Inductively coupled plasma- optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) and square wave voltammetry (SWV) were used to analyse and compare the concentrations of Cu, Cd, Hg, Pb and Zn in polluted mine water samples from Shilbottle in North Eastern England, United Kingdom. The results...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/8283
Aims: The aim of this research paper is to examine the efficiency of electrooxidation and electrocoagulation techniques to remove the textile dye Maxilon Red GRL from polluted water. Study Design: The study was performed by using two graphite electrodes as anode and cathode for e...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/7819
Synthesis of the composition Ce4-xCa1+xFe5-xZnx O14+δ (0≤ x ≤0.45) (T1-T4: x=0, 0.15, 0.30 and 0.45) were done via nitrate-citrate gel route. The wavelength of X-rays is on the atomic scale, so X-ray diffraction (XRD) is a primary tool for probing structure of nano-materials. Cry...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/7586
Aframomum melegueta leaf, stem, root and seed essential oils were obtained by hydro-distillation and were analyzed by means of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Twenty components were identified in the leaf essential oil. The major components were mrytenyl acetate (29...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/7397
Water samples from the Sombreiro River were collected from ten different stations and analysed for some physico-chemical parameters. The physico-chemical parameters include temperature, pH, conductivity, total dissolved solids, phosphate, Nitrate, Ammonia-Nitrogen, sulphate, chlo...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/6124
Aims: To develop a new selective approach for the extraction and determination of trace amounts of As(III) and As(V) in some food samples by cloud point extraction (CPE) using two new synthesized ligands coupled with hydride-generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HG-AAS). St...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/8043
Benzamide (C6H5CONH2) is the first representative of the aromatic acid amides. Its molecule contains an amide group. Amide group is the main structural unit of polyamides, peptides and proteins. This functional group plays a special role in very important vital processes. The aro...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/7645
The increase in groundwater demand for various human activities has placed great importance on water science and management globally. Human health, industrial and agricultural development as well as the ecosystem is all at risk unless soil and water resources are effectively mana...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/7160
The graphene nano sheets (GNS) and nitrogen doped graphene (N-G) were used as supporting materials to deposit Pt particles in order to investigate the support material effect for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity. The ORR activity of platinum on GNS (Pt/GNS) is higher than...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/9624
Some novel surfactants in the series of fatty acids were synthesized based on palm oil. The inhibition efficiency (η %) of these surfactants has been studied by linear polarization corrosion rate and potentiodynamic polarization measurements in CO2-saturated brine at 50ºC. A sign...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/4524