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Effect of Acid Treatment on the Chemical Properties of Clays from Selected Sites in Murang’a and Nyeri counties, Kenya
(2020-11-30)
Assessing improvement on the quality of clay has been conducted by treatment with different concentrations of hydrochloric and oxalic acid. This project intended to assess the effect of acid treatment on the elemental ...
Copper extraction by wet chemical method
(Journal of Sustainable Mining, 2018)
Chemical Composition And Biological Activity Of Extracts From Conyza Species
(iosrjournals.org, 2023-04)
The genus Conyza (Asteraceae) comprises about 50 species and found in the tropical and warm regions. Extracts from Conyza species have numerous pharmacological applications. The aim of this study was review the chemical ...
Beneficiation of Iron in Thermal-Reduced Ilmenite by Magnetic Separation
(International Journal of Science and Research, 2015)
Increasing demands for Iron in countries development, and lack of conventional reducing agents has resulted into sourcing
of alternative ways of beneficiating the iron ore. This paper reports on the study that was done ...
Analysis of Copper Deposits in Maragwa Location in Tharaka Nithi County – Kenya
(2022-05)
A primary obstacle to some developing countries like Kenya is the reliance on agriculture when they are endowed with bulk of some mineral resources like copper. The economies of some developed and developing countries are ...
Antimicrobial Activity of Root Bark Extracts of Rhus natalensisa and Rhus ruspolii
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2019-08)
Bacteria and fungi are frequent causes of serious opportunistic infections worldwide. Several effective antibiotic drugs are in the market. However, drug-resistance, side effects and cost of such antibiotics limits their ...
Characterization of Clays from selected sites for Refractory Application
(2019-11)
Clay is a stony or earthy mineral aggregate composed of
fine-grained minerals, which are plastic at appropriate water
content and hardens up when fired. Clay soils have various
mineral groups such as kaolinite, smectites, ...
IJSET@2014 Page 707 Effects of Temperature on Ilmenite During Concentration of Iron in Laterites Using Charcoal and Separation using Magnetic Separation
(2014)
Effect of temperature on ilmenite minerals found in laterites has been investigated. It was found that during reduction of iron minerals in laterites to magnetite using charcoal at temperatures of about 500-700oC, ilmenite ...
A Review Pesticidal Activity of Essential Oils against Sitophilus oryzae, Sitophilus granaries and Sitophilus Zeamais
(IOSR Journals, 2022-04)
Infestation of cereals in storage by Sitophilus oryzae, Sitophilus granaries and Sitophilus Zeamais lead to great food loses in Sub-Saharan Africa. Some of the synthetic pesticides which are available are non-biodegradable ...
Impure Hydrazone Preparation from Chicken Dung
(IISTE, 2020-09-30)
Hydrazones are strong reducing agents. Some hydrazones like hydrazine are is highly toxic and unstable and are therefore found dissolved in water. Chicken dung contains amines and uric acid that are potential sources of ...