Mbailaou N. Goussou, Djimadoum Ndigangar Teadoum, Tchoroun Massang Digué, Soledé Kidjakebo & Madjitoloum Betoloum Salomon·Chemical Science International Journal·2026
Sediments are a major sink and potential secondary source of potentially toxic metals in freshwater ecosystems, and their environmental risk depends not only on total metal concentrations but also on chemical speciation and mobility. During this study, the pH ranged from 5.99±0,0...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2026/v35i51062
Smokeless tobacco (snuff) is consumed in different forms and may contain chemically diverse constituents that vary with source, processing and additives. This preliminary study characterised the phytochemical profile of an aqueous extract of a commercially available snuff sample...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2026/v35i51061
Aniedi E. Nyong, Saviour Ekiko, Ibagha Isaac, Kufre E. Essien, Joachim J. Awaka-Ama, Godwin J. Udo, Clement Obadimu & Joshua Felix·Chemical Science International Journal·2026
A novel hydrazone derivative, [(1E,8E)-9-(3-bromo-4-methoxyphenyl)-1,8-bis(2-(2,4-dinitrophenyl) hydrazone)-3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10-decahydroacridine], with the molecular formula C₃₆H₃₆BrN₉O₉, was evaluated as a corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in oil-field wat...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2026/v35i51058
Kakou Charles Kinimo, Chofoungo Coulibaly, Tano Patrice Fato, Koffi Pierre dit Adama N’goran, Sidiki Diabaté, Ossonon Benjamin Diby, Irié Hervé Gouré Doubi & N’Guessan Louis Berenger Kouassi·Chemical Science International Journal·2026
This study investigated an eco-friendly route for producing silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and immobilising them on cellulose recovered from coconut coir, an agricultural residue. Cellulose was extracted from Cocos nucifera coir through alkali treatment, acid treatment and bleachin...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2026/v35i51059
Kpan Oulai Jean-Gautier, KOFFI Yao Honoré, TOE-BI Kahou Katel Kizito, Coulibaly Ouolli, Gnamba Franck Maxime & Oga Yéi Marie Solange·Chemical Science International Journal·2026
Groundwater is a major drinking-water source in northern Côte d’Ivoire, and understanding the processes governing its dissolved mineral content is important for groundwater protection. This study investigated the mechanisms controlling groundwater mineralisation in the Korhogo de...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2026/v35i51060
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of sapropel dispersion on the colloidal-chemical, rheological, and structural properties of a heterogeneous urea-sapropel dispersion system and to substantiate their role in controlled nitrogen release. Study Design: An exp...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2026/v35i51057
Hunteria umbellata is widely used in African traditional medicine for the management of diabetes mellitus, gastrointestinal disorders, obesity, inflammatory conditions, and other ailments. This study evaluated the nutritional quality of Hunteria umbellata to establish its suitabi...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2026/v35i51056
Water-based paint, also called emulsion paint, is a type of paint that uses water as its solvent during production. The binder, typically made of acrylic or polyvinyl acetate, acts as a film-forming agent by holding the pigments and other additives together. In this study, emulsi...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2026/v35i51055
Lead estimation is widely used in environmental monitoring, industrial quality control, and public health protection. Conventional techniques for estimating lead concentrations, such as atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2026/v35i51054
Hydrothermal dehydration provides a catalyst-free route for converting cis-3-tert-butylcyclohexanol to trans-4-tert-butylcyclohexene while reducing the corrosion and downstream separation demands associated with conventional acid-catalysed processes. This study develops a kinetic...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2026/v35i41053
The hydrazone Schiff-base ligand N’-[(E)-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylidene)]pyridine-3-carbohydrazide (H₂L) was synthesized by condensing paravanillin with nicotinohydrazide and was characterised using infrared, nuclear magnetic resonance, ultraviolet–visible, and single-crystal X-...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2026/v35i41052
Razzaqov Hasan Qalandarovich, Amonov Mukhtor Rakhmatovich, Nazarov Sayfulla Ibodulloyevich & Sharipov Muzafar Samandarovich·Chemical Science International Journal·2026
Aims: To build a finite cluster model of the active fragment of Na-PAC/PATS-modified Shofirkon bentonite (MSB) and to use density functional theory (DFT) to compute the electronic, reactivity and thermodynamic descriptors that govern its adsorption and to correlate these descript...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2026/v35i41051
Carbenes, once regarded as fleeting reactive intermediates, have matured into one of the most versatile families of neutral organic bases known to chemistry. Within the last two decades, judicious modification of the carbene framework has produced species whose basicity rivals an...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2026/v35i41049
Abattoir wastewater is among the most heavily polluted agro-industrial effluents, and conventional coagulants such as alum and ferric chloride raise concerns regarding residual metal toxicity and non-biodegradable sludge. This study developed a chitosan-based coagulant derived fr...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2026/v35i41050
Phase equilibria and solubility in the NaClO–KClO₃–H₂O ternary system were investigated over the temperature range from −21 to +18 °C using the visual-polythermal method. Based on experimental data obtained for the boundary binary systems and five internal sections, a complete po...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2026/v35i41048