Laboratory tests have established that some aquatic plants are heavy metal hyper-accumulators. To estimate the extent of this phenomenon on the field, an assessment of heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Cd, Cr, and Pb) content of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) freely growing in...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/18762
In this work we studied a series of polar Diels-Alder reactions using different heterocycles derivatives acting as electrophiles joint to dienes of different nucleophilicity, analyzing the effect of the microwave irradiation in these processes. We employ the technique in two cond...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/18867
Nanostructured CuO (CuO Nst) with specific surface area of 144.473 m2/g has been successfully synthesized via a facile solution-phase method at room temperature. As prepared CuO was characterized using x-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) and transmission electro...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/18057
The potential use of castor oil in preparation of novel biodegradable polymeric pressure sensitive adhesives and fiber reinforced polyester composites was investigated. A biodegradable oligomeric fumarated resin was prepared by the insitu hydroxylation of castor oil followed by m...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/17785
Pesticides usage in agricultural fields to control pests is extremely toxic to non-target organisms like fish and affects fish health through impairment of metabolism, sometimes leading to mortality. Present study was carried out to determine the level of organochlorine pesticide...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/17100
Clarithromycin is biologically active compound which is belonging to the class of antifungal compound. This is used for the treatment of HIV patients. In present study the electrochemical parameters of clarithromycin has been carried out through cyclic voltammetry technique. Thes...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/18141
The flood in 2012, which was recorded as the most devastating in the past 40 years in Nigeria, that caused colossal loss in material wealth, could also be a source of heavy metal pollution, especially at the lower reaches of the flood where deposition of flood transported materia...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/17859
Flavans consist of the 2-phenylchroman structural unit found naturally in the plant kingdom. They are important compounds due to their various pharmacological properties, such as anticarcinogenic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimalarial, antiviral properties and chemoprevent...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/17422
Aim: To design and develop a novel, cost effective strategy for fluoride removal, applicable to rural areas of developing countries. Study Design: Laboratory analysis for different parameters. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad and Depar...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/17965
A simple room-temperature solution-phase and efficient method for the selective preparation of nanostructured copper hydroxide (Cu(OH)2), copper oxide (II) CuO or Cuprous oxide (Cu2O) from a Cu2+ solution was developed. Mono-disperse cubic Cu2O were obtained by sodium hydroxide a...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/17920