March 2020

Phytochemical Profiling of the Hexane fraction of Crassocephalum crepidioides Benth S. Moore leaves by GC-MS

Crassocephalum crepidioides is an edible plant which is also used in the ethnomedical treatment of stomach ulcer, indigestion, wounds, boils and burns in Africa and some other parts of the world. This study aims at identifying and characterizing the bioactive compounds present in C. crepidioides hexane fraction which may be responsible for the ethnomedicinal uses and reported activities of the plant. The crude extract...

Author(s): Opeyemi O. Ayodele, Funmilayo D. Onajobi and Omolaja R. Osoniyi,  

March 2020

Synthesis and characterization of carboxymethyl cellulose from Musa paradisiaca and Tithonia diversifolia

Cellulose is the most abundant biomass in nature with properties that have enabled its application in different industrial processes. Its derivative, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose serves as an additive in food and non-food products such as desserts, detergents, paints etc. In this study, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) was synthesized from cellulose isolated from three ligno-cellulosic biomass, Tithonia diversifolia...

Author(s): Alabi F. M., Lajide L., Ajayi O. O., Adebayo A. O., Emmanuel S. and Fadeyi A. E.