Pub Date : 2014-07-01DOI: 10.12983/IJSRK-2014-P0340-0351
H. Tavakkoli, A. Ghaemi, Mastaneh Mostofizadeh
A1-xAxBO3 belongs to the perovskite oxides of the ABO3 structure. In this study, nanoparticles of La0.5Ca0.5FeO3 were fabricated by sol-gel citrate technique. A series of common analytical techniques were used to characterize the crystallinity, morphology, specific surface area, and grain size of the nanopowders. These properties were characterised by means of XRD, SEM, EDX and FTIR. The calculated particles size using the Scherrer's formula was about 20 nm. Moreover, the family of perovskite-type oxides could be considered as an adsorbent/catalyst material for the removal of dyes. This study has also investigated the efficiency of La0.5Ca0.5FeO3, as an adsorbent for removal of dye (Bromocresol Purple (BP)), from an aqueous solution. The adsorption studies were carried out at different pH values, various adsorbent dosages and contact time in a batch experiments. The kinetic studies indicate that the removal process obeys the Pseudo-first-order kinetic equation. Also, the isotherm evaluations reveal that the adsorption of BP by the nanoparticles follows the Langmuir model. In addition, this nanoparticle with good specific affinity towards dye molecules was a promising adsorbent for dye removal from natural water.
{"title":"Synthesis and Evaluation Catalytic Efficiency of Perovskite-Type Oxide Nanopowders in Removal of Bromocresol Purple from Aqueous Solution","authors":"H. Tavakkoli, A. Ghaemi, Mastaneh Mostofizadeh","doi":"10.12983/IJSRK-2014-P0340-0351","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12983/IJSRK-2014-P0340-0351","url":null,"abstract":"A1-xAxBO3 belongs to the perovskite oxides of the ABO3 structure. In this study, nanoparticles of La0.5Ca0.5FeO3 were fabricated by sol-gel citrate technique. A series of common analytical techniques were used to characterize the crystallinity, morphology, specific surface area, and grain size of the nanopowders. These properties were characterised by means of XRD, SEM, EDX and FTIR. The calculated particles size using the Scherrer's formula was about 20 nm. Moreover, the family of perovskite-type oxides could be considered as an adsorbent/catalyst material for the removal of dyes. This study has also investigated the efficiency of La0.5Ca0.5FeO3, as an adsorbent for removal of dye (Bromocresol Purple (BP)), from an aqueous solution. The adsorption studies were carried out at different pH values, various adsorbent dosages and contact time in a batch experiments. The kinetic studies indicate that the removal process obeys the Pseudo-first-order kinetic equation. Also, the isotherm evaluations reveal that the adsorption of BP by the nanoparticles follows the Langmuir model. In addition, this nanoparticle with good specific affinity towards dye molecules was a promising adsorbent for dye removal from natural water.","PeriodicalId":14310,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Scientific Research in Knowledge","volume":"1 1","pages":"340-351"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82596547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2014-07-01DOI: 10.12983/IJSRK-2014-P0313-0319
N. M. Zin, H. A. Aziz, M. N. Adlan, A. Ariffin, M. Yusoff, I. Dahlan
s. Treatment of leachate before discharge is crucial to ensure the safety of the environment. Application of coagulation-flocculation in reducing pollutant from leachate was proven to be effective. However the use of chemical coagulant will indirectly affect the health of living organisms. To reduce the affect, substitution of the chemical coagulant with natural material can be used. Natural coagulant on leachate treatment was not as effective as chemical coagulant. However, the benefits of natural polymer as coagulants aids had been proven previously. Combination of chemical and natural coagulant as composite coagulant is able to simplify the process and offers many benefits. The aim of this study was to investigate the applicability of composite coagulant made from combination of prehydrolyzed iron (PHI) and tapioca flour (TF) on partially stabilized leachate and was evaluated through percentage removals of suspended solids (SS), colour, chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonia. A series of coagulation-flocculation jar test were carried out by considering the effect of dose and pH. Results indicated that at pH 5 and dose 0.2 g/L Fe, the percentage removals of SS, colour, COD and ammonia were 98%, 96%, 60% and 11%, respectively. The results demonstrated that PHITF can be a potential coagulant for the treatment of partially stabilized leachate.
