This study aims to quantify haloperidol and methylparaben in a liquid pharmaceutical formulation (2 mg/ml) using UV spectrometry and the simultaneous equations method. Additionally, we explored the stability of haloperidol under various stress conditions. The UV analysis revealed maximum absorption peaks at 248 nm for haloperidol and 256 nm for methylparaben, using a 1 % (v/v) lactic acid solution as the solvent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe fast-growing consumer demand drives industrial process intensification, which subsequently creates a significant amount of waste. These products are discharged into the environment and can affect the quality of air, degrade water streams, and alter soil characteristics. Waste materials may contain polluting agents that are especially harmful to human health and the ecosystem, such as the synthetic dyes, phenolic agents, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls, pesticides and drug substances.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe central composite rotatable design (CCD) of response surface methodology (RSM) was used to optimize aluminum dispersed bamboo activated carbon preparation. The independent variables selected for optimization are activating agent (AlCl) concentration (mol/L), activation temperature (°C), and activation time (min.).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis work aimed at presenting a green method using a new source of peroxidase isolated from Raphanus sativus var. niger (RSVNP) in immobilized form, for the treatment of wastewater. To ensure stability and enzymatic activity in the biodegradation process, RSVNP was immobilized as a cross-linked enzyme aggregate (CLEAs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, the treatment of petroleum wastewater has been investigated by applying heterogeneous photocatalytic process using a recirculating annual reactor. An attempt has been made to study the effect of operating parameters such as TiO load, initial concentration of the pollutant, emitted photonic flux, and pH of the solution. The degradation efficiency of toluene and benzene, as target molecules, was studied.
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November 2008
Production of biosurfactant by free and alginate-entrapped cells of Pseudomonas fluorescens Migula 1895-DSMZ was investigated using olive oil as the sole carbon and energy source. Biosurfactant synthesis was followed by measuring surface tension and emulsifying index E24 over 5 days at ambient temperature and at neutral pH. Diffusional limitations in alginate beads affected the kinetics of biosurfactant production when compared to that obtained with free cells culture.
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January 2004
Naphthalene degradation by freely suspended and immobilized cells of Pseudomonas sp. isolated from contaminated effluents has been investigated in batch cultures and continuously in a packed bed reactor. Naphthalene concentration was varied from 25 mM to 75 mM, the temperature (30 degrees C) and pH (7.
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