Fire-burnt clay molded brick remains the chief building material in Bangladesh although it is considered as a massive source of Greenhouse Gas (GHG). In this study compressed earth blocks stabilized with various additives were examined as an alternative to the fire burnt clay mol...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/23071
Aims: To express environment friendly method for the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from Mimusops elengi flower extract and incorporation of AgNPs with selected antibiotics at distinct dose. Study Design: Samples of Mimusops elengi flowers were collected in NMSSVN Colleg...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/23161
Abatyough Terungwa Michael, Ibraheem Aderemi, Onoyima Christian, Adebiyi Adedayo, Yusuf James & Ahmed Salamatu·Chemical Science International Journal·2016
Multivariate data analysis is used to analyse underground water samples from ten (10) different water sources in Agbabu bituminous belt of Nigeria. Principal component analysis (PCA) showed Component one (PC1) to be the most significant Component accounting for 54.09% of the poll...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/21991
The synthesis of zeolite in forms suitable for industrial applications is of great importance, mainly as ion exchange material, molecular sieves, adsorbents and catalyst. This paper deals with synthesizing zeolite P using waste kaolinite as starting material (from Brazilian indus...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22771
Taher S. Ababneh, Taghreed M. A. Jazzazi, Hamdan S. AlEbaisat, Tareq M. A. AlShboul, Mansour H. Almatarneh & Albara I. Alrawashdeh·Chemical Science International Journal·2016
In this study, we report the synthesis and characterization of some new Schiff base compounds (L1H2, L2H2 and L3H2) derived from the condensation reaction of 1.8-diaminonaphthalene with substituted benzaldehydes (3-NO2, 3,4-OMe and 4-CN) and their nickel (II) complexes. The chara...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/23705
This study is designed to investigate the suitability of selected Nigeria clay deposit for Clay based ceramic water filters (CWFs). Clay samples were collected from five randomly selected locations within Nigeria Namely: Ibafo in Lagos state, Ondo in Ondo state, Ilesha in Osun st...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/23175
Assessment of heavy metals in groundwater located around refined petroleum products depot in Ibadan, Nigeria were carried out using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS) technique. Water samples were collected and analyzed for copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), lead (P...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22913
This work was aimed at assessing minerals and trace element contents of termiteria and ten meter adjacent surface soils during dry and rainy seasons. The study area (Maiha), was stratified into east and west sampling locations from which a termiterium and its ten meter adjacent s...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/23195
In alkali environment hydrogels with high swelling ability have been synthesized as a result of cross-linking well water soluble and non-toxic polymer - polyacrylic acid (Mη=230 kDa) with 5, 10, 15 and 20% ratio (by weight) of N,N`-methylene-bis-acrylamide. Absorption processes...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/23087
Zinc Chloride, Sodium Sulphate and Boric acid were used as activating agents for coconut shell. The activated carbons prepared from the mentioned activating agents labelled AC1, AC2, and AC3 were tested for their adsorptive capacities compared with commercially activated carbon (...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22558
Heterobranchus bidorsalis in Pollution Prone Fishes in aquatic environment accumulate metals in their tissues many times greater than present in sediment and water. Three organs: gills, muscles, and bones were collected from Gymnarchus niloticus and Heterobranchus bidorsalis for...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/21591
Saponins are high molecular weight glycosides with a wide variety of biological activities and pharmaceutical applications. Saponins are widely distributed in plants and interact biologically with active cellular structures. It seems that saponins in different classes may have di...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/20638
Aim: To assess the quality of drinking water sources in Ado-Ekiti and environs, Nigeria, using Water Quality Index (WQI). Study Design: Experimental study design. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, Ekiti State University, Ekiti State, Nigeria, between Januar...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22445
Batch studies were conducted for kinetics and equilibrium studies on biosorption of Acid Blue 225 (AB 225) dye from aqueous solution by Azolla filiculoides. The biomass used as adsorbent in this work was initially characterized by SEM and BET. The effect of parameter including ad...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22821
Proximate analysis, elemental analysis and phytochemical analysis were conducted on leaves and roots of S. dulcificum (miracle fruit). The results of proximate analysis of the leaves sample showed the following compositions: protein (6.62±0.02)%, crude lipid (12±2.00)%, crude fi...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/20456