{"title":"Treatability Study of Partially Stabilized Leachate by Composite Coagulant (Prehydrolyzed Iron and Tapioca Flour)","authors":"N. M. Zin, H. A. Aziz, M. N. Adlan, A. Ariffin, M. Yusoff, I. Dahlan","doi":"10.12983/IJSRK-2014-P0313-0319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12983/IJSRK-2014-P0313-0319","url":null,"abstract":"s. Treatment of leachate before discharge is crucial to ensure the safety of the environment. Application of coagulation-flocculation in reducing pollutant from leachate was proven to be effective. However the use of chemical coagulant will indirectly affect the health of living organisms. To reduce the affect, substitution of the chemical coagulant with natural material can be used. Natural coagulant on leachate treatment was not as effective as chemical coagulant. However, the benefits of natural polymer as coagulants aids had been proven previously. Combination of chemical and natural coagulant as composite coagulant is able to simplify the process and offers many benefits. The aim of this study was to investigate the applicability of composite coagulant made from combination of prehydrolyzed iron (PHI) and tapioca flour (TF) on partially stabilized leachate and was evaluated through percentage removals of suspended solids (SS), colour, chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonia. A series of coagulation-flocculation jar test were carried out by considering the effect of dose and pH. Results indicated that at pH 5 and dose 0.2 g/L Fe, the percentage removals of SS, colour, COD and ammonia were 98%, 96%, 60% and 11%, respectively. The results demonstrated that PHITF can be a potential coagulant for the treatment of partially stabilized leachate.","PeriodicalId":14310,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Scientific Research in Knowledge","volume":"36 1","pages":"313-319"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75222522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2014-07-01DOI: 10.12983/IJSRK-2014-P0306-0312
Adejumo Isaac Oluseun, O. A. Durojaiye, Adedeji Israel Ajibade, O. S. Idowu
Insect pests are one of the major organisms that are responsible for reduction in quality, germination potential and quantity of maize grains as well as seeds in storage. The aim of this study was to assess the types, sources of chemicals used to preserve maize in Nigeria as well as to ascertain the technical know-how of handling these chemicals among maize merchants. The study was conducted in Kano State of Nigeria. Four local government areas which are Kura, Rogo, Garun-Malan, and Rano were selected at random from the state and from the each local government areas, two villages were selected at random. Fifty respondents were chosen at random from the two villages to make a total of 200 respondents in all. Information on the most commonly used maize preservative chemicals were obtained through structured questionnaires. The result of the survey indicated that the mean age ranged between 46-49%, modal age (38-56%), respondents with no formal education (19-40%), those with primary school education, quaranic education, secondary school and tertiary education ranged between 37-42%, 013%, 7-16%, and 10-20% respectively. Majority of the respondents are male (77-88%). The most commonly used maize storage pesticide was aluminium phosphide (42-52%). Lack of formal education among maize farmers/merchants is majorly responsible for misuse of pesticides in the study areas.
