Research Area
Renewable Energy, Green Chemistry, Environmental engineering, Environmental resource management, Biorefinery: biomass and natural resources valorization by biofuel, biochar & biomaterial synthesis, Solid waste treatment, Plastic upcycling, Wastewater treatment, Soil health.
Research Skills
Applied Research, Experimental Design, Data collection and storage, analyzing data, Strategic approach, Strategic Vision, Planning and organizing projects: time management, managing data and resources, planning new scientific projects or developing new research directions by learning other fields.Excellent writing skills in scholarly research articles, literature review, scientific report, and research grant proposal.
Technical Background
Applied Engineering- Mechanical, Chemical, Environmental, Biosystems; Thermochemical conversion techniques - Hydrothermal Liquefaction, Pyrolysis; Downstream processing – Hydrodeoxygenation/Hydrotreatment, Fractionation; Separation techniques - liquid-liquid extraction; Biomass pre-treatment; Aging Test of Biofuel; Biomaterial synthesis: biocomposites, resin; Physicochemical Characterization.
Expertise with materials
Liquefaction feedstock: Biomass - lignocellulosic, energy crop, algae, palm oil residue (palm kernel shell), agricultural residue; Food waste - coffee residue, kitchen waste; Municipal waste - sewage sludge, plastic waste; Catalyst synthesis: Industrial waste- red mud, gypsum, Transition metal - nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), molybdenum (Mo), magnesium (Mg), Catalyst Support -red mud, zirconia (ZrO₂), ZSM-5, and biochar; Biomaterial Synthesis: preparation of bio-based phenol-resorcinol-formaldehyde (PRF) resin; Synthesis of bioplastic films via solvent casting procedures from polylactic acid (PLA), cellulose acetate.
Laboratory Techniques
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), Sim Distillation, Rotary Evaporation, Ultimate analysis, Proximate analysis, Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic analysis, Karl-Fischer Titration, Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Differential scanning calorimetry(DSC), Bomb Calorimeter, Viscometer, Total organic carbon(TOC), Total nitrogen (TN), and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), operation of Masuko's super mass colloider series of friction grinding machine.
