PRELIMINARY STUDIES ON THE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE AND THE VISCOSITY OF SOME NIGERIAN TRADITIONAL SOAPS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION

Authors

  • B F Adeosun Science Technology Department, Federal Polytechnic, PMB 5351, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
  • T T Akande Science Technology Department, Federal Polytechnic, PMB 5351, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
  • P A Oyewusi Science Technology Department, Federal Polytechnic, PMB 5351, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
  • S A Akinyele Science Technology Department, Federal Polytechnic, PMB 5351, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria

Keywords:

Viscosity, Electrical conductance, Electrolyte, Traditional soap, Activation energy.

Abstract

The viscosity and electrical conductance of some Nigerian traditional soaps and their separate mixtures with sodium chloride
and calcium chloride have been examined. The activation energies of viscous flow and of electrical conductance were
evaluated from viscous and conductance data respectively. Results on viscous flow suggest structural similarities between the
soaps examined. The halides used enhanced the electrical conductance ofthe soaps in solution and hence the halides can be
used to dope the conducting ability of the soaps. The soap solution thus doped could be used industrially as electrolyte, an
economic use to which the soaps has not been put hitherto,

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Published

2001-12-24

How to Cite

Adeosun, B. F., Akande, T. T., Oyewusi, P. A., & Akinyele, S. A. (2001). PRELIMINARY STUDIES ON THE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE AND THE VISCOSITY OF SOME NIGERIAN TRADITIONAL SOAPS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 44(6), 315–320. Retrieved from https://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/1961

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 6 (2001): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

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