{"title":"Status of Exposure of Bio-Systems to Restricted Aluminium Phosphide Pesticide in Kano State, Nigeria","authors":"Adejumo Isaac Oluseun, O. A. Durojaiye, Adedeji Israel Ajibade, O. S. Idowu","doi":"10.12983/IJSRK-2014-P0306-0312","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12983/IJSRK-2014-P0306-0312","url":null,"abstract":"Insect pests are one of the major organisms that are responsible for reduction in quality, germination potential and quantity of maize grains as well as seeds in storage. The aim of this study was to assess the types, sources of chemicals used to preserve maize in Nigeria as well as to ascertain the technical know-how of handling these chemicals among maize merchants. The study was conducted in Kano State of Nigeria. Four local government areas which are Kura, Rogo, Garun-Malan, and Rano were selected at random from the state and from the each local government areas, two villages were selected at random. Fifty respondents were chosen at random from the two villages to make a total of 200 respondents in all. Information on the most commonly used maize preservative chemicals were obtained through structured questionnaires. The result of the survey indicated that the mean age ranged between 46-49%, modal age (38-56%), respondents with no formal education (19-40%), those with primary school education, quaranic education, secondary school and tertiary education ranged between 37-42%, 013%, 7-16%, and 10-20% respectively. Majority of the respondents are male (77-88%). The most commonly used maize storage pesticide was aluminium phosphide (42-52%). Lack of formal education among maize farmers/merchants is majorly responsible for misuse of pesticides in the study areas.","PeriodicalId":14310,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Scientific Research in Knowledge","volume":"1 1","pages":"306-312"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81371083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2014-06-23DOI: 10.12983/IJSRK-2014-P0328-0339
Bipin P. Varghese, S. Raj
Morality is the faculty of the human mind that enables an individual to act according to what is "right" or stand for "truth" and exhibit moral behaviour. Moral competency is the measure of the consistency of moral behaviour and is influenced by various psycho-social, geo-political, biological and environmental factors. Metaphysical beliefs and religio-spiritual affiliation are some known psycho-social factors that play a major role in shaping the morality in course of moral development and socialization of an individual. The present study attempts to explore the influence of basic metaphysical beliefs like faith in God, Afterlife, and belief in the influence of present life on afterlife; on moral competency. The present study conducted on N=415 samples from across the world and diverse cultures reveals that metaphysical beliefs influence moral competency to a significant extent.
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Pub Date : 2014-06-01DOI: 10.12983/IJSRK-2014-P0257-0264
A. A. Khalid, H. O. Tuffour, M. Bonsu, T. Adjei-Gyapong, A. Abubakar, I. Boateng, Caleb Melenya, Pearl Kpotor
Field experiment was conducted at the experimental field of the Department of Horticulture, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana to test the effects of poultry manure (PM) and NPK fertilizer on the growth and yield of garden eggs (Solanum melongena) in a sandy soil. There were five treatments with five replications. The experiment was laid in Randomized Complete Block Design. Data were collected on the following crop parameters: Plant height, leaf area index and yield. The parameters increased with increase in the rate of PM application. The mineral fertilizer on sole application did not show any significant improvement in any of the parameters. Poultry manure integrated with NPK fertilizer was found to effectively improve the growth and yield of garden eggs.
{"title":"Effects of Poultry Manure and NPK Fertilizer on Growth and Yield of Garden Eggs (Solanum Melongena) in a Sandy Soil in Ghana","authors":"A. A. Khalid, H. O. Tuffour, M. Bonsu, T. Adjei-Gyapong, A. Abubakar, I. Boateng, Caleb Melenya, Pearl Kpotor","doi":"10.12983/IJSRK-2014-P0257-0264","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12983/IJSRK-2014-P0257-0264","url":null,"abstract":"Field experiment was conducted at the experimental field of the Department of Horticulture, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana to test the effects of poultry manure (PM) and NPK fertilizer on the growth and yield of garden eggs (Solanum melongena) in a sandy soil. There were five treatments with five replications. The experiment was laid in Randomized Complete Block Design. Data were collected on the following crop parameters: Plant height, leaf area index and yield. The parameters increased with increase in the rate of PM application. The mineral fertilizer on sole application did not show any significant improvement in any of the parameters. Poultry manure integrated with NPK fertilizer was found to effectively improve the growth and yield of garden eggs.","PeriodicalId":14310,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Scientific Research in Knowledge","volume":"12 1","pages":"257-264"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81285637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2014-06-01DOI: 10.12983/IJSRK-2014-P0277-0284
A. Alam, S. Vats, V. Sharma
In current effort the level of selected atmospheric pollutants viz. S, Cu, Cd, Zn, Pb and Co was projected in samples of the common thalloid liverwort Riccia billardieri Mont. & Nees ex Gottsche, Lindenb. & Nees, from Mount Abu, (Rajasthan, India). Concentration of studied elements in plant tissue for R. billardieri was reported in the order of S> Zn> Pb> Cu> Cd>Co, while in substrate it was Zn> Pb> Cu> Cd> S> Co. Quantitative analysis of these elements in vegetative thalli of R. billardieri and the substrate showed a remarkable increase in metallic content during winter, which reveals the significance of this thalloid liverwort as an effective biological sink for metal pollutants present in the soil and air.
