Journal of Advanced Chemical Engineering

Department of Chemical Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria

Biography

Professor Adesola Babarinde is a distinguished academic in the Department of Chemical Sciences at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria. He joined the university in 1991 and has contributed significantly to research and academic leadership, advancing to a professorial role in Biophysical Chemistry by 2016. Professor Babarinde has served in several administrative capacities, including Head of Department and Acting Director of SIWES. He has also been involved in various international collaborations and assessments, enhancing his academic reputation globally.

His research primarily focuses on environmental chemistry, with a particular emphasis on biosorption processes for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater. His work has explored the biosorption kinetics, thermodynamics, and equilibrium of metal ions, such as lead (Pb²?), chromium (Cr³?), and cadmium (Cd²?), using natural biosorbents like plant materials. These studies are crucial for environmental management, particularly in mitigating the impact of industrial pollution.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Kinetic and Thermodynamics Studies of the Biosorption of Pb(II), Cd(II) and Zn(II) Ions from Aqueous Solution Using (Thaumatococcus danielli) Biomass
  Author(s): Adeniyi John Ademoyegun* and Adesola Babarinde
  
  This study evaluated the kinetics, isotherms and thermodynamics of heavy metal ions sorption onto Thaumatococcus danielli (popularly known as the moimoi leaf). Different reaction conditions such as contact time, initial metal ion concentration and also temperature were investigated for the removal of Pb(II), Cd(II), Zn(II), ions from the aqueous solutions. The batch biosorption study of the biomass onto metal ions revealed that the equilibrium time was reached at 150 mins for Cd(II) and Zn(II) and 180 mins for Pb(II) at optimum pH of 7. Contact time, initial metal ion concentration, biosorbent dosage and temperature are other reaction conditions which are found to influence the biosorption process. The FT-IR study showed the presence of ionisable (-OH, C=C, C≡C, PH3 and C-H) functional groups which could participate in the binding of.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2090-4568.24.14.342

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Other relevant publications from this author

• 1. Sorption of Pb(II), Cd(II), and Zn(II) ions from aqueous solution using Thaumatococcus danielli leaves: kinetic, isotherm, and thermodynamic studies