Nanoactivated carbons from Ribes nigrum (black currant) stem were prepared using two-step procedure with excellent yield and were characterized using different spectroscopic techniques. The FTIR spectroscopy revealed O-H, C=C, C=N, and C-O stretching. XRD analysis revealed the pa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2024/v14i2300
Background: Contamination of vegetables with heavy metals is a health concern. Therefore, monitoring levels of heavy metals in vegetables can provide useful information for promoting food safety. The level of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in mg/kg) in vegetable samples from dif...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i530165
Soursop plant (Annona muricata L.), is widely used for both industrial and medicinal applications. In view of this, the present study aims at extraction and characterization of soursop leaf wax using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The results of the GC-MS analysis...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2020/v20i430186
Complexes of Co and Cu with SMZ were successfully synthesized (1:2 molar ratio) in good yield and characterized by using UV-vis, FTIR, melting point/decomposition temperature, electrical conductivity and solubility in different solvents of varying polarity and proticity. All the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2020/v10i430251
Schiff base was prepared by the condensation of 3-aminophenol and benzaldehyde in a 1:1 ratio and its complexes of Mn(II), Co(II) and Cu(II) were synthesized in a 1:2 ratio (Metal: Ligand) and the Schiff base and the complexes were characterized by using the different techniques....
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2020/v7i219019
Auwalu Uba, Misbahu Muhammad Ladan, Usman Abubakar Adamu, Buhari Magaji, Muhammad Nazifi Ibrahim & Mukhtar Muhammad Sani·Advances in Research·2020
The complexes of Co (II), Mn (II) and Ni (II) with Schiff base derived from pentane-2, 4-dione and 2-aminobenzoic acid were synthesized and characterized by molar conductivity, magnetic susceptibility, Infrared and elemental analyses. The solubility test on the Schiff base and it...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2020/v21i530204
Aim: The present study was aimed to determine the concentration of heavy metals (Pb, Cr, Mn, Cu and Cd) in waterleaf (Talinum triangulare), lettuce (Lectuca sativa) and spinach (Amaranthus hybridus) from three farmlands. Study Design and Place of Study: The research was carried o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2020/v7i219016