Three reactive dyes, viz yellow dye, red dye and orange dye containing acrylamido group were synthesized and they were analyzed and characterized by HPLC, mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. These dyes were applied to cotton by exhaust dyeing process. Maximum performance of...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/15464
The extraction of oils from Irvingia gabonensis, Citrullus lanatus and Telferia occidentalis in organic solvents was carried out. Oil compositional analysis was done with Gas Chromatography (GC), results revealed varying compositions of fatty acids as major constituents of the pr...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/15511
Aims: To determine the nutrient composition and phytochemical properties of Psidium guajava (Guava) and Cucumis sativus (Cucumber) fruits grown in Gashua fadama area of Yobe State, Nigeria in order to provide an up-to-date nutrient composition data and phytochemical potentials...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/13775
Surface soil samples were obtained from six (6) urban dumpsite soils namely: Uyo, Abak, Eket, Onna, Ikono and Ikot Ekpene within Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Control samples were also collected from a forest in Etinan local government area of the same State. Samples collected were t...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/15331
The evaluation of the ability of maize stalks to remove Fe(II) ions from aqueous solution was carried out. Different parameters affecting Fe(II) removal were investigated in batch experiments to optimize the removal method. These parameters include contact time, initial metal c...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/5890
Aims: A reverse flow injection analysis technique was developed for the spectrophotometric determination of ethylene glycol in antifreeze solutions. Place and Duration of Study: Antifreeze solutions were purchased from oil-changers (Erbil, Kurdistan region, Iraq), between April 2...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/6440
Isothermal, kinetics and thermodynamics studies of Cr (VI) from simulated solution onto modified activated carbon from endocarp of Canarium schweinfurthii (African Elemi) was studied. The effect of process parameters such as, contact time, pH, adsorbent dosage, initial metal ion...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/14823
Aims: Discovering new lead compounds against parasitic diseases is a crucial step to ensuring a sustainable global pipeline for new effective drugs. This study focus on the isolation and the antiparasitic screening of secondary metabolites of the dichloromethane-methanol (1:1) ex...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/15267
Polymorph, co-crystal and salt screening experiments were carried out to identify novel solid forms with the improved physicochemical properties, particularly water solubility in the present case. Co-crystal formation was evaluated with urea and nicotinamide. These coformers do n...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/13578
A reverse phase-liquid chromatographic method with UV detection is developed for simultaneous estimation of ceftriaxone sodium and sulbactam sodium in rat plasma. A simple protein precipitation technique was employed for the extraction of drugs from blank plasma. Chromatographic...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/12177