Martina Francisca Baidoo
Department of Chemical EngineeringPhysical SciencesLife Sciences

Martina Francisca Baidoo

18 Publications11 Research Themes8 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus

The researcher's work focuses on integrating renewable energy sources and advanced chemical processes for biofuels and sustainable agriculture in the Physical Sciences domain. Their research encompasses developing bioenergy potential from various feedstocks, creating catalysts for oxychlorination of ethylene, enhancing biofuel production methods across multiple domains, exploring agricultural sustainability strategies, and advancing pavement performance evaluations using sophisticated techniques.

Faculty Biography

I have been working in the Department of Chemical Engineering, KNUST since November, 2016. I have gained indepth knowlege in catalysis and petrochemistry from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. I am a highly motivated and driven individual who is interested in waste recycling and valorisation, biofuels and biomaterials, catalyst and its application in different areas.

Key Research Themes (11)
Physical Sciences

Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact

Physical Sciences

Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production

Physical Sciences

Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation

Physical Sciences

Biodiesel Production and Applications

Physical Sciences

Biofuel production and bioconversion

Physical Sciences

Catalytic Processes in Materials Science

Life Sciences

Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis

Physical Sciences

Membrane Separation Technologies

Physical Sciences

Petroleum Processing and Analysis

Physical Sciences

Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses

Physical Sciences

Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

Publications (18)

Bridging renewable energy policy and sustainable aviation fuel deployment: empirical insights from biomass resources in West Africa

Integrated assessment of bio-methane potential from cocoa pod husk in Ghana using physicochemical characterisation and geospatial techniques

Open Access
2025Biofuel production and bioconversionDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2025.e02795

Advancing Stone Matrix Asphalt Sustainability Through Full Replacement of Conventional Aggregates with Steel Slag and Palm Kernel Shell Ash

2025Asphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationDOI: 10.1007/s42947-025-00505-8

A proposed two-level classification approach for forensic detection of diesel adulteration using NMR spectroscopy and machine learning

2024Spectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesDOI: 10.1007/s00216-024-05384-9

Design optimization of ceramic membrane filters based on a response surface method

Open Access
2024Membrane Separation TechnologiesDOI: 10.1177/26349833241295778

Anaerobic co-digestion of human excreta, food leftovers and kitchen residue: 1 ternary mixture design, synergistic effects and RSM approach

Open Access
2024Wastewater Treatment and ReuseDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24080

Experimental simulation and kinetic modeling of bioenergy potential of Eichornia crassipes biomass from the Volta River basin of Ghana under mesophilic conditions

Open Access
2023Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas ProductionDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e02032

Physico-chemical characterization of selected feedstocks as co-substrates for household biogas generation in Ghana

Open Access
2023Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas ProductionDOI: 10.1080/19397038.2023.2214167

Rubber seed oil: Potential feedstock for aviation biofuel production

Open Access
2022Biodiesel Production and ApplicationsDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01393

Conventional and Unconventional Transformation of Cocoa Pod Husks into Value-Added Products

Open Access
2022Food Chemistry and Fat AnalysisDOI: 10.5772/intechopen.102606

Evaluation of potential feedstocks for sustainable biogas production in Ghana: Quantification, energy generation, and CO <sub>2</sub> abatement

Open Access
2020Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas ProductionDOI: 10.1080/23311843.2020.1868162

On the effects of K and La co-promotion on CuCl2/γ-Al2O3 catalysts for the oxychlorination of ethylene

2017Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceDOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2017.06.040

Understanding of potassium promoter effects on oxychlorination of ethylene by operando spatial-time resolved UV–vis–NIR spectrometry

2017Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceDOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2016.12.026

Highly Active and Stable CeO<sub>2</sub>-Promoted CuCl<sub>2</sub>/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Oxychlorination Catalysts Developed by Rational Design Using a Rate Diagram of the Catalytic Cycle

2016Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceDOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b01910

Kinetic Study of Oxychlorination Process

2013Petroleum Processing and Analysis

Harnessing methane generated from livestock manure in Ghana, Nigeria, Mali and Burkina Faso

2011Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactDOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.09.009

Biogas generation from sewage in four public universities in Ghana: A solution to potential health risk

2011Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas ProductionDOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.04.019

Biogas as a potential renewable energy source: A Ghanaian case study

2010Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas ProductionDOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.11.012
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Chemical Engineering
Total Publications18
Research Themes11
Open Access Papers8

Department of Chemical Engineering

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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