Leachates from dumpsite basically contain a wide range of heavy metals and selenium. However, heavy metals have negative public health and environmental impacts once the leachates are allowed to infiltrate into groundwater. This is one of the oldest, growing problems threatening...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i29627
The pollution status of some selected heavy metals namely: Pb, Fe, Zn, Cu, Cr, Ni and Cd, in spent oil-contaminated soil were investigated. The soil samples were obtained from different spots of the automobile mechanic workshop, wet digested and the concentrations of the heavy me...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i29623
The HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) is a major target for drug development. Inhibition of this enzyme has been one of the primary therapeutic strategies in suppressing the replication of HIV-1. A series of 2-amino-6-arylsulfonylbenzonitrile derivatives were subjected to quantita...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i29617
Novel cationic polymeric surfactants were synthesized throughout the reaction of monoester of triethanol amine and two saturated fatty acids (palmitic acid and stearic acid) and TDI (toluene diisocyanate). The obtained polyurethane (PU) then was reacted by acetyl chloride to yiel...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i19611
The main aim of this work is determine the feasibility of palm kernel shell (PKS) with phosphoric acid impregnation to biosorb methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solution by carrying out isotherm studies of the process. The influence of various factors such as contact time, initial...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i19608
The study is carried out to test the catalytic efficiency of Cu-ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst on the reaction of Aza Michael under solvent-free conditions, at room temperature this reaction is most exploited in organic chemistry, b-amino -esters, ketones, nitriles are useful for the pre...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i19607
The nutritional compositions of selected green leafy vegetables obtained from major towns in Oyo State, Nigeria, (March and April) were determined using standard analytical methods for proximate analysis. The following nutrients in percentage were determined; moisture contents, a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i19605
Diethyl ethoxy-methylenemalonate the versatile reagent used to synthesize pyrazolopyrimidopyrimidines (3) as antimicrobial agents from the reaction between EMME and 1-substituted 3-(methylthio) 3H-pyrazolo [3,4-d]pyrimidine-4-amines (1) using Gould Jacob reaction. A comparison of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i19602