Browsing by Author "Shikuku, Victor"
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Adsorption of Caffeine and Ciprofloxacin onto Pyrolitically Derived Water Hyacinth Biochar: Isothermal, Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies.
Ngeno, Emily Chelangat; Orata, Francis; Baraza, Danstone Lilechi; Shikuku, Victor; Kimosop, Selly (Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 2016-09)Adsorption of Caffeine and Ciprofloxacin onto Pyrolitically Derived Water Hyacinth Biochar: Isothermal, Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies Full-Text PDFDownload XML 10 Views DOI:10.17265/1934-7375/2016.04.006 Author(s) Emily ... -
Effects of temperature and humidity and effectiveness of some selected antioxidants on lipid oxidation of fresh nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) of Lake Victoria, Kenya
Kowenje, Chrispin; Onyango, David; Okwiri, Luciana; Shikuku, Victor (International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2020-03)Spoilage of fish and its related products due to oxidation is a primary problem leading to both loses in income and environmental degradation. Various methods such as sun-drying, smoking and refrigeration as currently used ... -
Efficient Removal of Sulfamethoxazole onto Sugarcane Bagasse-derived Biochar: Two and Three-parameter Isotherms, Kinetics and Thermodynamics
Shikuku, Victor; Kimosop, Selly Jemutai (South African journal of chemistry, 2020-08)In this work, bagasse, an agricultural waste was used for the development of environmentally benign biochar (CBG) and the thermal pyrolysis product applied for adsorption of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) from water using a batch ... -
Endocrine disrupting chemicals in wastewater treatment plants in Kenya, East Africa: Concentrations, removal efficiency, mass loading rates and ecological impacts
Ngeno, Emily; Ongulu, Roselyn; Orata, Francis; Matovu, Henry; Shikuku, Victor; Onchiri, Richard; Mayaka, Abel; Majanga, Eunice; Getenga, Zachary; Gichumbi, Joel (Environmental Research, 2023-09-20)This study investigated the levels, mass loadings, removal efficiency, and associated ecotoxicological risks of selected endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), namely, dibutylphthalate (DBP), diethylhexylphthalate (DEHP), ... -
Endocrine disrupting chemicals in wastewater treatment plants in Kenya, East Africa: Concentrations, removal efficiency, mass loading rates and ecological impacts
Ngeno, Emily; Ongulu, Roselyn; Orata, Francis; Matovu, Henry; Shikuku, Victor; Onchiri, Richard; Mayaka, Abel; Majanga, Eunice; Getenga, Zachary; Gichumbi, Joel (Environmental Research, 2023-11-01)This study investigated the levels, mass loadings, removal efficiency, and associated ecotoxicological risks of selected endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), namely, dibutylphthalate (DBP), diethylhexylphthalate (DEHP), ...