Background and Objective: Coffee is one of the common drinks in Middle Eastern countries including Saudi Arabia due to its desirable aroma, taste and putative positive physiological functions. The concentration of metals is commonly present in coffee powder. The presence of heavy...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i330094
The salophen ligand and its complexes of Ni(II), Co(II), Cu(II), and Mn(II) are explored in terms of synthesis, conductivity; magnetic measurements, elemental analysis, FT-IR; electronic spectra, and antibacterial activities. The 3D molecular modeling structures of the ligand and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i330093
Manganese (II) complexes were synthesized via the reaction equimolar quantity of Manganese(II) chloride-hydrate (MnCl2.6H2O) with Chiral saccharides such {(OH)5(CH2)(C5H5)O} or {(OH)6(CH2)(C5H5)O} and (C9H7NO) as secondary ligands [Mn(C9H7NO){(OH)5(CH2)(C5H5)O}]Cl2 (C1), [Mn(QH){...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i330092
The removal of Cr6+ from aqueous solution using unmodified and hydrochloric modified African nutmeg pod was studied. The effects of particle size, pH and initial metal ions concentration adsorbed were investigated. The amount of metal ion adsorbed increased as the initial metal i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i330091
The removal of Pb ions by activated carbons prepared from velvet tamarind (Dialium indum) shells was studied to investigate its uptake potentials using column sorption at different operating conditions (flow rates, initial concentrations and bed height). The prepared adsorbent wa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i230089
Aims: Nigerian indigenous kola nuts (Garcinia kola, Kola acuminate, Kola vera) were evaluated for potential phytochemical properties. Study Design: Phytochemical analysis. Place and duration of Study: Renaissance University, Ugbawka, Enugu State, Nigeria, July 2016. Methodology:...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i230090
The aim of this study was to recover metals from the positive electrode material for recycling in lithium-ion batteries. It was focused on research to optimize the hydrometallurgical pretreatment process of cathode materials for Li-ion batteries by varying parameters such as NaOH...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i230088
Aim: Mistletoes are highly utilized in traditional medicine to treat different kinds of diseases such as heart diseases, diabetes and malaria, among others. The chemistry of African mistletoe is not sufficiently documented. This paper is therefore, aimed at determining the phytoc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i230087
Timothy Omara, Erisa Kigenyi, Fortunate Laker, Monica Adokorach, George Otim, Raymond Kalukusu, Bashir Musau, Sarah Kagoya & Brenda Victoria Nakabuye·Asian Journal of Applied Chemistry Research·2019
Aims: To investigate the effects of continuous deep fat frying of white (Irish) potatoes on the physical and chemical attributes of ten brands of edible cooking oils: Fortune Butto, Roki, Tamu, Best Fry, Mukwano, Golden Fry (hard oils); Sunseed, Sunny, Sunvita and Sunlite (soft o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i230086
Aims: To determine the potential of sweet sorghum (Epuripur 1995) and the effect of organic biostimulators: NPK fertilizer, cow dung and sewage sludge in remediation of petroleum oil-adulterated soils from a garage in Kampala Metropolis, Uganda. Place and Duration of Study: The c...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i130085