A. Ph D THESIS Thermal Stabilization of Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) by Ximenia americana (Wild Olive) and Balanites aegyptiaca (Betu) seed oils and their derivatives. Chemistry Department, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta Nigeria. (2008) B. PUBLISHED JOURNAL ARTICLES (1). S. O. Babajide, S. A. Oluwalana and M. O. Folarin. Phytochemical screening of seeds of Acacia nilotica (Schum and Thonn) Roberty: The Bioprospector. 1(2): 27 – 31 (1999). (2). O. M. Folarin, A .A. Yusuf and F.O. Bamiro. The Nutritive Value of Nigerian Swordbean (Canavalia gladiata): J. Sci. Res.. 6(2): 67 – 71 (2000). (3). O. M. Folarin, F. O. Bamiro and K. O. Esuoso. Distribution of Nutritive Elements in Waterleaf (Talinum triangulare) and Juice Mallow (Corchorus olitorus): Global J. Pure Appl. Sci. 7(2): 285 – 289 (2001). (4). S. A. Oluwalana, S. A. Onadeko and O. M. Folarin. Analysis of Honey Samples in Abeokuta for Compositional Criteria: Nig. J. Forestry. 31(2): 59 – 62 (2001). (5). O. M. Folarin, F. O. Bamiro and K. O. Adebowale. Chemical Investigation of Some Fruits Consumed in Nigeria as Food Supplements and Direct Mineral Sources: African J. Sci. Technol. 2(1&2): 151 – 155 (2001). (6). G. O. Fetuga, A. A. Yusuf and O. M. Folarin. Formulation and Vitamin Fortification of Maize – soybean Mix: Int. J. Chem. 12(3): 165 – 172 (2002). (7). O. O. Odukoya, O. M. Folarin and O. O. Akinnawo. Uptake of Iron, Copper and Zinc by Some Selected Nigerian Food Material Using Different Grinding Methods: Biosci. Biotech. Res. Asia. 3(1): 63 – 66 (2005). (8). M. S. Ayodele, O. M. Folarin and S. A. Oluwalana. Pollen Population, Viscosity and Density of Local Honey. Trop. Sci., 46(4), 192 – 194 ( 2006). www.interscience.wiley.com (9). O. M. Folarin and T. F. Akinhanmi. Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oils of Some Aromatic Plants. Biosci. Biotech. Res. Asia. 3(1a): 87 – 90 (2006). (10). A. A. Yusuf, O. M. Folarin and F. O. Bamiro. Chemical Composition and Functional Properties of Snake gourd (Trichosanthes cucumerina) Seed Flour. Nig. Food J. 25(1) : 36 – 45 (2007). (11). J. O. Olafimihan, O. M. Folarin and F. O. Bamiro. Comparative Studies of Metals in Sediment, Water and Fish in Their Natural Habitat at Lagos Lagoon. Discov. Innov. 20(3 & 4) 198 – 201 (2008). (12). O. M. Folarin and O. C. Igbon. Chemical Composition of Enterolobium cyclocarpum Seed and Physicochemical Properties of the Oil Extract. Hamdard Medicus 53(4) 21 - 26 (2010). (13). O. M. Folarin and B. A. Akinola. Fatty Acid Composition of the Seed Oil of Trichosanthes cucumerina (Snake gourd). J. Chem. Soc. Nig. 35(1): 142 – 145 (2010). (14). O. M. Folarin and O. N. Enikanoselu. Evaluation of the Effect of Temperature on the Stability of Metal Soaps of Trichosanthes cucumerina Seed Oil. EJEAFChe 9(10): 1604 – 1610 (2010). http://ejeafche.uvigo.es/component/option,com_docm (15). O. M. Folarin, I. C. Eromosele and C. O. Eromosele. Relative Thermal Stability of Metal Soaps of Ximenia americana and Balanites aegyptiaca Seed Oils. Sci. Res. Essays 6(9): 1922 – 1927 (2011). http://www.academicjournals.org/SRE (16). O. M. Folarin and E. R. Sadiku. Thermal Stabilizers of Poly(vinyl chloride): A Review. Int. J. Phys. Sci. 6(18): 4323 – 4330 (2011). http://www.academicjournals.org/IJPS (17). O. M. Folarin, I. C. Eromosele and C. O. Eromosele. Thermal Degradation of Poly(vinyl chloride) in the Presence of Ximenia americana and