Aims: The synthetic polymer plastics have become an integral part of contemporary life. Excess use of plastics and indiscriminate dumping of it in soil and water is polluting the environment. In order to overcome this problem, the production and applications of eco-friendly biode...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v18i430093
Water samples were taken from five sampling points and their quality assessed through analysis of physical and chemical characteristics. Turbidity, temperature, conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen and total suspended solids were determined on site during sample collection, using p...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v18i330092
This study examines the removal of Cr6+ from aqueous solutions using unmodified and oxalic acid modified African yam bean (AYB) pod and groundnut (G’NUT) shell as adsorbents. The effects of time, pH, temperature, and metal ion concentration were investigated. The amount of metal...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v18i330091
The efficient synthesis of thiazolo pyridine 2-amine(3) by reaction of 2-amino pyridine with ammonium thiocyanate(2). The reaction carried out in presence of ceric ammonium nitrate and Dimethyl Sulphoxide as a solvent. The aromatic aldehyde reacts with synthesized compound thiazo...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v18i330089
The present study was conducted in one of the most dense forest area of Asir region located in the southwest of Saudi Arabia to study the Impact of Forest Combustion on surface and subsurface soil contamination by Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). The major toxic effects of PAHs...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v18i330090
Background: The poisoning, one of the nowadays most serious problem of public health in Democratic Republic of Congo since two decades, has made many victims because of the lack of information and because of the population impoverishment unable to accede to health care. The Democ...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v18i330088
The photocatalytic reduction of Cu (II), Pb (II), Cd (II) and Cr (VI) ions in aqueous solution has been investigated. The photocatalyst utilized was nano titanium dioxide, composed of 80% anatase and 20% rutile; the UV light source was a 15 W UV bulb with a wavelength of 254 nm....
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v18i230087
Aim: Food processing is one of the post-harvest factors that affect the quality of food products. This research was aimed at evaluating the impact of two drying methods (sun-drying and freeze-drying) on the nutritional and phytochemical contents of Vernonia amygdalina Del. Study...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v18i230086
Groundnut shells were modified through functionalization and carbonization processes to produce three distinct adsorbents for adsorption of Pb (II) ions from aqueous solution. Adsorption studies was carried out under varying conditions of pH, contact time, adsorbent dosage, metal...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v18i230085
Schiff base synthesized from 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde and 2-2’ (ethylene dioxy) bis ethylenediamine (L1) and its Metal complexes, [M (II) (L)6](where M= Mn(II), Ru(III), Cu(II)and V(V) L= Schiff base moiety), have been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, spectrosc...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v18i230084
Aims: To evaluate the efficacy of novel insecticides against the spotted pod borer on rice fallow blackgram. Study Design: Randomised Block Design (RBD) was used in this study. Place and Duration of Work: The present study was carried out at College farm Agricultural College, Nai...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v18i230083
The soxhlet extraction of Moringa seed oil was used to determine the proximate and physicochemical screening. The parameters obtained for the proximate screening were 7.64% moisture content, 4.05% ash content, 29.65% crude fat, 34.92% crude protein and 52.30% carbohydrate while t...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v18i130081
A heterogeneous catalyst, rice husk supported calcium chloride dihydrate (RiH-CaCl2.2H2O), has been developed and characterized using energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), fourier transform infra-red (FT-IR) spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). RiH-CaCl2.2H2O offe...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2019/47060
Structure of nine quinazoline derivatives were optimized using density functional theory method in order to probe into the bioactive conformations of the compound. The obtained descriptors which described the anti-neuroepithelioma activity of the compounds were selected and used...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2019/46543
Essential oils derived from aromatic plants have exhibited biological properties and can be used to prevent and treat human diseases. The goal of this work was to investigate the antibacterial and antifungal potential of the essential oils extracted from R. officinalis and P. cit...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2019/46775