Okunola O. J

Department of Applied Chemistry, Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, Nigeria.

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Research Article Vol. 6, Issue 1

Treatment of waste water by activated carbon developed from Borassus aethiopum

Jacob A. G^*, OKUNOLA O. J, UDUMA A. U

The use and effectiveness of granular and powdered activated carbon made from Borassus aethiopum shells in adsorption studies were investigated. The source material was carbonized at 5000C and for a residence time of three hour in a muffle furnace, while 0.5M each of H3PO4 and ZnCl2 were used for chemical activation at 7500C and for 60m residenc...

Jun, 2015 Vol. 6, Issue 1

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Research Article Vol. 6, Issue 1

An assessment of the metals accumulated in newly weaned mice after ingesting ‘Nzu clay’ using neutron activation analysis and atomic absorption spectroscopy

Omoniyi K. I.^*, OKUNOLA O. J

Nzu clay’ is a geophagious clay consumed in Africa for some medicinal purposes. This study reports the level of accumulated metals in mice that ingested ‘Nzu clay’ for 14 days. Eight female mice (10 ± 2 g) were each fed 0.02 g of ‘Nzu’ mixed with Bendel Plc Feed per day. The ‘Nzu clay’ contained 2.900 mg/kg Pb and 2.143 mg/kg Cd, while the exper...

Jun, 2015 Vol. 6, Issue 1

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