Raman spectroscopy complimented with infrared ATR spectroscopy has been used to characterise a halotrichite FeSO(4) x Al(2)(SO(4))(3) x 22 H(2)O from The Jaroso Ravine, Aquilas, Spain. Halotrichites form a continuous solid solution series with pickingerite and chemical analysis shows that the jarosite contains 6% Mg(2+). Halotrichite is characterised by four infrared bands at 3569.5, 3485.7, 33...

To identify the larvicidal activities of silver nanoparticles synthesized with Acanthus ilicifolius (A. ilicifolius) leaf extract against the larvae of Armigeressubalbatus and Aedesaegypti. In vitro larvicidal activities such as LC50 and LC90 were assessed for the A. subalbatus  and Ae.aegypti larval species. F...

To identify the larvicidal activities of silver nanoparticles synthesized with Acanthus ilicifolius (A. ilicifolius) leaf extract against the larvae of Armigeressubalbatus and Aedesaegypti. In vitro larvicidal activities such as LC50 and LC90 were assessed for the A. subalbatus  and Ae.aegypti larval species. F...

the formation constants of the species formed in the systems h+ + mo(vi) + histidine and h+ +histidine have been determined at different aqueous solutions of methanol (0 - 45 % v/v) at 25 °c andconstant ionic strength (0.1 mol dm-3 sodium perchlorate), using a combination of spectrophotometricand potentiometric techniques. the composition of the complex species was determined by thecontinuous v...

In this study, zinc oxide-activated carbon nanocomposite was used as the adsorbent for remediation of dieldrin in aqueous media. Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZNPs) were synthesized from Cissus quadrangularis (C. quadrangularis) leaf extract, and activated derived maize cobs. Nanocomposites formulated by mixing ZNPs with a ratio 1 : 50. The UV-Vis spectra showed complete reduction Zn2+ to Zn0 plasm...

Heterogeneous proton exchange membranes (PEM) are synthesized using the dry phase inversion technique. The casting solutions are prepared by dispersing a finely ground cation exchange resin particle in N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc) solution of polyvinyl-chloride (PVC). Results show that ion exchange capacity is increased with the addition of 1 %-wt nanosilica (from 0.14 to 0.27 meq/g) while it i...

In this paper, the hydrogen bonding (HB) effects on the NMR chemical shifts of selected atoms in serineand serine-nH2O complexes (from one to ten water molecules) have been investigated with quantummechanical calculations of the 15N and 13C tensors. Interaction with water molecules causes importantchanges in geometry and electronic structure of serine.For the compound studied, the most importan...

This article reports the striking interplay between the molecular structure and the photodissociation dynamics of catechol (a key dihydroxybenzene), identified using a combination of electronic spectroscopy, hydrogen (Rydberg) atom photofragment translational spectroscopy, density functional theory and second order approximate coupled cluster methods. We describe how the non-planar (C(1) symmet...