Mizpah Ama Dziedzorm Rockson
Department of Chemical EngineeringPhysical SciencesLife SciencesHealth Sciences

Mizpah Ama Dziedzorm Rockson

25 Publications10 Research Themes19 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus

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.

Faculty Biography

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

Key Research Themes (10)
Physical Sciences

Advanced Cellulose Research Studies

Physical Sciences

Drilling and Well Engineering

Life Sciences

Food and Agricultural Sciences

Health Sciences

Food composition and properties

Health Sciences

Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management

Physical Sciences

Municipal Solid Waste Management

Life Sciences

Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls

Physical Sciences

Recycling and Waste Management Techniques

Physical Sciences

Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes

Physical Sciences

Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis

Publications (25)

Evaluating the Absorption Properties of Plantain Fiber-Based Absorbent Cores for Sustainable Sanitary Pads

Corrigendum to “Decision support systems for waste-to-energy technologies: A systematic literature review of methods and future directions for sustainable implementation in Ghana” [Heliyon Volume 11, Issue 3, February 2025, Article e42353]

Open Access

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

Open Access
2025Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.1016/j.clwas.2025.100438

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

Open Access
2025Food and Agricultural SciencesDOI: 10.1007/s44187-025-00505-4

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

Open Access
2025Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.1016/j.clwas.2025.100353

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

Open Access
2025Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42353

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

Open Access
2025Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.1016/j.clwas.2025.100218

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

Open Access
2025Zeolite Catalysis and SynthesisDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2025.e02570

Quality Characteristics of Mayonnaise Containing Okra Pectin

Open Access
2025Polysaccharides and Plant Cell WallsDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5197424

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

Open Access
2024Zeolite Catalysis and SynthesisDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5036507

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

2024Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-68330-5_6

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

2024Thermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesDOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-68330-5_10

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

2024Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-68330-5_3

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

Open Access
2023Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.1016/j.clwas.2023.100086

Cost-effectiveness of incentive schemes for waste material resource recovery

Open Access
2022Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.1016/j.clwas.2022.100019

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

Open Access
2022Food composition and propertiesDOI: 10.1080/10942912.2022.2077367

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

Open Access
2022Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4081807

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

Open Access
2021Advanced Cellulose Research StudiesDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e01078

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

2021Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.1080/10962247.2021.1969296

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

2021Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.1007/s43545-021-00139-0

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

Open Access
2021Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.20944/preprints202104.0012.v1

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

Open Access
2021Recycling and Waste Management TechniquesDOI: 10.4236/aces.2021.113015

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

Open Access
2021Drilling and Well EngineeringDOI: 10.4236/aces.2021.114017

Management of COVID-19 waste in a health facility in Ghana

Open Access
2020Healthcare and Environmental Waste ManagementDOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20205672

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

Open Access
2020Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.3390/su12239869
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Chemical Engineering
Total Publications25
Research Themes10
Open Access Papers19

Department of Chemical Engineering

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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