Balanites aegyptiaca Seed Oils. Afr. J. Pure Appl. Chem. 5(10): 346 – 355 (2011). http://www.academicjournals.org/AJPAC (18). O. M. Folarin, T. O. Siyanbola and A. T. Shittu. Thermal Stability Studies on Some Metal Soaps of Hura crepitans Seed Oil. EJEAFChe 10(8): 2623 – 2628 (2011). http://ejeafche.uvigo.es/component/option,com_docm (19). O. M. Folarin, E. R. Sadiku and A. Maity. Polymer-noble Metal Nanocomposites: A Review. Int. J. Phys. Sci. 6(21): 4869 - 4882 (2011). http://www.academicjournals.org/IJPS (20). O. M. Folarin, E. R. Sadiku and A. Maity. Preparation and Characterization of Poly(N- vinylcarbazole)/platinum Nanocomposite via in situ Solid State Polymerization. Can. J. Pure Appl. Sci. 5(3): 1713 – 1719 (2011). (21). O. M. Folarin, I. C. Eromosele and C. O. Eromosele. Thermal Stabilization of Poly(vinyl chloride) by Metal Carboxylates of Ximenia americana Seed Oil Under Inert Condition. J. Mater. Environ. Sci. 3(3): 507 - 514 (2012). www.jmaterenvironsci.com (22). S. Adewuyi, N. O Sanyaolu, S.A. Amolegbe, A. O. Sobola, and O. M. Folarin. Poly [β-(1→4)-2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranose] based zero valent Nickel Nanocomposites for Efficient Reduction of Nitrate in Water. J. Environ. Sci 24(9): 1702 - 1708 (2012). www.sciencedirect.com (23). O. M. Folarin, I. C. Eromosele and C. O. Eromosele. Stabilizing Effect of Metal Carboxylates of Balanites aegyptiaca Seed Oil (BSO) on Poly(vinyl chloride). Environ. Natur. Resour. Res. 3(2): 1 – 9 (2013). URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/enrr.v3n2p1 (24). A. A. Lasisi, O. M. Folarin, E. O. Dare, O. A. Akinloye and M. O. Fisuyi. Phytochemical, Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Evaluation of Raphiostylis beninensis [Hook F. ex Planch] stem bark extracts. Heal. Herbs Pract. Technol. 2: 1 – 6 (2013). : www.woaj.org/HHP (25). G. O. Oladipo, I. C. Eromosele and O. M. Folarin. Formation and Characterization of Paint Based on Alkyd Resin Derivative of Ximenia americana (Wild Olive) Seed Oil. Environ. Natur. Resour. Res. 3(3): 52 - 62 (2013). URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/enrr.v3n3p52 (26). O. M. Folarin, E. G. Olumayede, P. C. Nwachukwu and S. Fakoya. Antimicrobial Activity of Cu, Ni Carboxylates of Castor (Ricinus communis) Seed Oil and TheirCalcinated Derivatives. J. Appl. Sci. Environ. Mgt. 17(4): 483 - 490 (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jasem.v17i4.5 (27). V. I. Olowe, O. M. Folarin, O. O. Adeniregun, M. O. Atayese and Y. A. Adekunle. Seed Yield, Head Characteristics and Oil Content in Sunflower Varieties as influenced by Seed from Single and Multiple headed Plants under Humid Tropical Conditions. Ann. Appl. Biol. 163: 394 – 402 (2013). doi:10.1111/aab.12064 C. PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS: (1). O. M. Folarin and O. Ilusanmi. Estimation of Thermal Stability of Metal Soaps of Enterolobium cyclocarpum Seed Oil. Proceeding of Chemical Society of Nigeria (2009). (2). (3). A. A. Lasisi, O. M. Folarin, S. A. Balogun and S. A. Adedisi. Phytoconstituents from the Root of Hura crepitans (Euphorbeaceae) and Antibacterial Potency. Proceeding of Chemical Society of Nigeria (2011). A. A. Lasisi, O. M. Folarin, M. A. Olayiwola, S. A Adebisi and T. F. Akinhanmi. Chemical Composition of the Dry Fruit of Paullinia pinnata. Linn (Sapindaceae) and Physico-chemical Parameters of its Oil. Proceeding of Chemical Society of Nigeria (2011).