American Journal of Applied Chemistry

Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015

  • Application of Quadratic Polynomial Model for the Uptake of Iron from Aqueous Solutions by Natural and Modified Egyptian Bentonite

    Mostafa Ragab Abukhadra, Moaaz Korany Seliem, Essam Abdel Rahaman Mohamed, Ali Quarny Selim, Mahmoud Helmy Mahmoud

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 179-187
    Received: Sep. 23, 2015
    Accepted: Oct. 09, 2015
    Published: Oct. 22, 2015
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    Abstract: The natural Egyptian bentonite, collected from south El Hammam area, was modified at three different temperatures 100°C, 200°C and 300°C for 1 h. The raw and modified bentonite samples were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and BET surface area. The bentonite modified at 100°C exhibited more flaky g... Show More
  • Chromatographic, Spectroscopic, and Thermal Characterization of Biofield Energy Treated N,N-Dimethylformamide

    Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Gopal Nayak, Gunin Saikia, Snehasis Jana

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 188-193
    Received: Oct. 11, 2015
    Accepted: Oct. 20, 2015
    Published: Nov. 16, 2015
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    Abstract: N,N-Dimethylformamide (DMF) is a ‘universal’ solvent and has wide variety of applications in organic synthesis, purification, crystallization, and as cross-linking agent. The aim of this study was to evaluate the physicochemical and spectroscopic properties of DMF after the biofield energy treatment using various analytical techniques. DMF sample w... Show More
  • Evaluation of Isotopic Abundance Ratio in Naphthalene Derivatives After Biofield Energy Treatment Using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

    Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Gopal Nayak, Gunin Saikia, Snehasis Jana

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 194-200
    Received: Oct. 14, 2015
    Accepted: Oct. 23, 2015
    Published: Nov. 16, 2015
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    Abstract: Naphthalene and 2-naphthol are two naphthalene derivatives, which play important roles in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of biofield energy treatment on the isotopic abundance of 13C/12C or 2H/1H and 18O/16O in naphthalene and 2-naphthol using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)... Show More
  • Effect of Mineral Systems Injected with Zinc Sulfide on Arsenite Removal from Aqueous Solution: Part II

    Davidson Egirani, Napoleon Wessey, Adedotun Aderogba

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 201-206
    Received: Nov. 05, 2015
    Accepted: Nov. 15, 2015
    Published: Dec. 05, 2015
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    Abstract: Mineral systems of kaolinite, montmorillonite, goethite and their mixtures were investigated to determine their effect on arsenite removal. Experimental studies include characterization and batch mode experiments. This study was in relation to solution composition and ageing relevant to streams and groundwater impacted by arsenic. Sorption isotherm... Show More
  • Application of Photocatalytic Reduction Method with TiO2 for Gold Recovery

    Endang Tri Wahyuni, Agus Kuncaka, Sutarno Sutarno

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 207-211
    Received: Nov. 03, 2015
    Accepted: Nov. 16, 2015
    Published: Dec. 08, 2015
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    Abstract: For replacing the un-ecofriendly gold recovery methods, photoreduction catalyzed by TiO2 is proposed as an environmentally benign alternative method for gold recovery. In this study, the photocatalytic reduction was carried out by batch technique, in which the influences of reaction time, TiO2 photocatalyst dose, and initial Au(III) concentration w... Show More
  • Effect of Magnetic Field on Some Physical Characteristics and Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel

    Abdelnabi A. Elamin, Mohamed Ezeldin, Ali M. Masaad, Nawal M. Suleman

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 212-216
    Received: Oct. 04, 2015
    Accepted: Oct. 13, 2015
    Published: Dec. 10, 2015
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    Abstract: The main objective of the present work was passing of diesel fuel on magnetic field produced by magnetic pole by 121mT, to improve the physical properties of diesel fuel and cetane number (CN), the diesel fuel produced from Khartoum refinery (Sudan). The physical characteristics and cetane number of used sample were tested according to American soc... Show More
  • Quantitative Determination of Isotopic Abundance Ratio of 13C, 2H, and 18O in Biofield Energy Treated Ortho and Meta Toluic Acid Isomers

    Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Gopal Nayak, Gunin Saikia, Snehasis Jana

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 217-223
    Received: Oct. 19, 2015
    Accepted: Nov. 22, 2015
    Published: Dec. 21, 2015
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    Abstract: O-Toluic acid (OTA) and m-toluic acid (MTA) are two isomers of toluic acid that act as an important organic intermediates, mostly used in medicines and pesticides. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of biofield energy treatment on isotopic abundance ratios of 2H/1H, 13C/12C, (PM+1)/PM and 18O/16O, (PM+2)/PM, in toluic acid isomers usin... Show More
  • Theoretical Study of Structure and Vibrational Spectra of Molecular and Ionic Clusters Existing in Vapour over Rubidium Chloride

    Ismail Abubakari, Tatiana Pogrebnaya, Alexander Pogrebnoi

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2015
    Pages: 224-231
    Received: Oct. 19, 2015
    Accepted: Oct. 27, 2015
    Published: Dec. 22, 2015
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    Abstract: The geometrical structure and the vibrational spectra of dimer Rb2Cl2, trimer Rb3Cl3, tetramer Rb4Cl4 molecules and heptaatomic Rb4Cl3+, Rb3Cl4 ions were studied. The cluster molecules and ions had been detected in equilibrium vapour over rubidium chloride previously. The quantum chemical calculations by DFT with hybrid functional B3P86 and MP2 me... Show More