ABSTRACT The essential oil of Cymbopogon citratus was extracted using a green method (i.e. essential oil still), encapsulated into cassava starch matrix using sodium alginate as a binder. The encapsulated sodium alginate starch beads were characterized using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer (FTIR), release kinetics of the oil was monitored by UV-Visible Spectrophotometry from two (2) aqueous media, buffer of pH 4 and pH 9. The result for ...
This study aimed at characterizing essential oil from leaves of E.heterophylla and its insect repellent potential. Essential oil from fresh leaves of E.heterophylla was extracted by hydro distillation method, using a Clevenger apparatus for 4 hours and the yield was 0.1816%w/w. Repellence test was conducted by using 5 cockroaches in number which were placed in a modified Y-tube Olfactometer and observations recorded for each and every odour introduced after 5 minutes i...
PREFACE The concept of Natural Water Hardness has been a subject of much discussion since the exception of the natural science unit. It borders on the sources of water hardness, types of hard water and effects of hard water. Pollution on the other hand is an environmental problem which needs to be tackled. This term paper writes more on it. Water cycle, treatment and uses are also discussed in the term paper. TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page Dedication Acknowledgment Preface Table of ...
Quality control chart is the graphical representation of data in accordance with change in time. Table of contents 1. Quality control 2. Upper and lower limit 3. Typical chart
AbstractThis work titled The Role of Chemistry Teacher in the Development of Science Education in Nigeria is specifically designed to find out and discuss the various ways science education has been lagging in Nigeria and how chemistry education can help to remedy the situation. In the course of this, some issues were discussed such as the concept of chemistry, chemistry education, science education, objectives of chemistry education, problems facing science education in Nigeria and ways to...
ABSTRACTCarbon –U (C-11) radiotracers are widely used for the early diagnosis of cancer, monitoring therapeutic response to cancer treatment and pharmacokinetic investigations of anticancer drugs. PET imagining permits non-invasive monitoring of metabolic processes and molecular targets, while carbon-II radiotracers allow a “hot-for cold” substitution of biological active molecules. Advance in organic synthetic chemistry and radiochemistry as well as improved automated techniques for ra...
ABSTRACT In order to search for alternative control methods to synthetic pesticides, the potential of essential oils from Allium sativum (L.) (Alliaceae); was evaluated as fumigants against Callosobruchus maculatus (fab.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae), a pest that attacks pulses during storage. Chickpea seeds were infested with 10 pairs of newly emerged weevils and, fumigated with 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4μl of essential oils of garlic/l of air. The essential oils of garlic were analyzed by GC-MS. The majo...
INTRODUCTIONCorrosion is the deterioration a material undergoes as a result of its interaction with its surroundings. Although this definition is applicable to any type of material, it is usually reserved for metallic alloys. Of the 105 known chemical elements, approximately eighty are metals , and about half of these can be alloyed with other metals, giving rise to more than 40,000 different alloys. Each of the alloys will have different physical, chemical, and mechanical properties, but all...