The use of clay materials in the treatment of filthy water and industrial waste is a promising way for the restoration of the environment. Following this view, clay materials of Boboyo (from Far North Region of Cameroon), specially made up of smectite, have been pillared with pol...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/11726
The paper deals with the effect of radiation on unsteady free convention flow of a viscous, incompressible, electrically conducting fluid past an infinite hot vertical porous plate embedded in porous medium. A magnetic field of uniform strength is applied normal to the fluid flow...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/11486
A thermodynamic and kinetic study was realized by competitive and non-competitive adsorption for the separation of n-hexane isomers. Two mixtures of n-C6/3MP and 3MP/23DMB were studied. For the single component adsorption the maximal adsorption capacity were close for the differ...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/13240
The study was to assess health hazard of metal concentation in groundwater of Bangladesh for drinking purposes. A number of 13 deep tube wells were selected purposively for collecting groundwater samples from the different sampling location of the study area. The study was carrie...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/13175
Luis Felipe Cesar Bolognesi, Felipe Azevedo Borges, José Luiz Ferreira Cinman, Rosângela Gonçalves da Silva, André Gonzaga dos Santos & Rondinelli Donizetti Herculano·Chemical Science International Journal·2014
In order to create a new sustained drug delivery system applied for tissue regeneration, this study beget a natural rubber latex (NRL) film with Casearia sylvestris extract and ciprofloxacin. Manipulated from the biomaterial latex obtained by the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis, t...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/12263
In order to improve the mechanical properties of acrylic films, Poly methyl-methacrylate (PMMA)/Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) films are prepared following solution casting technique. The mechanical behavior of prepared films has been analyzed by employing Ultrasonic Pulse Echo method. T...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/12031
The corrosion inhibition of carbon steel in petroleum environment by ethanolic extract of pumpkin peels has been studied in relation to three concentrations of the inhibitor include 3, 5 and 7mL/L at four temperatures over the range 50–80°C using electrochemical measurements (ope...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/12594
Nanomaterials are used for the miniaturization of particular electronic device. But new era of technology demands a cheaper and more commercial method to produce excellent material especially silicon dioxide. The present work deals with the sol-gel synthesis of SiO2 material and...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/10875
This research has examined the levels of four toxic elements (lead, cadmium, manganese and iron) from four different locations of onion farms in Aliero metropolis of Kebbi State Nigeria in West Africa. The metals were analysed by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). The concentr...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/10210
The present research work explains the dry sliding wear characteristics of thermally sprayed red mud and its composite coatings. Composite of red mud, fly ash and aluminium are plasma sprayed at 6, 9, 12 and 15 kW operating power levels. The coatings were experimented to study th...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/12691