American Journal of Applied Chemistry

Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2016

  • Application of Activated Sludge for Urban Wastewater Treatment and Reuse for Irrigation in Kenitra, Morocco

    Abdellah Lachheb, Youssef Azami Idrissi, Noureddine Zouhri, Sakina Belhamidi, Mohamed Taky, Mahassine El Amrani, Azzddine Elmidaoui

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2016
    Pages: 33-39
    Received: Jan. 23, 2016
    Accepted: Feb. 08, 2016
    Published: Mar. 12, 2016
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    Abstract: The treatment domestic urban wastewater is growing nowadays, because of the rising cost of water and because of environmental pollution, and becoming an important water source for agricultural irrigation. The aim of this study was to decrease the biological oxygen demand (BOD5), chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total Suspended solids (SS) of urban ... Show More
  • The Geochemical Speciation of Hand-dug Well Water of Kakamega County, Kenya

    Joshua Kiprotich Kibet, David Munyonge Kituyi, Samuel Limo Chelimo, Lorna Chemutai Chesir

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2016
    Pages: 40-49
    Received: Feb. 07, 2016
    Accepted: Feb. 18, 2016
    Published: Mar. 19, 2016
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    Abstract: This contribution makes use of AquaChem computational platform to determine the mineral assemblage and mineral speciation of hand-dug well water of Kakamega Metropolis. Mineral speciation, hydrochemical behavior, charge balance error (CBE), and piper plots are important factors in establishing mineral composition and water histories of a given hydr... Show More
  • Kinetic and Mechanism of Oxidation of Benzazolylformamidines by Permanganate in Alkaline Medium

    Ahmed Fawzy, Ishaq Zaafarany, Ismail Althagafi, Ameena Al-Bonayan, Faten Aljiffrey

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2016
    Pages: 50-58
    Received: Feb. 21, 2016
    Accepted: Mar. 06, 2016
    Published: Mar. 19, 2016
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    Abstract: In alkaline medium, the kinetics of oxidation of two substituted benzazolylformamidines, namely N, N-dimethyl-N’-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl) formamidine (BIF) and N, N-dimethyl-N’-(benzthiazol-2-yl) formamidine (BTF) by permanganate ion has been studied spectrophotometrically at a constant ionic strength of 0.1 mol dm-3 and at 25°C. The reactions exhibi... Show More
  • The Determination of Caffeine Level of Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia Coffee Using UV-visible Spectrophotometer

    Zewdu Tadesse Wondimkun, Abdisa Gebisa Jebessa, Liboro Hundito Molloro, Tesfaye Haile

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2016
    Pages: 59-63
    Received: Feb. 15, 2016
    Accepted: Feb. 24, 2016
    Published: Mar. 23, 2016
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    Abstract: Coffee is an important commodity culturally, commercially and economically in the world. Because of its consumption in most countries in the world, it is important to investigate the exact amounts of its chemical constituents. Caffeine is one of the main components of coffee that affect the quality of coffee. In this research, rapid, simple, accura... Show More
  • New Processes to Extract Pure Betacarotenes Molecules Using Acetic Acid Solvent

    Andry Tahina Rabeharitsara, Phandry Nomena Ndjiva Rabearimihaja

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2016
    Pages: 64-70
    Received: Feb. 23, 2016
    Accepted: Mar. 10, 2016
    Published: Mar. 28, 2016
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    Abstract: Betacarotenes molecules extractions using acetic acid (99% of purity) as solvent followed by distillated water neutralization or hexane solvent to get back betacarotenes. To obtain pure betacarotenes molecules, distillation step is necessary for the second process which use hexane solvent; however for the first process which use distillated water n... Show More