Biomass-based activated carbon has received large attention due to its excellent characteristics such as inexpensiveness, good absorption behaviour, and potential to reduce strong dependence towards non-renewable precursors. The potential use of Palm Kernel Shell in modified acti...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2021/v30i430224
The solubility and distribution coefficient (K) of solute in solvent is depends on temperature and solute-solvent interaction, where the solute is partitioned between two immiscible solvents phase and dissociated into ionic form. Here, we have reported the titrimetric study for s...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2021/v30i330223
Background: Kinetic and thermodynamic studies of the extraction of oils from pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds and Moringa seeds have been carried out at temperatures of 56 and 54°C. The extraction process was found to be exothermic and the kinetic constants in the three cases determin...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2021/v30i330222
The use of synthetic pesticides to alleviate the notorious weeds in farms has caused environmental pollution, consumption of chemicals absorbed by plants and resistance posed by the weeds putting agricultural development and ecological systems under threat. The main reason for st...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2021/v30i330221
The presence of dyes in aquatic effluents is highly visible, undesirable, carcinogenic to human beings and toxic to living organisms. EDTAD modified cellulose extracted from Pennisetum purpureum was studied as an adsorbent for the removal of cationic dyes from spiked waste-water....
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2021/v30i330219
Amine El Farrouji, Rachid Mohamed Tchalala, Abderrahim Chihab Eddine, Ahmad Mehdi, Larbi El Firdoussi & Mustapha Ait Ali·Chemical Science International Journal·2021
Nanostructured ZnO was prepared using a facile solution-phase method at room temperature without need to calcination. Oxidation of zinc sulfate by sodium hypochlorite in the presence of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) gave pure nanostructured zinc oxide (ZnO...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2021/v30i330220
Biopolymer (chitosan) was isolated from crab shell waste through the processes of demineralization, deproteinization, decolourization and deacetylation. The resulting chitosan (CHS) was further treated with silver nitrate (AgNO3) solution at various concentrations (0.5, 1.0 and 1...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2021/v30i230218
Degradation kinetics and color removal of 2-(4-hydroxyphenylazo)benzoic acid azo dye by the hydrogen peroxide/ultraviolet irradiation and sodium hypochlorite/ultraviolet irradiation processes were carried out in Spectroline CM-10A Model ENF-260C/FE photoreactor which has ultravio...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2021/v30i230217
The 1:3 complexes of lanthanoid (III) ions as Nd(III), Sm(III), Tb(III) and La(III) with biacetyl monoxime hydrazone salicyalidene have been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, PMR, electronic spectra, molar conductance and magnetic properties. All these complex...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2021/v30i230216
The fractions from young leaves of mangrove Sonneratia alba was studied for its associated secondary metabolites and antioxidant activities. The objective of this study was to determine the secondary metabolite components and antioxidant activity of water, ethyl acetate, and hexa...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2021/v30i230215
The aim of this study is to characterize phosphates adsorption kinetics on the superficial sediments of Vridi channel from its new hydromorphology. So, three scenarios have been carried out taking account the different waters seasons of this estuary by using pH and temperature as...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2021/v30i230214
Sulal River is a victim of nutrient pollution as it crosses different small-scale tea farms in Bureti Sub County, Kericho County. A study was conducted to evaluate different physicochemical parameters and major chemical fertilizer’s nutrients levels in water and sediments from Su...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2021/v30i130213
The aim of this research is to develop environmentally friendly, lightweight composites using egg shell, as filler in some thermoplastic polymer matrices Polypropylene (PP), High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) and Polystyrene (PS) polymer; to d...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2021/v30i130212
Kadjo François Kassi, Jean Missa Ehouman, Mamadou Guy-Richard Koné, Lamoussa Ouattara, Georges Stephane Dembele & Nahossé Ziao·Chemical Science International Journal·2021
The work was undertaken as part of the Buruli ulcer control program. It is particularly about the determination of the lipophilicity of mycolactones A/B and C, infectious factors of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the agent of Buruli ulcer. The REKKER method and some free software such a...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2021/v30i130211
Fluoride compounds have the most harmful effects on the environment. The main source of fluoride in the soil is phosphorus-containing fertilizers. Purification of wet-process phosphoric acid (WPPA) from fluorine will significantly reduce its content in phosphorous-containing fert...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2021/v30i130209