Three different crude oil samples from three crude oil flow stations in Bayelsa state, Nigeria, were chosen for this study and were used to analyze the geochemical characteristics such as thermal maturity, depositional environments, sources of organic matter and extent of biodegr...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2017/35078
The flood in 2012, which was recorded as the most devastating in the past 40 years in Nigeria, that caused colossal loss in material wealth, could also be a source of heavy metal pollution, especially at the lower reaches of the flood where deposition of flood transported materia...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/17859
Purified samples of melon seed (Citrullus lanatus) oil extracted from melon seeds obtained from a local market in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria were analyzed by FTIR,1H NMR, 13C and DEPT-135 NMR. The frequency data shows the oil to contain unsaturated acyl chains in its triacyl...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/39578
In the present work, Zn/Al layered double hydroxide of ratio 2:1 was synthesis by co-precipitation method from their nitrate salts and utilized as adsorbent for the removal of lead ions from aqueous solution. The synthesized Zn/Al-CO3 was characterized by SEM, XRD and FTIR. The...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/18202
Knowledge of the acid value (AV), peroxide value (PV), iodine value (IV) and iron concentration (quality-index variables) in oils is an indication of the edibility of the oil because these are parameters of oil-deterioration. The semi-processed oil is used to prepare a delicacy c...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14691