Bright Kwakye-Awuah

Physics

About

Professor Bright Kwakye-Awuah is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. He is, without doubt, an upcoming world leader in the area materials technology. He has synthesized high-tech industrial products from low-grade kaolin. Such products include high purity alumina, zeolites, aluminium sulphate, activated alumina, sodium silicate, among others. He has synthesized a number of novel zeolites and has pioneered and championed their use in a wide variety of medical, environmental, and industrial settings. He has a wide range of industrial and academic collaborations that have resulted in real world solutions to difficult industrial problems. Professor Kwakye-Awuah is the Lead Research Scientist for the Zeolite Science and Technology Research Group, a multi-departmental research group in the University. He is also the coordinator of Advance Materials Research (AMT) group in the Department of Physics, KNUST. He has, through a number of grants, trained five PhD students, with several others in various stages of their research project. He has also trained several MPhil students and currently engaging new MPhil students in different projects in the area of Zeolite Science and Technology. He has authored several international peer reviewed publications in the field of Zeolite Science and Technology and has made presentations in several international conferences. He is currently a Research Fellow at the Regional Water and Environmental Sanitation Centre -KNUST (RWESCK), a World bank Centre of Excellence research centre. He has also provided several consultancy services to industries such as Pathos AIB Limited, Ghana and World of Minerals Company in Yemen.

Research Summary

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The researcher has made significant contributions to the application of zeolites across diverse fields, encompassing their synthesis, catalytic properties, adsorption capabilities, and applications in water treatment, environment monitoring, and advanced battery technologies. Their work highlights advancements in understanding zeolite's role as a versatile material for purification processes, thermal energy storage, and medical imaging, while also exploring the optimization of its use in sustainable industrial applications such as Lubricants and Catalysis.

Research Themes

All (33 Papers)

Physical Sciences (30 Papers)

Life Sciences (1 Papers)

Health Sciences (2 Papers)

All Papers

Antimicrobial action and efficiency of silver-loaded zeolite X(2008)

Antimicrobial Activity of Silver-Zeolite LTA on Heavily-Contaminated Underground Ghanaian Waters(2021)

Release Pattern of Ag+ ions from Silver-Loaded Zeolite X and its Subsequent Effect on Fatty Acid Composition of Bacterial Cells(2013)

Production of silver-loaded zeolites and investigation of their antimicrobial activity(2008)

Adsorptive Removal of Iron and Manganese from Groundwater Samples in Ghana by Zeolite Y Synthesized from Bauxite and Kaolin(2019)

Mercury exchange in zeolites Na-A and Na-Y studied by classical molecular dynamics simulations and ion exchange experiments(2021)

Evidence of electronic influence in the adsorption of cationic and zwitterionic dyes on zeolites(2023)

Removal of ammonium ions by laboratory-synthesized zeolite linde type A adsorption from water samples affected by mining activities in Ghana(2013)

Snail Based Carbonated-Hydroxyapatite Material as Adsorbents for Water Iron (II)(2022)

Synthesis and characterization of geopolymer-zeolites from Ghanaian Kaolin samples by variation of two synthesis parameters(2021)

Characterization of Metakaolin from Wassa Kaolin and Its Potential as Adsorbent for the Regeneration of Used Engine Lubrication Oil(2022)

Parametric, equilibrium, and kinetic study of the removal of salt ions from Ghanaian seawater by adsorption onto zeolite X(2016)

Determining the majority charge carrier, optical and structural properties of electrochemically deposited lead tin sulfide (PbSnS) thin films(2023)

The effect of the concentration of tin (Sn) in the metallic precursor, on the structure, morphology, optical and electrical properties of electrochemically deposited lead-tin-sulphide (PbSnS) thin films(2023)

Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Transition Metal‐Doped MoS<sub>2</sub> Monolayer: First‐Principles Calculations(2023)

A density functional theory study of arsenic immobilization by the Al(<scp>iii</scp>)-modified zeolite clinoptilolite(2016)

Production of silver‐doped analcime by isomorphous substitution technique(2008)

Synthesis of zeolites from bauxite and kaolin: Effect of synthesis parameters on competing phases(2018)

Comparison of the Recycling Efficiency of Metakaolin and Laboratory-Synthesized Zeolite Types LTA and LSX on Used Lubricant Engine Oil(2018)

Dissolved organic matter in hand-dug well water as groundwater quality indicator: assessment using laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy and multivariate statistical techniques(2020)

Adsorption Characteristics of Zeolite A Synthesized from Wassa Kaolin for Thermal Energy Storage(2020)

Electricity Generation Using a Hybridized Zeolite Adsorption Heat Pump and Heat Engine(2020)

Antimicrobial Activity of Silver-Zeolite LTA on Heavily-Contaminated Underground Ghanaian Waters(2021)

Obtaining zeolite A from filtrate of zeolite LSX and its influence on the removal of heavy metals and organic pollutants in spent lubricating oil(2021)

Quality Assurance in SPECT/CT for Radionuclide Therapy with Lutetium-177(2022)

Towards the Zeolitization of Bauxite: Thermal Behaviour of Gibbsite in High-Alumina- Ghanaian Bauxite(2013)

Application of Laboratory-Synthesized Ammonium Zeolite LTX as Soil Amendment Additive(2013)

The stability of 3C-SiC(1 1 1) on Si(1 1 1) thin films: First-principles calculation(2021)

Image Quality Assessment Using NEMA Standards for Lu-177 Radionuclide(2022)

Geometric and Electronic Factors in the Adsorption of Cationic and Amphiprotic Dyes on Zeolites(2022)

KINETICS AND EQUILIBRIUM STUDIES OF FLUORIDE ADSORPTION FROM DRINKING WATER ONTO ALUMINIUM MODIFIED ZEOLITE NA-LSX(2025)

Optimising Material Recovery and Lifecycle Management of Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries: AI-Based Separator, Repurposing, and Safe Discharge Solutions(2025)

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