Mizpah Ama Dziedzorm Rockson

Chemical Engineering

About

Dr. Mizpah Ama Dziedzorm Rockson is a senior lecturer at the Department of Chemical Engineering, KNUST. She holds a BSc. (Hons) and a PhD in Chemical Engineering in 2003 and 2014 respectively both from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Due to her academic excellence, she was retained as a Teaching Assistant at the department after her bachelor’s degree. She served as a demonstrator in the Department of Chemical Engineering while pursuing her PhD degree, during which she assisted lecturers in teaching and supervision of laboratory works.After her PhD degree, she worked as a part-time lecturer at the University College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies, Bunso. She returned to join the department in March 2015 as a lecturer, lecturing and supervising students prior to formal appointment. In January 2016, she got a formal appointment, and has since been working as a lecturer. Between September 2016 and July 2018, she served as the departmental examinations officer. She is currently the CENG coordinator for the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Faculty examinations officer for the Faculty of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering.Dr. Rockson is an active Fellow of the Africa Hall – KNUST. She has served on quite a number of committees within the college of Engineering and the university at large. She has been a member of professional bodies, namely: Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE), Ghana Science Association (GSA), and International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), Austria.Dr. Rockson has successfully supervised 2 PhD, 14 MSc. and 1 MEng Students, and 38 BSc. student project groups . She currently supervises 1 PhD, 1 MPhil and 2 MEng students, and 6 BSc. student project groups . RESEARCH AREAS/EXPERIENCESWEBSITE/RESEARCH PROFILE LINKSGoogle scholar webpage:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=edI2WvcAAAAJ&hl=enORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2712-8613ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mizpah-RocksonAcademia: https://knust.academia.edu/RocksonMizpah

Research Summary

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The researcher's work spans multiple disciplines within the physical and health sciences, reflecting a comprehensive approach to exploring diverse topics such as cellulose research, municipal solid waste management, food composition, well engineering, recycling techniques, environmental processes, and healthcare waste management. Their publications cover themes like advanced cellulose studies, Municipal Solid Waste Management with a focus on recovery mechanisms and decision support systems, food properties and plant cell walls, and environmental waste management strategies.

Research Themes

All (23 Papers)

Physical Sciences (19 Papers)

Health Sciences (2 Papers)

Life Sciences (2 Papers)

All Papers

Cellulose processing from biomass and its derivatization into carboxymethylcellulose: A review(2021)

Recovery of Municipal Solid Waste Recyclables under Different Incentive Schemes in Tamale, Ghana(2020)

Market waste composition analysis and resource recovery potential in Kumasi, Ghana(2021)

Decision support systems for waste-to-energy technologies: A systematic literature review of methods and future directions for sustainable implementation in Ghana(2025)

Incentives for improving municipal solid waste source separation behaviour: the case of Tamale Metropolis, Ghana(2021)

Forecasting municipal solid waste generation and composition using machine learning and GIS techniques: A case study of Cape Coast, Ghana(2025)

Cost-effectiveness of incentive schemes for waste material resource recovery(2022)

Patterns of waste collection: A time series model for market waste forecasting in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana(2023)

A Life Cycle Assessment of Electricity Generation from the Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Solid Waste in Ghana(2024)

Rational Approach to Optimization of Solid Waste Collection Routing Using GIS: A Case Study of Adentan West Residential Area of Accra(2021)

Patterns of Waste Collection: A Time Series Model for Market Waste Forecasting in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana(2022)

Spatial Distribution and Resource Mobilization of Waste for a Hybrid Waste-to-Energy Plant in Ghana(2024)

Optimal siting of waste-to-energy facilities in cape coast metropolis using an integrated GIS-based MCDA and waste characterization approach(2025)

Trends and challenges in waste-to-energy technologies: A bibliometric analysis focused on developing countries(2025)

Physicochemical and functional properties of wheat-rain tree ( <i>Samanea saman)</i> pod composite flours(2022)

Tannin-Based Deflocculants in High Temperature High Pressure Wells: A Comprehensive Review(2021)

Characterization of Ghanaian clays as raw materials for the synthesis of ZSM-5 zeolite(2025)

Characterization of Some Ghanaian Clays and Their Use as Raw Materials for the Synthesis of ZSM-5 Zeolite(2024)

Chemical Plant Design for the Conversion of Plastic Waste to Liquid Fuel(2021)

Optimization of Solid Fuel Production by Co-hydrothermal Carbonization of Polyvinyl Chloride and Pontideria Crassipes: A Waste Valorization Study(2024)

Management of COVID-19 waste in a health facility in Ghana(2020)

Quality Characteristics of Mayonnaise Containing Okra Pectin(2025)

Evaluation of rain tree (Samanea saman) pod flour characteristics and bread made from composite flours(2025)

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