Colloidal particles with controlled size and composition are of fundamental and technological interest as they provide solution to many technological and environmental challenges. In this study, an environmentally friendly approach was adopted to synthesize silver colloidal parti...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/6810
Aims: The research work is based on the fabrication of ion selective Electrode based on Zirconium (IV) antimono tungstate. Study Design: The Study was designed to make ion selective electrode for transition metal ions. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Chemistry, M M. Un...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/5527
A comparative geochemical assessment of brine from selected sites in Lafia-Obi, Nassarawa State, North-central Nigeria was carried out in the present study. The study is aimed at determining the quantity, quality and sustainability of the brine for salt production. The Piper diag...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/6580
Vijay Kumar M. Joshi, Sunil U. Tekale, Sushama S. Kauthale, Sanjay K. Vyawahare, Ashok M. Zine, Sunita B. Shinde, K. L. Ameta & Rajendra P. Pawar·Chemical Science International Journal·2014
A simple and rapid protocol has been developed for the synthesis of 1, 4-dihydropyridine derivatives in short reaction time to afford the products in excellent yield. Operational simplicity, clean reaction, high yield, simple work up are the significant advantages of the present...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/4957
Activated carbons M1 and M2 were prepared from the seeds of Martynia annua, L. using H2SO4 and H3PO4 as chemical activating agents respectively. In this study, utilization of these adsorbents for the removal of Congo red (CR) dye from aqueous solution was investigated. The physic...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/6680
A two-dimensional steady flow of an electrically conducting, viscous incompressible nanofluid past a continuously moving surface is considered in the presence of uniform transverse magnetic field with chemical reaction. A mathematical governing model has developed for the momentu...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/5422
A very simple, ultra-sensitive and highly selective non-extractive spectrophotometric method is present for the determination of manganese at trace level using bis(2-hydroxy-1-napthaldehyde) orthophenylenediamine (HNA-OPD-HNA) has been proposed as new analytical reagent for the d...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/7313
Kinetics of palladium (II) catalyzed oxidation of D-(+) galactose by cerium (IV) have been studied titrimetrically in aqueous acidic medium in the temperature range 308-333 K. The reaction has been found to be first order with respect to D-(+) galactose in catalyzed reactions. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/7223
The proximate, minerals, anti nutrients, functional properties and amino acid of cashew kernel were studied. The results showed that the raw sample had high crude fat (48.1±0.5%), while the defatted sample had high crude protein (31.5±0.1%) and high crude fibre (4.21±0.01%). The...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/7405
The joint electrodeposition of rhenium and sulphur from thiocarbamide electrolyte was investigated in this study. By measuring the cycling volt-ampere curves the field of potentials, in the presence of which the joint electrodeposition of rhenium with sulphur takes place has been...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/5878
Aims: To elucidate the effect of induced conformational changes on the native fluorescence of aqueous humic materials. Study Design: The conformation of dissolved humates was changed by adjustment of a variety of environmental factors and the resulting fluorescence emission, exci...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/7991
Aims: This study aims at characterization of purified active ingredient isolated from commonly available botanical plant, Ocimum sanctum L. and to assess its potential for deployment in integrated disease management strategy of a staple food crop rice (Oryzae sativa L.) and rice...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/6609
Adsorption of Fe3+/Fe2+ from a polluted shallow well water onto a palm kernel shell activated carbon (PKSAC) has been studied. Batch experiment was adopted to study the Removal efficiency of Fe3+/Fe2+ on varying contact time, temperature, adsorbent loading and concentrations. Eq...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/7149
Red mud is a solid waste residue of the digestion of bauxite ores with caustic soda for alumina production. Its disposal remains a worldwide issue in terms of environmental concerns. During the past decades, extensive work has been done by a lot of researchers to develop various...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/7258
Cu(II) and Zn(II) salts were treated with 2,4-pentanedione to synthesize copper (II) acetylacetonate and zinc (II) acetylacetonate. These complexes were subsequently cross linked with succinate to produce corresponding bridged dimmers. The UV- visible spectrum of the complex show...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/7529