The influence of silver nanoparticles in dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) through successive ion layer adsorption and reaction was demonstrated. The results show that addition of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) to titanium dioxide (TiO2) photo anode significantly improved the perfor...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/25888
It was realized that extended reaction time did not affect either kappa number or yield for both untreated and bio-treated ethanol-alkali jute pulps. The delignification ability of the ethanol-alkali organosolv system was somewhat better than the caustic soda system. However, the...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/25914
Aims: To study the quality of groundwater in the selected mandals of Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, India, in terms of drinking water quality parameters and to express the same in the form of water quality index that can be understood easily by the public. Study Design: The...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/25976
Water samples from boreholes near abattoirs in Iwofe, Agip (Ayagologo) and Mile III were collected and assessed for some physicochemical parameters and heavy metals. The physicochemical parameters were analysed using American Public Health Association (APHA) standard methods, whi...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22525
Aims: To synthesize novel Schiff bases, determine their structures by spectroscopic methods including IR, 1H and 13C NMR, single crystal X-ray diffraction and elemental analysis and test them against some selected bacterial strains. Methodology: 1-Hydralazinophthalazine was conde...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/26059
Introduction: Citrus sinensis (sweet orange) fruit is widely consumed the world over for its sweet juice. The peels and seeds may have some nutrients and antifungal properties but are essentially discarded with attendant waste generation. Aim: The study evaluated some nutritive a...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/25647
Antimony pollution has attracted increasing attention for its toxicity. In this study, iron oxide, copper oxide and Fe-Cu binary oxide were synthesized by chemical precipitation/co-precipitation method and investigated using XRD, SEM and FTIR characterizations. Then Sb(V) removal...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/25366
Synthesis of some novel 2-substituted thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-4-ones have been studied. It was found that in this case the 2-amino-4,5-dimethylthiophene carboxamide (1) can serve effective synthone for the synthesis 2-aryl-5,6-dimethyl-3,4-dihydrothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-4-ones (3...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/24983
João F. Sousa, Márcio B. D. Bezerra, Marlon B. B. Almeida, Gustavo T. Moure, Juan M. Mesa-Perez & Elina B. Caramao·Chemical Science International Journal·2016
Bio-oil was obtained from the fast pyrolysis of elephant grass in a semi-pilot scale pyrolysis plant equipped with a 40 kg/h fluidized bed reactor. The temperature varied between 480 and 520°C. The biomass (moisture of 10%) was fed with a rate between 20 and 35 kg/h. Approximatel...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/25843
The present study investigated the biodegradation of Sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) and Methyl paraben (MP) both in Shampoo and Hair dressing salon wastewater using bacteria isolated from sewage treatment sludge. The biodegradation was carried out according to the OECD Guideline f...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/25103
Complexes of Nickel-Nicotinate with some acid amides are synthesized aiming to vary the composition and the individual properties of the compounds obtained through coordination of the nicotinate group to acetamide, carbomide, thiocarbomide and nicotinamide. The coordination of th...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/25856
The fuel properties and pollution potentials of lignite coal, wood chippings, cashew leaf litter, yam peels and rice husks were improved by blending, carbonisation and pelletization. Four blends of lignite coal with the biomass samples were prepared in 20:80 ratio and made into p...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/25603
Syhthesis and characterization of crude and oil extract of Spillanthesacmella was carried out using petroleum ether, chloroform and methanol. The extraction of Spilanthesacmella oil and crude extract from powdered Spilanthesacmella plant using petroleum ether gave 1.2406 g, chlor...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/24020
José Policarpo Miranda Junior, Ryan da Silva Ramos & Sheylla Susan Moreira da Silva de Almeid Silva de Almeid·Chemical Science International Journal·2016
Aims: The purpose of this research was to perform the physical and chemical study of the composition and the quality of the fillet of Hoplias malabaricus (Traíra) and Leporinus friderici (Bloch, 1794) collected in Pirativa River-Santana-Ap. Study Design: This study was chosen in...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/18346
A new sugar-mimic alkaloid, (2R,3R,4R)-2-hydroxymethyl-3,4-dihydroxypyrrolidine- N-glyoxylamide (1) and a novel natural sugar-mimic alkaloid, (2R,3R,4R)-2-[(S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]piperidine-3,4-diol (2), as well as nine known compounds, were isolated and identified from Faeces bo...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/25834