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Synthesis, Characterization and Thermoluminescence Properties of Rare Earth Ions Doped Silica Glass Prepared by Sol-Gel Technique

Fawzeia Khamis & Dia- Eddian Arafah · Asian Journal of Physical and Chemical Sciences · 2017

Aims: The main aim of this work is to synthesize the silica glass (SiO2-glass) samples doped with different rare earths (RE) and then to study the thermoluminescence (TL) glow curve of these samples. Study Design: Rare earth doped samples namely silica glass (SiO2-glass) are synt...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/36403

Physicochemical and Mineral Properties of Drinking Water from Rural Settlements of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria

O. F. Fasoranti, O. I. Afolami & T. Bolaniran · Asian Journal of Physical and Chemical Sciences · 2017

The major sources of drinking water of the residents of rural settlements in Owo Local Government area are either uncovered wells or streams which are also used as latrines and dumpsites. This coupled with the acute poverty and abysmal sanitary practices of persons living across...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/36388

Quality of Groundwater around an Abandoned Lead-Acid Battery Company in Ibadan, Nigeria

Peter Olaoye Oyeleke, Funmilayo Joke Okparaocha, Qasim Olaitan Afolabi, Ufuoma Jowape Okotie & Adijat Yetunde Shorinmade · Asian Journal of Physical and Chemical Sciences · 2017

The physicochemical parameters for groundwater within the vicinity of an abandoned automobile battery company were assessed to determine the water qualities. Water samples were collected from the nine hand-dug wells from the adjascent settlement for analysis of 12 parameters and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/36293

Characterization and Antibacterial Activity of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized Using Opuntia ficus indica Fruit Aqueous Extract

G. Indramahalakshmi · Asian Journal of Physical and Chemical Sciences · 2017

Zinc Oxide nanoparticles were green synthesized by Opuntia ficus indica fruit aqueous extract. The phytochemicals present in the plant extract act as reducing and stabilizing agents. SEM and UV-Vis spectroscopy were used to study the surface morphology and optical properties. Lig...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/35917

Thermoluminescence Characteristics of Natural Quartz and Synthesized Silica Glass Prepared by Sol-Gel Technique

F. Khamis & D. E. Arafah · Asian Journal of Physical and Chemical Sciences · 2017

Aims: Study of thermoluminescence (TL) characteristics of natural quartz and synthesized quartz (silica glass synthesized by sol-gel technique) was investigated. Study Design: Studies TL properties of both types samples with different annealing temperatures, heating rates and dos...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/35542

On Thermal Factor and MHD Mixed Convective Oscillatory Blood Flow in a Bifurcating Artery

W. I. A. Okuyade & T. M. Abbey · Asian Journal of Physical and Chemical Sciences · 2017

Oscillatory blood flow in bifurcating arteries with emphasis on the thermal factor is investigated. Blood is treated as Newtonian, viscous, incompressible, homogeneous, magnetically susceptible, chemically reactive but of order one; the arteries are porous, bifurcate axisymmetric...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/35244

Transition Metal Coordination Complexes with Diverse Schiff Base Ligands and Macrocyclic Systems: Synthesis and Structural Diversity

Parveez Gull & Athar Adil Hashmi · Asian Journal of Physical and Chemical Sciences · 2017

This review is intended to update the current advances in the fields of coordination chemistry of transition metals with the Schiff base ligands including the macrocyclic systems. Different methods were involved to synthesize different Schiff base ligands and were reported along...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/34727

Dependence of Quantum Decoherence on Wavelengths of a Particle in One Dimensional Box

Arijit Bag · Asian Journal of Physical and Chemical Sciences · 2017

In this paper, de Broglies wave particle duality relation is applied to a particle in one dimensional box problem to find the constraint for quantum decoherence of this system. It is observed that, for a particle of mass m captured in one dimensional box of length L should follow...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/34498

Analysis of Unsteady Hydromagnetic Natural Convective Dissipative Flow through an Inclined Plate

J. F. Baiyeri, O. A. Esan, T. O. Ogunbayo, O. E. Enobabor & S. O. Salawu · Asian Journal of Physical and Chemical Sciences · 2017

This study investigates the effects of viscous dissipation on an unsteady two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) natural convection through an inclined plate. The governing partial differential equations together with the boundary conditions are transformed into a dimensionle...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/35008

Evaluation of Adsorption Isotherms and Industrial Wastewater Treatment for COD Reduction Using Acid Impregnated Peanut Shell Activated Carbon

Abubakar Abdussalam · Asian Journal of Physical and Chemical Sciences · 2017

Phosphoric acid impregnated activated carbon has been successfully prepared from readily available agro waste (peanut shell) and applied in the treatment of industrial wastewater for reduction of organic matter contributing to the chemical oxygen demand (COD). Functional groups i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/34988