The physicochemical parameters and levels of selected heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Mn, Zn and Pb) in soil around Dana Steel Rolling Limted Katsina were investigated in this research. The sample area was divided into four units; East, West, North and South and label as A, B, C and D resp...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2017/34029
Aim: The aim of this study is to regenerate spent activated carbon (RGAC) for use as adsorbent and to study the kinetics, thermodynamics and mode of transport of removing chromium from chrome tanning effluent (TEff). Methodology: The chemical regeneration approach was adopted in...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2017/32728
Aim: In a bid to reduce the environmental impact from the use of herbicides, chitosan was used for the synthesis of copper nanoparticles and the controlled release formulations (CRFs) of pendimethalin copper-chitosan nanoparticles (Pend-CuCtsNPs). Methodology: The synthesized nan...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2017/32937
Fuel cells are one of the most promising renewable energy sources. However, they are relatively expensive due to their use of platinum, a precious metal, as the catalyst. Much research has been conducted with the aim of optimizing fuel cell efficiency, including identifying alter...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2017/33676
Blepharis linariifolia (Pers.) originates from Sudan and grows widely in Africa. The current study has been designed to evaluate the bioactive compounds and antimicrobial activity of the n-hexane extract of Blepharis linariifolia seeds. The extract was analyzed by GC-MS (Model GC...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2017/33182
In this study four varieties of mango fruits were irradiated with Gamma ray from Cobalt-60 source at different dose points of 50 Gy, 100 Gy, 300 Gy and 800 Gy to investigate effect of irradiation on rotting and masses. The observations were made at two different days, namely day...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2017/32299
Mohammad Ibrahim, Asif Khan, Muhammad Ikram, Sadia Rehman, Muzamil Shah, Hazrat Un Nabi & Ahamefula A. Ahuchaogu·Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences·2017
Aim: In order to identify and evaluate the metal-derived synthetic antioxidants having high free radicals scavenging capacity related to various disorders has received much interest in last decades. Recently, synthetic antioxidants are widely used instead of natural antioxidants...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2017/32244
The plant Abutilon indicum (Linn) is an important medicinal plant used in our Traditional System of Medicine to treat various health aliments. The plant has been traditionally used for used as demulcent, aphrodisiac, laxative, diuretic, pulmonary and sedative. The plant is found...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2017/32705
A fluorescence spectrometer is used in the Measurement of a broad range of applications. The main parts of spectrometers are the photocathode connected to photomultiplier and the multichannel scalar (MCS) for Lifetime Measurements in Nanosecond to Seconds Range and multichannel a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2017/32418
Charge transfer reactions between dropping mercury electrode and [Zn(II)-antibiotics- vitamin-Bx] system were studied at pH = 7.30 ± 0.01, µ = 1.0 M NaClO4 at 298 K. The antibiotics were neomycin, chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline, tetracycline, penicillin-V and penicillin-G use...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2017/31789
The inhibitory effect of Solenostemon monostachyus leaf extract on aluminium corrosion in hydrochloric acid solution was studied using weight loss, thermometric and hydrogen evolution methods. The results obtained reveal that Solenostemon monostachyus leaf extract functioned as a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2017/31945
The stability of Artesunate in solid state and Liquid towards direct sunlight showed first-order reaction kinetic rate, the reaction rate of artesunate was pH dependent. The rate of photothermal decomposition in aqueous medium was found to speed up the reaction while the pH decre...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2017/31274
In this work, polymer nanocomposite was synthesized based on guar gum (GG) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) by free radical graft copolymerization reaction using boric acid as a cross linking agent and hydrogen peroxide as an initiator in complete aqueous solution to make it environ...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2017/32155
In the present paper the numerical study of effects of Soret, Dufour and viscous dissipation parameters on steady MHD Casson fluid flow through non-Darcy porous medium is explored. By suitable similarity transformations, the governing boundary layer equations are transformed to o...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2017/31015
Aim: To study the removal of vat yellow 4 from wastewater on activated carbon produced from Mucuna pruriens seed shells (MPS). Methodology: The seed sample was activated using two methods and carbonized at 500°C for 2 hours to produce two different adsorbents. The physicochemical...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2016/30210