Environmental pollution constitutes a great health hazard to human, animals and plants with local, regional and global implications. Pollution has adverse effects on land, water and its biotic and abiotic components. Effluents from industries are normally considered as the main i...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/42634
Antimicrobial resistance has proved to be a great burden to the current health care system as more potent drugs are required to combat this global challenge. Due to this problem there was need to explore new ways that would eradicate drug resistance hence the need to utilize the...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/45799
ZnO nanocrystalline material embedded with different aluminum metal (Al) dosage was successfully prepared using the microwave synthetic technique and employing chitosan as capping agent. Temperature and power effects were monitored for best crystallinity outcome during synthetic...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/28204
Modified carbon paste electrode (CPE) by cobalt hexacyanoferrate (CoHCF) was prepared and the sensitivity of the prepared electrode was analyzed by differential pulse voltammetry. The electrochemical behavior of methylene blue on cobalt hexacyanoferrate modified carbon paste elec...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/45825
Aims: The study had for objective to estimate the effect of the stimulating ones of natural defense in the defense of plants. Place and Duration of Study: Laboratory of Biology and Improvement of Crop Production (Nangui Abrogoua University, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire), between Februa...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/45441
The inhibition capability of Triumfetta rhomboidea (TR) leaves extract on the corrosion of carbon steel in I M HCl was evaluated using weight loss technique. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis was also performed. Results showed that the extract acts as a good inhibitor f...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/45807
Increase in domestic and industrial waste increases the concentration of trace metals in dumpsites soil. The level of trace metal concentration of dumpsite soil needs to be analysed for proper metal contamination management. Soil metal contamination can be managed using organic m...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/44363
The purpose of this study was to investigate the concentrations of PAHs in water samples from Dadin Kowa Dam, Nigeria and to evaluate the risk associated with the ingestion of the water from the Dam. The concentrations of PAHs varied with the sample site and season; and the level...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/43748
Nono Nguemjom Patricia, Kamgaing Théophile, Tchuifon Tchuifon Donald Raoul, Doungmo Giscard, Baleba Mbanga Moise Roger & Anagho Solomon Gabche·Chemical Science International Journal·2018
Activated carbon was prepared from waste of monkey kola by pyrolysis and chemical activation using H3PO4. It was characterised by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive X–ray spectroscopy (EDX). Different physical properties...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/45320
The process of obtaining fertilising precipitate based on the interaction of off-balance ore phosphorites of Central Kyzylkum and chemically enriched phosphorite concentrate with hydrochloric acid, followed by precipitation of hydrochloric acid extraction with suspension of calci...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/45393
Single crystals of racemic lead tartrate dihydrate, PbC4H4O6·2H2O, were grown at 308 K by the gel method using silica gel as the growth medium. Differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric-differential thermal analysis, and X-ray diffraction measurements were performed on...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/45004
The oxidation time based on the fitting of experimental data was taken out. Drawing of the Absorbance (λmax=265 nm) vs. oxidation time (sec) of Vitacid C by K2 CrO4 were studied. Energy consumed during oxidative degradation of vitamin-C(Vit-C) Tablets in aqueous potassium chromat...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/45058
The voltammetric and polarographic reduction of the 1-phenylazo-2-naphthol (Sudan I) on a hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE) and static mercury drop electrode (SMDE) has been studied by using several techniques including square-wave voltammetry (SWV), differential pulse polaro...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/44596
The critical micelle concentration (CMC) for a series of cationic surfactants N-Alkyltrimethylammonium i.e. (CnTAC, n=12, 14, 16, 18) have been determined by electrical conductivity and surface tension methods. The interaction of anionic dye Eriochrome Black T (EBT) with cetyl-tr...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/44312
Aim: To investigate if Sida corymbosa leaf and root ethanolic extracts have some medicinal values and whether they can be used as a supplement to some mineral elements. Study Design: This work was designed to identify the presence of some phytochemicals and mineral elements in le...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2018/44987