This study assessed the concentrations of selected heavy metals—aluminum (Al), manganese (Mn), selenium (Se), antimony (Sb), and molybdenum (Mo)—in commonly consumed seafood (catfish, snail, and periwinkle) obtained from Abakpa, Garki, and Ogbete markets in Enugu, Nigeria. Three...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i1427
Organic synthesis often relies on readily available and versatile scaffolds that can be efficiently modified into diverse functional molecules. In many cases, reactions that are difficult to perform under conventional conditions can be successfully achieved using suitable catalys...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i1426
This study reports the green synthesis, characterization, and adsorptive performance of ZnO/CuO and MnO/CuO bimetallic nanoparticles for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions. The nanoparticles were synthesized using Anacardium occidentale (cashew leaf) extract as a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i1425
Chemical cognitive competence plays a fundamental role in applying acquired knowledge and skills and in exploring the natural world from a chemical perspective. Innovation in assessment methods for chemical cognitive competence contributes to enhancing the quality of teaching and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i1424
Olive oil production is the main activity of Mediterranean countries. Olive oil production is a new emerging sector in India. Olive oil refinery, Lunkaransar has been producing olive oil since 2015. After oil extraction, huge amount of waste is generated-Olive mill waste water an...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i1422
Ekesiobi Sandra U., Thompson Nwinam I., Akpan Nsima A., Okeke Nkeiruka P., Ohaturuonye Sampson O., Okabekwe Veraline C., Dare Blessing E. & Okpoji Awajiiroijana U.·Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences·2026
Urban water resources in the Niger Delta are increasingly impacted by rapid urbanisation, inadequate waste management, and diffuse anthropogenic inputs. This study evaluated the integrated physicochemical quality and non-carcinogenic human health risks associated with domestic wa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i1423
The extensive use of synthetic dyes in textile, leather, paper, food, and medicinal industries has given rise to in the release of vastly colored wastewater, posing serious environmental and health anxieties. Conventional dye removal techniques, like chemical oxidation, membrane...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i1421
Chaibou Yacouba Abdoul Rachid, Ibrahim Elhadji Daou, Mahamadou Ibrahim Habiboulaye, Djibrilla Bouloutou Acouba & Natatou Ibrahim·Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences·2026
In this work zinc was extracted with TBP and Alamine 336. A study of the kinetics showed that equilibrium was relatively rapid for both extractants. The best extraction percentages were achieved for a zinc concentration of 50 ppm at 91.35% and 84% for TBP and Alamine 336 respecti...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i1419
Background: Methylene blue (BM), whose toxic effects are not immediately apparent, can, in the long term, cause damage to the cardiovascular, central nervous, dermatological, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and haematological systems in humans. It is therefore essential to elimi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i1420
Koffi Midha Amah Grâce Pascale, KONAN Gbangbo Rémis, Briton Bi Gouessé Henri, Abro Koutouan Désiré Martial, Kouassi Akoua Kra Estelle Epse AKA & YAO Kouassi Benjamin·Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences·2026
This study focuses on the treatment of real textile effluents from Côte d’Ivoire. These effluents, heavily loaded with dyes and refractory organic compounds, pose major risks to human health, biodiversity, and soil quality when discharged untreated. The objective is to assess the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i1418
The double salt with Na+ and Rb+ of (+)-tartaric acid made it more seeable by X rays diffraction. Three successive chain shortening of linear aldohexoses produces either D- or L-glyceraldehyde. Those giving D-glyceraldehyde, produces D-erythrose or D-threose by two successive cha...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i1417
Vegetable oil-based greener additives have recently garnered much attention due to their biocompatibility and enhanced multifunctional performance compared to conventional additives. This article investigates the performance of polymeric additives prepared from isodecyl acrylate...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i1416
Songuigama Coulibaly, Deto Ursul Jean-Paul N’guessan, Kouaho Avi kadjo Tanguy, Alain A. Kacou, Kpongbo Etienne Angora, Fabrice Koffi & Mahama Ouattara·Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences·2025
Aims: This pharmacochemical study aimed to design, synthesize, structurally characterize, and evaluate the anti-aspergillus activity of a new series of 6-chloroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridinyl–chalcone derivatives against an environmental strain of Aspergillus flavus, a major opportunisti...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2025/v15i6415
Aims: To use computational methods to examine the spectroscopic characteristics and potential antibacterial activities of twelve previously synthesized acid hydrazides, as well as to explore how their electronic properties and molecular interactions relate to their biological act...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2025/v15i6412
Hydroxamic acids are among the most widely used metal-chelating pharmacophores in medicinal chemistry, with diverse applications ranging from oncology and infectious diseases to inflammation and parasitic infections. Their strong affinity toward Zn2+, Fe3+, Mn2+, and Mg2+ underli...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2025/v15i6413