Topsoil samples were collected along six major roads within Trans-amadi industrial complex within the period of April to May. The pH of the soil had a range of 7.2 to 8.1, while moisture content had a range of 0.3% to 0.9%. Fe was seen to have higher concentration in all the soil...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/21492
The equilibria of iron (II) and iron (III) extraction with bis(salicylidene) ethylenediamine dissolved in chloroform as non polar diluents from nitric acid solutions were studied in order to develop a chemical based conditions for determining the equilibrium distribution ratios....
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/20005
The densities of aqueous binary mixtures of some alkanols (1-butanol, 1,2-butanediol, 1,3-butanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 2,3-butanediol and 1,2,4-butanetriol including those of the pure liquids, over a wide composition range of alkanols at temperatures of 293.15, 298.15, 303.15, 308...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/21863
In this paper, we report synthesis of the new biheterocycles containing 1,2,4-triazole and 1,2,4-oxadiazole or 1,3,4-oxadiazole moiety. Oxadiazole ring is bioisosteric replacement of carboxamide group. In future, these compounds will be used for enzymatic synthesis of ribavirin a...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/22429
A chitosan-alumina composite was prepared by coating chitosan, a glucosamine biopolymer, on activated alumina to remove chromium (VI) ion from tannery effluent. Chitosan was prepared from by demineralization and deproteinization of indigenous shrimp shell collected from Khulna, B...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/21856
The atomic short range order (SRO) parameters (αi) have been investigated in polycrystalline alloys i.e., Ni20Pd80 and Au25Pd75. The Ni20Pd80 alloy was annealed at different temperatures (100 to 600°C) then studied with X-ray diffraction (XRD). The electronic theory of atomic sho...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/20030
Aims: To develop a new eco-friendly method for the extraction and pre-concentration of Bendiocarb (BC) in real samples by using micelle-mediating extraction (MME) coupled with visible spectrophotometry after oxidative coupling with O-Toluidine. Study Design: All factors affecting...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/21948
Speciation of heavy metals (Zn, Fe, Cr, Cd, Cu and Pb) was carried out on the top and bottom sediment samples of two sampling sites in river Ilaje, Nigeria during the dry and rainy seasons. The samples were subjected to sequential extraction method and the extracts were analyzed...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/22031
Aims: This study aimed to investigate the levels, patterns sources and health risk of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) in soils and root crops of Ikot Oborenyin, Nigeria. Study Design: Samples were collected from two sites; the study and control sites. At each site, a plot...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/20154
This study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of P-Cresol removal from aqueous solutions using canola stalk. The effect of Contact time, Concentration of P-Cresol, biomass dosage and pH on adsorption of P-Cresol by canola biomass were also evaluated. The results showed tha...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/20507
The calculation and 3D modeling of the partial Gibbs free energy and YbTe liquidus, as well as the crystallization surface of solid solutions based on (Sb2Te3)y(Bi2Te3)1-y in the ternary YbTe-Sb2Te3-Bi2Te3 system were carried out by using the equations of thermodynamics of non-mo...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/21890
The removal of sulfur compounds from Tawke diesel fuel is processed by the use of granular Na-Y type zeolite, MOR type zeolite, molecular sieve 3A type, local clay and activated charcoal. The results are characterized by sulfur meter and infrared spectroscopy to improve the resul...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/18119
A new selective oxidation reaction for the oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes and ketones is described. N-Chloramines are used as the oxidant together with dialkylsulfide. This Swern-type reaction can be performed at room temperature without an additional base and the dialkylsulf...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/20573
A quantum chemical study of the efficiency of some nitro benzenamine derivatives as corrosion inhibitors of mild steel in acidic medium was investigated. Density Functional Theory (DFT) at the B3LYP/6-31G* level was used for the calculation. The calculated quantum chemical parame...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/20772
In this work, the synthesis of Ni3Pb2S2 thin films using chemical bath deposition method was carried out. The films were deposited onto glass substrate from aqueous solutions in the absence of complexing agent. The atomic force microscopy analysis showed that the non-uniformity s...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/20775