American Journal of Physical Chemistry

Volume 11, Issue 4, December 2022

  • Gravity and Surface Tension as Driving Forces of Electroosmosis

    Yuri Pivovarenko

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 4, December 2022
    Pages: 85-90
    Received: 13 September 2022
    Accepted: 29 September 2022
    Published: 11 October 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajpc.20221104.11
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    Abstract: It is generally believed that electroosmosis is comprehensively described by the corresponding Helmholtz-Smoluchowski equation. Consequently, this belief has contributed to the fact that electroosmosis is still viewed as occurring in a time-invariant aqueous medium characterized by constant viscosity and dielectric permeability. Considering the ine... Show More
  • Use of Carbonaceous Materials Derived from Co-products of Lophira lanceolata for Adsorption Tests of Congo Red Dye

    Elie Sogbochi, Pierre Girods, Guevara Nonviho, Sebastien Fontana, Yann Rogaume, Dominique Codjo Koko Sohounhloue

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 4, December 2022
    Pages: 91-101
    Received: 7 September 2022
    Accepted: 29 September 2022
    Published: 24 October 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajpc.20221104.12
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    Abstract: The present study aims to valorize the hulls of Lophira lanceolata, an agricultural by-product in Benin. This natural resource, which is abundant in tropical countries, including Benin, has so far been considered as a biodegradable waste and treated as such. However, it has adsorption properties that can be exploited by transforming it into activat... Show More
  • Biofuel Potentiality of Pineapple Peelings in the Presence of the Yeasts Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces carlsbergensis

    Gbohaida Virginie, Konfo Tetede Rodrigue Christian, Nonviho Guevara, Agbangnan Dossa Cocou Pascal, Avlessi Felicien, Sohounhloue Koko Codjo Dominique

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 4, December 2022
    Pages: 102-109
    Received: 5 October 2022
    Accepted: 24 October 2022
    Published: 30 October 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajpc.20221104.13
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    Abstract: In pineapple industries and processing units, peelings constitute waste piled up in landfills and therefore cause real problems for environment. The present study aims to develop this available and neglected bioresource, through the study of the kinetics of its conversion into bioethanol by fermentation with a view to its use as a biofuel. To do th... Show More
  • Green Synthesis of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Using Grapefruit Peel Extract: Application for Removal of Indigo Carmine Dye from Industrial Wastewater

    N’guessan Louis Berenger Kouassi, Donourou Diabate, Lemeyonouin Aliou Guillaume Pohan, Benjamin Diby Ossonon, Luc Dou Blonde, Albert Trokourey

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 4, December 2022
    Pages: 110-119
    Received: 15 October 2022
    Accepted: 10 November 2022
    Published: 29 November 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajpc.20221104.14
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    Abstract: Synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles by green approach is extremely promising because of its non-toxicity and environmentally friendly behavior. However, few studies have been done on the synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles using grapefruit peel extract. The aim of the present study was to remove indigo carmine dye from industrial effluent using... Show More
  • A Smoking Gun Scenario Relative to Fluid Dynamics in Closed Conduits

    Hubert Michael Quinn

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 4, December 2022
    Pages: 120-127
    Received: 9 November 2022
    Accepted: 24 November 2022
    Published: 30 November 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajpc.20221104.15
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    Abstract: Recent scientific articles published by many of the most popular authors in HPLC, based both in Academia, as well as at industry leading companies, regarding the relatively new technology in chromatography known as UHPLC, have increasingly focused on a methodology of evaluating the performance of packed chromatographic columns, by suggesting that t... Show More
  • Sources and Distribution of Mercury (Hg) Residues in Sediments and Physico-Chemical Characterization of Waters in the Cotonou Channel and Lake Nokoué, Benin

    Alassane Youssao Abdou Karim, Etiennette Dassi, Finagnon Gabin Laly, Gildas Fiacre Agossou, Djafarou Abdoulaye, Sylvain Zoffoun, Martin Aina, Daouda Mama

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 4, December 2022
    Pages: 128-138
    Received: 13 November 2022
    Accepted: 28 November 2022
    Published: 8 December 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajpc.20221104.16
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    Abstract: Water is an essential resource for maintaining aquatic life and the quality of aquatic products. However, sediments are the most important place of accumulation of metal residues and their remobilization in the food chain. The objective of this work is to study the water physicochemical quality and the mercury contamination levels of the sediments ... Show More