Several plants in Tanzania are known to be of potential therapeutic value and are used in traditional medicine system of the country. In this paper, two medicinal plants Moringa oleifera (leaves and roots), and Hibiscus sabsdariffa (rosella calyces) were analysed for elemental co...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2017/31963
Cellulose fabrics were esterified by using varying volume of Balanites aegyptiaca seed oil. X-ray diffraction analysis was carried on the esterified fabrics and unesterified fabric. The crystallographs of all esterified fabrics gave almost the same profile different from that of...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2017/32686
Aims: This research study aims at ascertaining the inhibitive contributions of these domestic effluents even as they flow from drains into the rivers. Study Design: The microbiological and physico-chemical composition of domestic wastewater in Rivers and Bayelsa States was achiev...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2017/33507
Recently phenolic foams have been received much attention because of their excellent properties including flame resistance, low density, high thermal stability over a broad temperature range and low generation of toxic gases during combustion. Cedar resin was used as a toughening...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2017/33377
High fiber low gluten whole grain flours of wheat, barley, soybean, maize, millets, mungbean, oats and flaxseeds were blended in various proportions as a partial replacement for wheat flour along with Xanthan gum @ 2% for the development of nutritionally enriched pasta. Prepared...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2017/33348
Aims: The aim of this work was to optimize the Silver recovery from Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) of waste computers using statistical method by varying various parameters affecting the recovery. Methodology: A total of 50 experimental runs was generated using central composite d...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2017/20034
Aims: The study was designed to determine the phytochemical contents and the inhibitory effects of the leaf extracts of Petiveria alliacea L. on alpha-amylase enzyme. Study Design: Phytochemical Screening and in-vitro evaluation of alpha-amylase inhibitory effects of the leaf ext...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2017/32528
A simple an effective method was developed for preconcentration of cobalt in water samples. In the proposed approach, sodium diethyl dithiocarbamate (DDTC) was used as chelating agent, and vortex-assisted dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction combined with high performance liq...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2017/32190
Three heterocyclic thiols: 2- propyl-1.3.4 – oxadiazole-5-thione/thiol 4/7, 2- propyl-1.3.4 – thiazole-5-thiole 8, 3- propyl-1.2.4 – triazole-5-thiole 9 have been synthesized from butyric acid. They showed conductivity properties and complex formation with Fe (II) and Hg (II)...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2017/32468
The present work aimed at the adsorption of cadmium (Cd2+) and Copper (Cu2+) ions from an aqueous solution by activated carbon prepared from hulls of Neem by a simple process of pyrolysis preceded by a chemical impregnation in zinc chloride. The process was optimized on the basis...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2017/32208
Aims: Evaluation the impact of p-naphthoquinones upon biological activities and extent based upon QSAR technique. Study Design: QSAR Approach. Methodology: About twelve - eleven naphthoquinones which have cytotoxic effect against eight cancer cell lines: L1210, P388, NCI-H358M, O...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2017/31344
The kinetics, mechanisms and thermodynamics of the gas-phase pyrolysis of isobutyl bromide at 623 K was carried out using Density Functional Theory modelling with B3LYP at 6-311++G (2df, 2 p) level method of calculation. Calculations showed that the reaction is a unimolecular rea...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2017/30922
The aim of the current work is synthesis of new heterocyclic teratacyclic condensed systems that combine dibenzothiophenedioxide and imidazole in one molecule. The dibenzothiophene was taken as an initial compound and by consistent expansion were connected the imidazole cycles. A...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2017/30939
This paper presents the synthesis and application of a modified poly (trimethylene terephthalate) for Fused deposition modeling process. Five samples(S1-S5) of poly(trimethylene terephthalate-co-isophthalate-co-seacate) (PTTIS) were prepared by direct esterification and subsequen...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2017/32333
Some physicochemical, heavy metals and bacteriological parameters of effluent samples from a chemical industry in Niger Delta, Nigeria, in two sampling seasons (Wet and Dry seasons) were assessed in this work using standard methods of analysis. Results of the physico-chemical par...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2017/32100