The adsorption behaviour of starch on silica surface, which is mimic active sites existing on the surface of kaolinite, was investigated by a combination of spectrophotometry and turbidity techniques. It was demonstrated that the conformational behaviour of starch chain in aqueou...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/19080
The mechanism of iodate oxidation by methylthioninum chloride in acidic medium was investigated at 29±1ºC. The oxidation reaction is first order in both oxidant and reductant. The rate of reaction was unaffected by increase in ionic strength, dielectric constant, added cations an...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/17482
Undried coir cellulose was prepared by chlorite bleaching method and hydrolyzed by 50% sulphuric acid to obtain highly crystalline nanocellulose. The proximate analysis of the coir fibre such as; moisture, ash, crude fibre, protein and its mineral composition were investigated us...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/18766
Earlier efforts have been concerned with the association of Ruthenium octahedral complexes with DNA. Since the positively charged ruthenium species has been found to associate with the electron rich major groove of double-stranded DNA, it was proposed the addition of cationic sit...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/19681
S. Yasmin Priya, G. M. Arifuzzaman Khan, M. Helal Uddin, M. Ahsanul Haque, M. Shaharul Islam, M. Abdullah-Al-Mamun, M. A. Gafur & M. Shamsul Alam·Chemical Science International Journal·2015
In this work, micro-fibrillated cellulose (MFC) was prepared from sawdust and characterized by FTIR, WAXRD, and TGA. The MFC was synthesized by several steps such as alkali treatment, followed by NaClO2 bleaching and acid hydrolysis. The acid hydrolysis was performed by three dif...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/19752
Gradient elution is widely applied in analytical chromatography to reduce separation time and improve selectivity. However, the development and optimization of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) gradient methods is arduous and time-consuming. In this paper, we demonstr...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/19175
This work is aimed at investigating the benefits of replacing conventional process unit operations with process intensified ones in offshore applications. This ensures that better use is made of raw materials, lower energy consumption and a reduced plant volume was achieved. Spec...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/19157
The recent widespread concern in human health due to the consumption of food product of animal origin has necessitated the need to monitor the level of heavy metal in animal tissues. This study was undertaken to evaluate the concentrations of heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Co, Cd, and Pb)...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/17012
Phytochemical screening, proximate, mineral elements, and antinutritional composition of Zingiber officinale rhizome were determined with a view to assess it nutritional and medicinal values. The results of phytochemical screening showed that alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, poly...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/16915
Studies were carried out on the leaves of Cassia alata. A new isoflavone 5, 7- dihydroxy-3/, 4/-dimethoxy flavone was isolated from the leaves of Cassia alata with the help of column and thin layer chromatography using a gradient of organic solvents with increasing polarity. The...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/17522
Textile wastewater is strong colored and contributes immensely to water pollution if not appropriately treated. However, it is hard to treat by the conventional biological methods if applied singly, hence, the application of a physicochemical technique for the treatment was propo...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/19303
The kinetics of thermolysis of laboratory safety gloves (LG), was studied by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) at two consecutive isotherm temperatures: 333°C, and 422°C as well as two thermal scan between these two temperatures. Three methods were used to evaluate the kinetics pa...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/19024
A regioselective multicomponent synthesis of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimdines-7(4H)-ones 5 is reported. The reaction proceeded regioselectively via initial Michael addition of exocyclic amino function to the intermediately formed 5-ethoxymethylene Meldrum’s acid followed by a ring o...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/18903
Aim: To evaluate the renal protective effect of ethanolic leaf extract of Gongronema latifolium Benth in acetaminophen-induced renal toxicity in albino rats. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemistry, Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State, Nigeria, between Octobe...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/18881
The oxidation of morpholine-thiadiazol based structure ophthalmic beta blocker drug, Timolol, in the presence of Potassium Perxodisulfate (PDS) and 40% methanol-water has been studied using spectrophotometric method. It has been found that; oxidation reaction starts with electrop...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/18782