Finagnon H. AGNIMONHAN, Ilyame OURO-LOWAN, Egbéola N. CHITOU, William OFFIN, Bienvenu GLINMA, Ibrahim Tchakala, Bouraima DJERI, Kéwouyèmi W. CHOUTI & Dossou Sika Salomé KPOVIESSI·International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry·2025
Mothballs and Elaeis guineensis (Jacq) leaves are substances for the purification of runoff rainwater by the population of Kovié. The objective of this study is to evaluate the quality of water treated with mothballs and the aqueous extract of Elaeis guineensis (Jacq) leaves over...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i5950
The essential oil from the leaves of Uvaria chamae, collected in Daloa (Côte d’Ivoire), was extracted by hydrodistillation using a Clevenger-type apparatus, affording a yield of 0.062 ± 0.001%. Comprehensive chemical profiling by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS), furt...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i5949
Aims: Plant hydrocolloids, such as exudates from the Anacardium occidental (cashew) tree, play an important role in food industry. However, prior to utilisation, raw exudates must undergo a purification process, to yield a purified gum with optimal technological properties. Metho...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i5947
Iron content is one of the important parameters of water quality. Permanganometric method is a very common technique to estimate Fe2+ ion. However, this technique fails to estimate Fe3+ ion but water sample contains both Fe2+ and Fe3+ ions. Colourimetric method is popular to esti...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i5948
In article, we have reported a non-linear temperature effect on the determination of a precise pH value of buffer solutions. A buffer solution resists the changes in pH when small amounts of acid or base are added, although, these pH may still change with respect to temperatures....
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i5946
Recently, concerns have arisen over the use of most organic and inorganic substances as corrosion inhibitors due to their expensive and toxic nature. This has necessitated the search for alternative cheap and eco-friendly inhibitors. Nanoparticles, especially trimetallic nanopart...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i5945
The mining of niobium, a strategic metal utilized in the production of high-performance alloys, remains underdeveloped in certain geological contexts despite its potential. In this study, columbite-tantalite ore was utilized as a raw material to investigate methodologies for the...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i5944
This survey was conducted on farms in the Niayes region of Senegal that specialise in vegetable cultivation. The study, which was based on a questionnaire and conducted with 578 farmers from September 22, 2023, to October 22, 2024, aimed to highlight the methods regarding the fre...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i5943
This Study examine the Concentration of some Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)and some Trace Metals found in smoked Fishes and roasted meat consumed in Ile-Oluji Town, Ondo State, Nigeria. Samples of various smoked Fishes species and different types of roasted meat were col...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i5942
This study to evaluate the tautomeric stability of diphenylphosphine oxides using density functional theory (DFT/B3LYP/6-31+G*) calculation in dichloromethane solution. The results reveal that stability of the tautomers is closely dependent on the electronic nature of the substit...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i5941
The rapid urbanization and population growth of Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire, have led to a significant increase in the generation of municipal solid waste (MSW), a large portion of which is biodegradable. Inefficient waste disposal in uncontrolled landfills res...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i5939
The incorporation of transition metal ions such as Co(II) and VO(IV) into the framework of azomethine-based ligands is of significant interest, as it modulates their structure, stability, and functional potential. These compounds are used as models for biological systems and find...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i5940
The thoughtful design of a supramolecular molecule constructed from NH···OS-type hydrogen bonds is commonly used to create molecular architectures useful for industrial and medical applications. Here, we report for the first time a hydrogen bonding strategy for the formation of a...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i4938
Amina Hasikić, Laura Divković, Ajla Džafić, Hedija Starčević, Samir Ćurić, Emina Ahmetović, Belkisa Djedović, Sumea Haušić, Lamija Kolarević, Merima Ibišević, Ermina Cilović Kozarević & Aida Smajlagić·International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry·2025
This study focuses on evaluating the antioxidant activity of pomegranate (lat. Punica granatum L.) peel extracts obtained through various extraction methods, including ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE), Soxhlet extraction, and maceration, using methanol and 96% ethanol as solv...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i4937
This paper presents a brief summary of the study on the characterisation of the fluid catalytic cracking catalyst used at the Zinder refining company (SORAZ) for cracking the atmospheric residue from the atmospheric distillation unit (CDU). The main objective of this study is to...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i4936