在目前的努力中，选定的大气污染物，即S, Cu, Cd, Zn, Pb和Co的水平，预测了普通菌体肝草的样品。& Nees ex Gottsche, Lindenb。& Nees，来自阿布山(印度拉贾斯坦邦)。研究元素在毛毛菜植物组织中的含量顺序为S> Zn> Pb> Cu> Cd>Co，在底物中的含量顺序为Zn> Pb> Cu> Cd> S> Co。对毛毛菜营养菌体和底物中金属元素含量的定量分析表明，毛毛菜营养菌体和底物中金属元素含量在冬季显著增加，揭示了毛毛菜作为土壤和空气中金属污染物的有效生物吸收库的意义。
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Pub Date : 2014-06-01DOI: 10.12983/IJSRK-2014-P0297-0305
S. Sarsam, M. Al-Obaidi
Compaction has a significant influence on the performance of asphalt mixtures. Insufficient compaction leads to premature permanent deformation, excessive aging, and moisture damage. The optimum asphalt content was 4.7 % using Marshall Compaction method. Bulk density of (2.351) gm/cc was obtained at OAC with 75 blows of Marshall compactive effort as a benchmark. Same density was achieved using the other two techniques, Gyratory and Roller compactive efforts. Results indicate that (75) blows of Marshall Compaction, are equivalent to (148) gyrations in Gyratory Compactor with pressure of (600) KPa and angle of gyration of (1.25°), and they are also equivalent to (56) cycles in Roller Compactor at load (5) KN and vibration with air supply of (10) bar, to obtain the same density. A total of 162 Marshal Size specimens were prepared, using Marshall, and Gyratory Compaction techniques, based on OAC of 4.7 % with additional asphalt contents of 0.5% above and below the optimum value. Twelve slabs of (40 x 30 x 6.35) cm were constructed using Roller Compactor and (6) core specimens were obtained for each slab. All specimens were subjected to the Indirect tensile strength (ITS) at 25oC, 40oC, and 60oC, temperature susceptibility (TS), and tensile strength ratio (TSR) test for the three methods of compaction. The main objective of this study is to evaluate impact on the tensile and temperature susceptibility of compacted hot mix asphalt concrete (HMA) when using three methods of compaction to achieve same density.
压实对沥青混合料的性能有重要影响。压实不足会导致过早永久变形、过度老化和受潮损坏。马歇尔压实法的最佳沥青掺量为4.7%。以75次马歇尔压实力为基准，在OAC下获得了(2.351)gm/cc的堆积密度。同样的密度是使用其他两种技术，旋转和辊压的努力。结果表明，在压力为600 KPa、旋转角为1.25°时，马歇尔压实机的75次冲击相当于旋转式压实机的148次旋转;在载荷为5 KN、振动为10 bar时，马歇尔压实机的75次冲击相当于滚筒压实机的56次循环，以获得相同的密度。采用马歇尔和旋转压实技术，在OAC为4.7%的基础上，添加沥青含量在最佳值上下0.5%的基础上，共制备了162个马歇尔尺寸试件。12块(40 x 30 x 6.35) cm的板坯采用压实机施工，每块板坯获得了6个岩心样本。分别进行了25℃、40℃和60℃下的间接抗拉强度(ITS)、温度敏感性(TS)和抗拉强度比(TSR)试验。本研究的主要目的是评估使用三种压实方法获得相同密度时对压实热拌沥青混凝土(HMA)的拉伸和温度敏感性的影响。
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Pub Date : 2014-06-01DOI: 10.12983/IJSRK-2014-P0285-0296
M. Golparvar, Safoura Dehghan, A. Mehdad
Personality traits are very important factors for research and theory and also for understanding various employees' behavior at work settings. The aim of the current inquiry was to investigate the relationships between emotional exhaustion and deviant behaviors with consider moderating effects of big five personality factors among employees of an public sector organization in Tehran, Iran. Using a simple random sampling method, a sample of two hundred and sixty five employees responded the emotional exhaustion, deviant behaviors, and big five personality traits questionnaires. The results revealed that extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism moderate the relationship between emotional exhaustion and deviant behaviors. That is, in high extroversion and agreeableness, emotional exhaustion not significantly related to deviant behaviors, while in high neuroticism, emotional exhaustion positively and significantly related to deviant behaviors. Result of the current investigation showed that agreeableness and extroversion are two protective personality traits, and neuroticism is a personality risk factor in the relationship between emotional exhaustion and deviant behaviors.
