Department of Chemistry: Recent submissions
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Effects of copper exchange levels on complexation of ammonia in Cu (II)-exchanged X zeolite
(Sabinet, 2010-01-01)Copper (II)-exchanged faujasite-X zeolites at various loadings of copper per unit cell of zeolites were prepared and then exposed to ammonia. The copper ammine complexes of the various copper levels per unit cell were ... -
Errors in parameters estimation using linearized adsorption isotherms: sulfadimethoxine adsorption onto kaolinite clay
(Chemical Science International Journal, 2018-08-29)In this work, an isothermal investigation of the adsorption of sulfadimethoxine from aqueous solution onto clay mineral (kaolinite) using batch equilibration method is reported. The equilibrium data were modelled using ... -
Single and binary adsorption of sulfonamide antibiotics onto iron-modified clay: linear and nonlinear isotherms, kinetics, thermodynamics, and mechanistic studies
(Springer International Publishing, 2018-10-01)Iron-modified raw kaolinite clay (Fe-MC) was synthesized by co-precipitation method, characterized, and then applied as a low-cost adsorbent to sequester sulfachloropyridazine (SCP) and sulfadimethoxine (SDM), emergent ... -
Preparation and Application of Biochars for Organic and Microbial Control in Wastewater Treatment Regimes
(IGI Global, 2019)Biochars have been extensively applied in soil remediation, carbon sequestration, and in climate change mitigation. However, in recent years, there has been a significant increase in biochar research in water treatment due ... -
Química Inorgânica 1
(African Virtual University U i i Vi ll Af i i, 2001-02-07)O módulo começa com um olhar crítico à Tabela Periódica de elementos e a razão para a respectiva forma de classificação. A tabela torna mais fácil a compreensão e mais rápido, dos conceitos e factos da química dos elementos. ... -
The effects of metakaolinization and fused-metakaolinization on zeolites synthesized from quartz rich natural clays
(Elsevier, 2019-12-01)A variety of zeolites have been synthesized by performing either metakaolinization or fused-metakaolinization of natural clays prior to the hydrothermal synthesis step. To understand the differences arising from performing ... -
Preparation, characterization of fish scales biochar and their applications in the removal of anionic indigo carmine dye from aqueous solutions
(IWA Publishing, 2019-12-01)The preparation and applications of Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fish scale biochars (FSB) as an adsorbent in the removal of indigo carmine dye (ICD) from aqueous solutions is described. The biochars were prepared through ... -
Removal of Dyes From Wastewater by Adsorption Onto Low-Cost Adsorbents
(IGI Global, 2020)This chapter describes an up-to-date critique of the use of adsorption as a wastewater treatment technique for the removal of dyes. The topics range from the classification of dyes, their occurrence in water and toxicity, ... -
Distribution of arsenic, silver, cadmium, lead and other trace elements in water, sediment and macrophytes in the Kenyan part of Lake Victoria: spatial, temporal and bioindicative aspects
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2020-01)This is the first detailed report on the distribution of Ni, As, Sr and Ag in water, sediments and macrophytes from Lake Victoria, complemented with recent data on the heavy metals Cr, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb. The study was ... -
Simultaneous quantification of acetaminophen and tryptophan using a composite graphene foam/Zr-MOF film modified electrode
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020)A graphene foam/zirconium-based metal–organic framework composite (GF/UiO-66) was synthesised and then employed to modify glassy carbon electrodes (GCE). These modified electrodes were successfully used for the simultaneous ... -
Water Quality of Selected Fishing Beaches of Lake Victoria Kenyan Gulf
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2020-01-06)Lake Victoria the second largest fresh water body in the world located in East Africa is a shared resource between Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and enjoys a wide range of streams and rivers from as far as Burundi and Rwanda. ... -
Trace Elements in Crustaceans, Mollusks and Fish in the Kenyan Part of Lake Victoria: Bioaccumulation, Bioindication and Health Risk Analysis
(Springer US, 2020-02-04)This is the first comprehensive report on the accumulation of Cr, Ni, As, and Ag in the fish species Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus and Nile perch Lates niloticus from Lake Victoria, complemented with recent data on ... -
The effects of blending clonal leaf on black tea quality
(Elsevier, 1999-08-01)Although most clones are selected for quality and yields, there are clones in production with superior yields but producing inferior black tea quality and vice versa. Some of these clones with superior yield give very poor ... -
Factors impeding tea production in smallholder sub-sector of the Kenya tea industry: an assessment extension staff awareness of existing technologies.
(Tea Research Foundation of Kenya, 2000)This study assessed the level of extension staff in the various technological packages when compared to the agronomic research recommendations. The survey covered 76 extension staff in Kirinyaga, Nyambene, Nandi and Nyamira ... -
Chlorophyll meter use on field grown tea: 1. The optimum leaf age and measuring positions on a leaf blade.
(Tea Research Foundation of Kenya, 2000)In a field experiment conducted in Kenya, a Hydro N-tester chlorophyll meter was used to determine the optimum age and reading position for the measurement of chlorophyll in leaves of tea (clone 6/8). Meter readings were ... -
Split application of nitrogen fertilizer rates in two tea cultivars grown in the Eastern and Western highlands of Kenya: I. Confirmatory results on yield effects.
(Tea Research Foundation of Kenya, 2000)Two experiments were conducted in Kericho and Kangaita, Kenya during 19991-98 to investigate the effects of nitrogen fertilizer rates (50, 100, 200, 400 and 800 kg/ha) and frequencies of application (1, 2 and 4 split ... -
Quality response of clonal black tea to nitrogen fertiliser, plucking interval and plucking standard
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2000)Variations in the black tea quality of high‐yielding clone S15/10 in response to rates of NPKS 25:5:5:5 fertiliser of 200 and 400 kg N ha−1 year−1, plucking intervals of 7, 14 and 21 days and a selective plucking standard ... -
A Measure of Economic Rationality in the Smallholder Tea Sub-Sector in Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics; University of Nairobi., 2001)The smallholder tea sub-sector in Kenya is considered the largest and one of the most successful smallholder schemes in the world. However, tea productivity in this sub-sector has been persistently low when compared with ... -
Effects of fertilisers on tea yields and quality: A review with special reference to Africa and Sri Lanka.
(Tea Research Foundation of Kenya, 2001)Introduction the increase in world demand, consequently tea Camellia sinensis L. 0 . Kuntze plants are commercially grown under different climatic conditions with latitudes ranging from 49' N (Outer Carpathians) to 33' S ... -
A test for relative efficiency in the Smallholder Tea Sub-sector in Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics; University of Nairobi., 2001)Despite availability of tea growing technologies to all Kenya tea farmers, green leaf production in smallholder sub-sector remains low. Tea in Kenya is grown in the East of the Rift Valley and the West of the Rift Valley ...