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Calorific Value and Moisture Content Of Selected Solid Wastes at Chuka University
(IJRP.ORG., 2020-04-02)Solid waste, which typically consists of metals, plastics, glasses, paper, wood, and organics, is generated and accumulated due to human day to day activities. The waste often leads to ecological pollution unless an ... -
Characteristics of Waste Pickers in Nakuru and Thika Municipal Dumpsites in Kenya
(Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 2019-08-21)Dumpsite waste picking is prevalent in many developing countries of which Kenya is one. Waste pickers play an important role in waste recycling by recovering and providing materials to the waste recycling industry. Aim: ... -
). Characterization and classification of clay minerals for potential applications in Rugi ward, Kenya.
(African Journals Online, 2016-11-16)The applications of various clayey minerals are related to their structural, physical and chemical characteristics. The physical and chemical properties of the clayey minerals dictate their utilization in the process ... -
Characterization and classification of clay minerals for potential applications in Rugi Ward, Kenya
(2016)The applications of various clayey minerals are related to their structural, physical and chemical characteristics. The physical and chemical properties of the clayey minerals dictate their utilization in the process ... -
Characterization of Antibioticproducing Actinomycetes Isolated from River Tana and Lake Elementaita in Kenya
(Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry, 2023-08-01)The rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has become a global health concern, necessitating the search for novel sources of antibiotics. Actinomycetes, a group of microorganisms, have been known for their ability to ... -
Characterization of clays from Tharaka-Nithi County in Kenya for Industrial and Agricultural Applications
(2015-03)Clay samples from Tharaka-Nithi County in Kenya were characterized by hydrometer, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), TGA, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and powder diffraction ... -
Characterization of rice husk ash prepared by open air burning and furnace calcination
(Academic Journals, 2020)Rice husk (RH) is an agricultural waste, and easily available in rice growing areas. The husk is mostly burnt as a way of getting rid of it. The ash obtained after burning or calcination may have economic application, ... -
Characterization of rice husk ash prepared by open air burning and furnace calcination
(Academic Journals, 2020)Rice husk (RH) is an agricultural waste, and easily available in rice growing areas. The husk is mostly burnt as a way of getting rid of it. The ash obtained after burning or calcination may have economic application, ... -
Chemical And Mineralogical Analysis of Geophagic Materials Consumed By Pregnant Women In Eastern Nairobi And Nyanza Provinces In Kenya
(2011)Geophagy is the purposeful or deliberate consumption of Earth and clay deposits by animals, including man. It is a special type of pica, which is defined as the craving and subsequent consumption of non-food substances. ... -
Chlorido-(η 6 -p-cymene)-(bis(pyrazol-1-yl)methaneκ 2N,N0 )Osmium(II) Tetrafluoroborate, C17H22BClF4N4Os
(MDPI, 2022)The powder of the arene osmium(II) complex, [Os(II)(dpzm)(η 6 -p-cym)Cl]BF4 (dpzm = di(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methane; η 6 -p-cym = para-cymene), with a formula of C17H22BClF4N4Os (referred to herein as 1) was isolated ... -
Combined Effects of Hall Current, Rotation and Inclined Magnetic Field on a Free Convection Fluid Flow over an Exponentially Accelerated Vertical Plate with Heat and Mass Transfer
(2019-05)Many natural phenomena and technological applications undergo Magneto hydrodynamics (MHD). Applications such as the drawing of continuous strips of polymers through a die are carried out through a stagnant cooling fluid. ... -
A Comparative study of the transmission parameters of the sound of mosquito predators and EMR”
(2012)The wide bandwidth EMR ultrasound, exploited in mosquito repellency, yielded only 20 % effectiveness. Due to this wide bandwidth, ultrasound from Amolops tormotus and Coleura afra, mosquito predators, was investigated. The ... -
Comparison of Chemical and Mineralogical Properties of Geophagic Materials from Taita and Mombasa, Kenya
(2012-10)Geophagy is the deliberate consumption of soil and clay deposits by animals including man. The practice is widespread particularly in pregnant women in Africa. This study of geophagic soil from coast province in Kenya had ... -
COMPLEXOMETRIC DETERMINATION OF ZINC USING HYDROXYTRIAZENE AS A METALLOCHROMIC INDICATOR
(2020)New metallochromic indicators belonging to the class of hydroxytriazenes has been evaluated for the direct complexometric determination of Zinc in the presence of diverse ions. Reagent no (i), (ii) and (iii) has been ... -
Complexometric determination on Nickel (ii) in its synthetic alloys using selected Hydroxytriazene as metallochromic indicator
(2019)A simple, rapid and reasonable selective Complexometric technique for nickel (II) determination using some selected hydroxytriazene as a metallochromic indicator is reported in the present study. The colour change at the ... -
Concentration of Inorganic Contaminants in Shallow Borehole Water in Chuka Sub-County, Kenya
(Journal of Chemical, Biological and Physical Sciences, 2020-11-24)Groundwater from shallow aquifers is an important source of portable water in Chuka Sub-County. However, most shallow boreholes in Chuka Sub-County are undocumented and susceptible to contamination by both geogenic and ... -
Concentration of Inorganic Contaminants in Shallow Borehole Water in Chuka Sub-County, Kenya
(Journal of Chemical, Biological and Physical Sciences, 2020-11-24)Groundwater from shallow aquifers is an important source of portable water in Chuka Sub-County. However, most shallow boreholes in Chuka Sub-County are undocumented and susceptible to contamination by both geogenic and ... -
Conjecture of banach space operator ideals in nuclear spaces
(2013-06)We apply the notion of Banach space operator ideals in nuclear spaces through topological vector spaces. The motivation for this study came from attempts to generalize the structure of nuclear spaces as a result of nuclear ... -
Correlation Between Electromagnetic Wave Equation And Einstein Theory Of Relativity In Derivation Of Schrödinger Equation And Hilbert Space Operators
(Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science Studies (JMESS), 2020-03)Operators in Hilbert space have properties which are useful in the study of mathematical abstract areas such as approximation theory, Banach Fixed point theory, the spectral theory as well as Quantum Mechanics. ... -
Correlation Between Electromagnetic Wave Equation and Einstein Theory of Relativity in Derivation of Schrödinger Equation and Hilbert Space Operators "
(2020-03)Operators in Hilbert space have properties which are useful in the study of mathematical abstract areas such as approximation theory, Banach Fixed point theory, the spectral theory as well as Quantum Mechanics. Schrödinger ...