A series of barium doped LaMnO3 perovskite nano catalysts were synthesized using the citric acid sol gel method. The prepared nano catalysts were characterized using the various characterization techniques such as XRD, ICPAES, FTIR, SEM, HRTEM, TPR and BET. The Xrd results showed the purity of the prepared catalyst as no segregated phases were observed and also confirming the crystallinity of the prepared catalyst. The surface area achieved in this experiment presented one of the highest reported in literature. The doping of the perovskite catalysts helps in increasing the surface area. The ICPAES results shows the efficiency of the preparation method adopted. The catalytic evaluation shows that upon introduction of Ba into the perovskite structure, the catalytic performance of the catalyst were greatly increased with LBM3 giving the lowest T50 at 550°C

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The sol gel method was used in preparing a series of A site partially substituted La1−xBaxCoO3 (x ≥ 0.1 ≤ 0.4) perovskite catalysts coded LBC1, 2, 3, and 4 and their potential as catalysts for soot oxidation were evaluated. The Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICPAES), Thermogravimetric/Differential Thermal Analysis (TGA/DTG), X-ray analysis (XRD) were used in characterizing the prepared perovskite catalyst. The result shows that at (x≥ 0.2 ≤ 0.4), there was an increase in surface area when we compare it with that of x = 0. The increase in surface area helps in increasing the catalytic performance of the catalyst. Also, when evaluating the catalytic performance of the synthesized catalysts, it was observed that doping the perovskite catalysts helped in the general improvement of the catalytic performance for soot oxidation. The best performance in this research study with a T50 of 484 °C was observed at x = 0.2 catalyst (LBC2). This shows that the non-noble perovskite catalysts prepared in this research study has the potential to replace the noble metal based catalysts used presently in the diesel automotive industry.

A series of Mg doped LaCoO3 perovskite nano catalysts were synthesized using sol gel method. The prepared nano catalysts were characterized using the various characterization techniques such as X-Ray, Powder Diffraction, Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Spectroscopy, Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy, and Brunauer-Emmett Teller. The XRD results showed the purity of the prepared catalyst as no segregated phases were observed and also confirming the crystallinity of the prepared catalyst. The catalytic evaluation shows that upon introduction of Mg into the perovskite structure, the catalytic performances of the catalyst were greatly increased with La0.8Mg0.2CoO3 giving the lowest T50 at 480 °C.

Nicotinic acid hydrazide and 2,4-dihydoxylbenzaldehyde were condensed at 20 °C to form an acylhydrazone (H3L1) with ONO coordination pattern. The structure of the acylhydrazone was elucidated by using CHN analyzer, ESI mass spectrometry, IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and 2D NMR such as COSY and HSQC. Thereafter, five novel metal complexes [Mn(II), Fe(II), Pt(II) Zn(II) and Pd(II)] of the hydrazone ligand were synthesized and their structural characterization were achieved by several physicochemical methods namely: elemental analysis, electronic spectra, infrared, EPR, molar conductivity and powder X-ray diffraction studies. An octahedral geometry was suggested for both Pd(II) and Zn(II) complexes while both Mn(II) and Fe(II) complexes conformed with tetrahedral pyramidal. However, Pt(II) complex agreed with tetrahedral geometry. In vitro antitubercular activity study of the ligand and the metal complexes were evaluated against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, H37Rv, by using micro-diluted method. The results obtained revealed that (PtL1) (MIC = 0.56 mg/mL), (ZnL1) (MIC = 0.61 mg/mL), (MnL1) (MIC = 0.71 mg/mL) and (FeL1) (MIC = 0.82 mg/mL), exhibited a significant activity when compared with first line drugs such as isoniazid (INH) (MIC = 0.9 mg/mL). H3L1 exhibited lesser antitubercular activity with MIC value of 1.02 mg/mL. However, the metal complexes displayed higher cytotoxicity but were found to be non-significant different (P > 0.05) to isoniazid drug.

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