9 articles in this issue
F. Rahman, M. Nadeem, M. W. Azeem, Y. Zahoor
Chemical characteristics of High oleic acid fraction (HOF) of Moringa oleifera oil (MOO) was compared with sunflower, soybean and canola oils. HOF of MOO was obtained by dry fractionation at 0oC. Iodine value and C18:1 in HOF increased from 61.55 to 82.47... see more
Ghulam Qadir Shar, Tasneem Gul Kazi, Wahid Bux Jatoi, Pirbho Mal J. Makheja, Liaquat Ali Shar, Khalida Parveen Mahar, Abdul Hussain Shar, Fateh M. Soomro
Essential and trace elements; Na, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu, Co, Cr, Ni, Pb, Cd, Ba, and Al were determined in eight barley cultivar samples collected from wheat research station, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam. The dried samples were digested in... see more
Saima Q. Memon, Mazhar I. Khaskheli, Sajida Parveen, Muhammad Y. Khuhawar
In the present study As(V) was removed by citrus paradisi (grape fruit) peel. Kinetics of the adsorption reaction was analyzed by the Pseudo second order and Morris-weber equations. Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm models were utilized for understanding o... see more
Waqas Ahmad, Rahib Hussain, Muhammad Nafees, Ayed Hussain
This study was conducted with the objectives to analyze Ghee Mill effluents, search out low cost wastewater treatment and make the water suitable for irrigation. For this purpose Ghee Mill effluents were analyzed for 19 physico-chemical parameters twice, ... see more
Sham K. Wadhwa, Tasneem Gul Kazi, Mustafa Tuzen, Hassan Imran Afridi, Naeemullah Khan, Kapil Dev Brahman
In present work, a new adsorbent, polyhydroxybutyrate-b-polyethyleneglycol (block copolymer) was used for the preconcentration and separation of copper (Cu) and lead (Pb) ions without consuming expensive complexing reagent. The influence of various parame... see more
Mohamed Y. Dhamra, Theia'a N. Al-Sabha, Thabit S. Al-Ghabsha
A simple, sensitive and rapid spectrophotometric method was developed and validated for the determination of terbutaline sulphate and tetracycline hydrochloride drugs in pure form and pharmaceutical formulations. The proposed method is based on the format... see more
Muhammad Safar Korai, Rasool Bux Mahar, Muhammad Aslam Uqaili
This paper is an attempt to estimate the power generation potential through utilization of municipal solid waste (MSW) in order to overcome energy crisis, faced by country now a days. The waste-to-energy has proven itself to be an environment friend... see more
Kayode Adesina Adegoke, Olugbenga Solomon Bello, Olayinka Uthman Bello, Ibrahim Opeyemi Lateef
Adsorption process has proven to be one of the best water treatment technologies around the world and activated carbon is undoubtedly considered as a universal adsorbent for the removal of different types of pollutants from water. However, widespread use ... see more
Huma Shaikh, Najma Memon, M. I. Bhanger, S. M. Nizamani
To investigate presence of organic contaminants in river Indus and its tributaries screening studies were carried out. Two years screening studies were based on four sampling campaigns in 13 sampling points out of which 9 sampling points belong to river I... see more