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Pub Date : 2014-05-01DOI: 10.12983/IJSRK-2014-P0215-0223
M. Shahid, S. Khair-ul-Bariyah
Curcumin is a natural yellow pigment of turmeric. It is used for the treatment of diseases like Alzheimer's disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, neuropathic pain, psoriasis, cancer and atherosclerosis. The present review aims to encompass the studies of curcumin as anti-asthmatic and cardioprotective. It has shown antiallergic properties by inhibiting histamine release from mast cells. It has been evidenced to have anti-inflammatory properties through inhibition of the NF-κB pathway. By its good radical scavenging activity, it has proved to be potent in treating cardiovascular diseases. However, its combination with other asthma and cardio medicines needs to be evaluated, especially; combination of herbal medicines or curcumin along with synthetic drugs can lead to positive outcomes. Moreover, derivatives of the drug can also show some promising results and more derivatives, like CNB001, must be synthesized and investigated to control airway epithelial cell function and asthma. Only little work has been done so far showing its effects on the pulmonary functions of smokers, so this area needs to be explored by further clinical trials.
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Pub Date : 2014-05-01DOI: 10.12983/IJSRK-2014-P0249-0256
H. O. Tuffour, Israel Boateng Yeboah, M. Bonsu, T. Adjei-Gyapong, A. Abubakar, Caleb Melenya, Pearl Kpotor
Accurate estimation of soil organic carbon (SOC) is needed in many fields of science including ecology, soil science and global climate change. Loss on ignition method (LOI) of estimating SOC has been proposed as rapid, accurate and cheap method but it has some limitations. Walkley-Black method is also widely used. For this study, 12 soil samples from 0-15 cm depth were collected from four sites of the Crop Plantation Section of the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, KNUST. The amount of SOC (%) estimated by LOI and W-B methods, and clay content were used to develop simple and multiple linear regression equations to describe their relationships. The highest estimate of SOC (3.28%) was produced by Loss on ignition method, whereas W-B gave lower estimates with 1.35% being the highest produced by this method. The coefficient of determination, R 2 , for the equations ranged from 0.35 to 0.84. Very weak relationship was observed between LOI and W-B as evidenced by R 2 value of 0.35. The clay content had a strong positive correlation (r = 0.70, p < 0.001) with LOI and gave R 2
土壤有机碳(SOC)的准确估算在生态学、土壤学和全球气候变化等诸多科学领域都有广泛的应用。燃失量法作为一种快速、准确、廉价的评估荷电状态的方法被提出，但存在一定的局限性。Walkley-Black法也被广泛使用。在本研究中，从南京理工大学作物与土壤科学系作物种植科的四个站点收集了12个0-15 cm深度的土壤样本。利用LOI法和W-B法估算的有机碳含量(%)与粘土含量建立了简单和多元线性回归方程来描述它们之间的关系。燃烧损耗法得到的SOC值最高，为3.28%，而W-B法得到的SOC值较低，最高为1.35%。方程的决定系数r2在0.35 ~ 0.84之间。LOI与W-B之间的关系非常弱，r2值为0.35。粘土含量与LOI呈显著正相关(r = 0.70, p < 0.001)， r为2
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