolymer, i. e., P(S-co-MMA) blended with SnCl4 was performed using inert atmosphere. Five different proportions of polymer-additive blends (additive ratio from 2.5% to 12.5%) were formulated using a common solvent, i. e., acetone. Thermal degradations proceed...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/18689
The aim of this study is to 1H-Indole-2,3-dione 3-[N-(4-fluorophenyl)-thiosemicarbazone and its zinc(II) and nickel(II) complexes. The structures of the synthesized compounds were confirmed by spectral data and elemental analysis. They were optimized by B3LYP theory with differen...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/17626