Browsing Department of Chemistry by Author "Wanasolo, William"
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Environmental levels and human body burdens of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in Africa: a critical review
Ssebugere, Patrick; Sillanpää, Mika; Matovu, Henry; Wang, Zhanyun; Schramm, Karl-Werner; Omwoma, Solomon; Wanasolo, William; ChelangatNgeno, Emily; Odongo, Silver (Elsevier : Science of The Total Environment., 2020-10-15)Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are known organic pollutants with adverse health effects on humans and the ecosystem. This paper synthesises literature about the status of the pollutants and their precursors, ... -
Facile synthesis and characterization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes decorated with hydroxyapatite from cattle horns for adsorptive removal of fluoride
Ojok, Walter; Bolender, James; Wasswa, John; Ntambi, Emmanuel; Wanasolo, William; Moodley, Brenda (Heliyon Open access, 2023-03-08)Developing a new adsorbent for fluoride removal from cattle horn waste materials by a facile chemical method has shown great potential for fluoride removal. This paper reports the synthesis of multi-walled carbon nanotubes ... -
Performance of Egg-Shell and Fish-Scale as Adsorbent Materials for Chromium (VI) Removal from Effluents of Tannery Industries in Eastern Uganda
Bamukyaye, Sam; Wanasolo, William (Open Access Library Journal, 2017-08-16)The performance of egg-shells and fish-scales biomaterials in separating chromium (VI) ions from tannery effluents obtained from tannery industries in Jinja town of Eastern Uganda was investigated. Using crushed egg-shell ... -
Role of Starch in One Pot Fabrication of Mesoporous gamma-alumina with Excellent Fluoride Sorption Capacity
Ojok, Walter; Moodley, Brenda; Wasswa, John; Ntambi, Emmanuel; Wanasolo, William; Bolender, James (Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment, 2023-08)Green synthesis of mesoporous γ-AƖ2O3, a cutting-edge material for sustainable application in medicine, engineering, energy, and water treatment, is still challenging. Our study used a one-pot strategy for facile synthesis ...