Institute of Industrial Research

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Institute of Industrial Research

DR. LATIFATU ADJAH

Research Areas/ interest; – Waste battery recycling and battery active material recovery

Design and Fabrication of cooling system for food preservation

Waste management in the area of electronic waste (e-waste), plastics, and agricultural waste recycling

Battery and supercapacitor design and fabrication

Synthesis of materials for Battery and supercapacitor application

 

 

 

Qualifications/Titles:

 

Current Designation:

PhD, MSc

 

Research Scientist

Professional Affiliations Women in Engineering, Ghana                                                                  2021-Date

Ghana Institution of Engineering                                                               2020-Date

Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Ghana   2019-Date

Organization for Women in Science for the developing World (OWSD)   2019-Date

Ghana Science Association                                                                         2019-Date

Korea Electrochemical Society                                                                    2012- Date

Ghana Chemical Society                                                                              2006-Date

Contact Details: ladjah@csir-iir.com
Research Areas/ interest and Achievement Waste battery recycling and battery active material recovery

Design and Fabrication of cooling system for food preservation

Waste management in the area of electronic waste (e-waste), plastics, and agricultural waste recycling

Battery and supercapacitor design and fabrication

Synthesis of materials for Battery and supercapacitor application

Published > 25 peer-reviewed journal and one (1) filed patents

Past & On-going Research Work/ Project’s

 

·       e- waste thermoplastic recycling and reuse in Ghana 2021 – Date

·       Lithium-ion battery recycling and reuse in Ghana, 2020 -Date

·       Development of a Cooling System for Chocolate Preservation to Promote Good Health and Decent Jobs Among Local Vendors, 2021 -Date

  • Transformation of Municipal Solid Waste into Sustainable Resources for Pavement Construction (ECOPAVE) 2019- 2022
  • Exploring lithium-ion cathode materials for efficient lithium-ion batteries 2017-2018
Awards

 

 

2021-Date    Kwame Nkrumah University Research Fund (KReF), Multidisciplinary Category

2019– Date   UNDP Wastes’ Recovery Innovation Challenge (WRIC) – Research Category

2017-2018    bk21 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Hanbat national university, south korea

2014-2017   Ph.D. scholarship, Hanbat national university, south korea

2015             Best poster, Korea Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry

2011-2014    Master’s scholarship, Hanbat national university, south korea/knust

Publications ·       M. Mohammed, I. Ozbay, A. K. Donkor, I. E. Olalekan, E. A. Nyankson, R. Bayitse, L. Mohammed, A. N. Fahanwi, Inter-continental differences in waste management in developing countries: Turkey and Ghana, Waste and Resource Management (2021)

·       L. Mohammed, H. Mengyang, H. Louis, A. Madzvamuse, A. Nyamful, D. Dodoo-Arhin, A. Danquah, O. K. Manteaw, M. ​N. Zainudeen, S. A. Darkwa, J. H. Park, J. M. Ko, Preparation of Vapor Grown Carbon Fiber/2-((4-dimethylamino) phenyl) amino) naphthalene-1, 4-dione Composites and their supercapacitor properties, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., 16 (2021)

·       Nyamful, E. K. Nyogbe, L. Mohammed, J. M. Ko, Processing and characterization of Activated carbon from Ghana’s coconut shell and palm kernel shell waste by H3PO4 activation, Ghana J. Sci. 61 (2), (2021) 91 – 104

·       L. Mohammed, C. Y. Bon, K. S. Lee, L. Hamenu, Y. I. Kim, Y. J. Lee, Y. M. Lee, J. M. Ko, Structural Effect of Conductive Carbons on the Adhesion and Electrochemical Behavior of LiNi0. 4Mn0. 4Co0. 2 O (2) Cathode for Lithium Ion Batteries, Journal of electrochemistry Science and Technology, (2018) 330-338

·       L. Mohammed, J. H. Park, J. M. Ko, J. Park, Supercapacitive properties of composite electrode consisting of activated carbon and quinone derivatives Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 63 (2018) 12–18

·       L. Mohammed, Mengyang Hu, Sang Jun Kim, Chris Yeajoon Bon, Chiwon Kang, Won Il Cho, Jang Myoun Ko, Lithium modified silica as electrolyte additive for lithium secondary batteries, Solid State Ionics 319 (2018) 7-12

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