TITLE (PROF/DR/): PROF.

NAME: OLAOSEBIKAN ABIDOYE OLAFADEHAN

POSITION: PROFESSOR

SPECIALISATION: CATALYSIS, CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS & ENGINEERING, MODELLING & SIMULATION

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Personal Statement

I am a lecturer, researcher and community service provider, with passion for advancing sustainable solutions for environmental wastewater management employing functionalised composite nanoparticles as adsorbent synthesised from underutilised shell wastes.  Equally, my research interest focuses on the development of green catalytic processes using renewable feedstock(s) (i.e., biomass) for hydrogen production to solve the problem of greenhouse gases emissions as well as the emissions of other air contaminants, oxides of nitrogen and sulphur, thereby offering a nearly closed carbon loop.  In addition, my collaboration with Professor Olayide Obidi of the Department of Microbiology is in the development of antimicrobial and green technology-based paints to combat respiratory issues caused by seasonal biofilms in selected Lagos tourist centres.  Equally, I do focus on modelling and simulation of industrial fluid catalytic cracking units (FCCU) using different kinetics of heavy oil conversion. My ultimate design is to translate research into scalable products, with commercial values, and training models that address national, continent and global challenges in sustainable development through collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches.  I have supervised quite a number of undergraduate theses, masters and doctoral dissertations. My international citation includes “MARQUIS WHO’S WHO IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 9^TH EDITION (2006).  I am a Member of the Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers (NSChE), Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Society of Automation, Control & Instrumentation of Nigeria (SACIN) and Society of Chemical Industry (SCI).  I am a Registered Engineer with the Council for The Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).  I am a Fellow of the Institute of Oil & Gas Research & Hydrocarbon Studies (FIOGR) and International Society for Development & Sustainability (ISDS).  I have authored a book entitled “Fundamentals of Adsorption Processes”, ISBN: 978-620-3-30705-4, which can be assessed in AMAZON Stores.  I delivered an inaugural lecture entitled “Modelling and Simulation: The Under-Tapped Golden Resource and Implications for Process Industries” at the University of Lagos on September 18, 2019. I am currently the Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Engineering Research (JER), a publication of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.

  Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours

• Chairman of Postgraduate Programmes, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Lagos between 2012 and 2014.
• Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Engineering Research (JER), University of Lagos (2016 to 2024).
• Chairman, Faculty of Engineering Quality Assurance Committee and Member of UNILAG Quality Assurance and Servicom Unit (2017 to 2021).
• Director, Central Industrial Liaison & Placement Unit (CILPU) of the University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria (August 2017 to December 2019).
• Journal Reviewer (Journal of Science, Technology & Environment; Journal of Engineering Research; Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering; Industrial Engineering & Chemistry Research; Computers & Chemical Engineering; Biochemical Engineering Journal; Journal of Hazardous Materials; American Institute of Chemical Engineers Journal; Chemical Engineering Communications, amongst others).

 Selected Most Recent Publications /Contributions to Knowledge

1. Olubunmi G. Abatan, Olaosebikan A. Olafadehan, Vincent E. Efeovbokhan, Olagoke Oladokun, Augustine O. Ayeni (2023). Effect of Catalyst-To-Oil Ratio and Catalyst Temperature on Determining the Yield of Gasoline in The Riser Reactor, Results in Engineering, Vol. 19, 101224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2023.101224

2. Kehinde O. Amoo, Temiloluwa E. Amoo, Olaosebikan A. Olafadehan, Edith E. Alagbe, Ayo J. Adesina, Mutiat O. Bamigboye, Boyede D. Olowookere, Kehinde D. Ajayi (2023). Adsorption of cobalt (II) ions from aqueous solution using cow bone and its derivatives: Kinetics, equilibrium and thermodynamic comparative studies. Results in Engineering, Vol. 20, 101635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2023.101635
3. A. Olafadehan, K. O. Amoo, K. F. K. Oyedeko, A. J. Adesina (2024). Dynamic Studies of Binary Adsorption System in Fixed Beds using Orthogonal Collocation on Finite Element Method. International Journal of Applied & Computational Mathematics, Vol. 10, No. 108, 1 – 26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40819-024-01688-7
4. Olafadehan, O. A., Aminu, F. U., Adewunmi, O. V., Kabiawu, A. I., Akinyanju, A. S., Amokun, M. K., Bello, A. M. and Olafadehan QO (2025). Isothermic, Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies of Chromium (VI) Ions Adsorption on Composite Adsorbent of Chitosan-Eggshell Activated Carbon. Petroleum & Petrochemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 9, Issue 1, 1 – 34. https://doi.org/10.23880/ppej-16000408
5. Olaosebikan Abidoye Olafadehan, Kingsley Eromosele Abhulimen, Tope Akintola, Adebukola Morufat Bello and Queen Oluwatobi Olafadehan (2025). Modeling Environmental Impact Factor of Harmful Chemical Compounds in Polluted Water Discharge in Offshore Installations. Journal of Applied Science & Process Engineering, Vol. 12, No. 1, 65 – 94. https://doi.org/10.33736/jaspe.9073.2025

Collaborators/ Networks (International inclusive)

 Queen Oluwatobi Olafadehan, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Denver, Denver CO 80208 USA.