The plant Abutilon indicum (Linn) is an important medicinal plant used in our Traditional System of Medicine to treat various health aliments. The plant has been traditionally used for used as demulcent, aphrodisiac, laxative, diuretic, pulmonary and sedative. The plant is found...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2017/32705
A fluorescence spectrometer is used in the Measurement of a broad range of applications. The main parts of spectrometers are the photocathode connected to photomultiplier and the multichannel scalar (MCS) for Lifetime Measurements in Nanosecond to Seconds Range and multichannel a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2017/32418
Charge transfer reactions between dropping mercury electrode and [Zn(II)-antibiotics- vitamin-Bx] system were studied at pH = 7.30 ± 0.01, µ = 1.0 M NaClO4 at 298 K. The antibiotics were neomycin, chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline, tetracycline, penicillin-V and penicillin-G use...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2017/31789
The inhibitory effect of Solenostemon monostachyus leaf extract on aluminium corrosion in hydrochloric acid solution was studied using weight loss, thermometric and hydrogen evolution methods. The results obtained reveal that Solenostemon monostachyus leaf extract functioned as a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2017/31945
The stability of Artesunate in solid state and Liquid towards direct sunlight showed first-order reaction kinetic rate, the reaction rate of artesunate was pH dependent. The rate of photothermal decomposition in aqueous medium was found to speed up the reaction while the pH decre...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2017/31274
In this work, polymer nanocomposite was synthesized based on guar gum (GG) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) by free radical graft copolymerization reaction using boric acid as a cross linking agent and hydrogen peroxide as an initiator in complete aqueous solution to make it environ...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2017/32155
In the present paper the numerical study of effects of Soret, Dufour and viscous dissipation parameters on steady MHD Casson fluid flow through non-Darcy porous medium is explored. By suitable similarity transformations, the governing boundary layer equations are transformed to o...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2017/31015
Aim: To study the removal of vat yellow 4 from wastewater on activated carbon produced from Mucuna pruriens seed shells (MPS). Methodology: The seed sample was activated using two methods and carbonized at 500°C for 2 hours to produce two different adsorbents. The physicochemical...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2016/30210
The inhibition of mild steel corrosion in 1 M H2SO4 solution by Eremomastax polysperma leaf extract has been studied using weight loss and hydrogen evolution techniques. The results obtained show that Eremomastax polysperma leaf extract is a good inhibitor of mild steel corrosion...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2016/30685
Ekori and adjoining areas is located in western part of the Ikom – Mamfe embayment. Sedimentary rocks such as sandstones, limestone, shale and few mudstones make up the sedimentary units in this area while intrusive bodies like dolerite sills and gabbro plutons constitutes the ig...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOCS/2016/30077