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Physicochemical Characterization of Hymenopterasphecidae (mud-wasp) nest

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Benue State University, Makurdi, NIGERIA
  • 2Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UNITED KINGDOM

Res.J.chem.sci., Volume 3, Issue (10), Pages 1-7, October,18 (2013)

Abstract

Hymenoptera sphecidae (mud-wasp) nests were harvested and evaluated for their physicochemical properties.Physicochemical characterization of mud-wasp nest gave the following values: pH 6.54; abrasion resistance, 95.10%; bulkdensity, 1.27 (g/mL); total surface charge, 1.348 (mmol H+eq/g); iodine adsorption number (IAN), 0.1656 (mmol/g); totalsurface area, 6.335 (g/mgI2 M): clay, 10.96%, silt, 15.52%; sand, 73.52%. Spectrophotometric analysis of Hymenopterasphecidaenests was performed using XRF, XRD and FTIR spectroscopy. XRF data revealed the presence of SiO2, and Al2O3in appreciable quantities, while Fe2O3, CaO and MgO were in minor quantities. Na2O and K2O were however found to bepresent in trace amounts. Infrared spectral analysis showed that the sample is a composite of quartz, feldspar, kaolinite andmontmorillonite. The dominant presence of quartz was further confirmed by PXRD which also revealed the presence ofhalloysites.

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