Hilary Domakyaara Zakpaa
The researcher has a comprehensive focus in the field of bioengines and bioproduction, driven by significant contributions to the development of biofuels through fermentation processes. Their work spans multiple domains, including bioethanol production using yeast strains like Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the feasibility of fruit pulp bioconversion for ethanol, and advancements in shea butter production. They emphasize the role of plant-derived microbial communities, particularly those in soil environments, in both plant-based chemistries and environmental bioremediation. Additionally, they explore enzymatic enzymes from diverse fungi to enhance yield and quality in products like lactic acid bacteria involved in fermentation. This research not only contributes to agricultural technologies but also addresses public health through sustainable food production methods, making them a key figure in bioengines for human well-being.
Faculty Biography
Prof Hillary Zakpaa is an associate Professor in the department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biosciences, College of Science. He joined the department in 1st of October, 2003. His research areas are microbial conversion of biomass into biofuels, bio-solvents, food biotech and bioremediation. He currently handles the following courses at both undergraduate and graduate level; Fermentation, Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Industrial Microbiology and Bioprocessing, Enzyme Technology, Food biotechnology and finally Environmental Biotechnology.He obtained his BSc first degree in the University of Ghana, Legon in Biochemistry and Food Science in 1991. He was awarded a Japanese Government Scholarship in 1993 to pursue his MSc and PhD in Microbial Fermentation Biotechnology at Kyushu University in Fukuoka in Japan. He obtained his PhD degree in 1998.
African Botany and Ecology Studies
Banana Cultivation and Research
Biofuel production and bioconversion
Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis
Fungal Biology and Applications
Meat and Animal Product Quality
Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
Phytochemistry and Bioactive Compounds
Phytoestrogen effects and research
Plant tissue culture and regeneration
Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
Molecular identification of lactic acid bacteria involved in Ghanaian cocoa bean fermentation
Open AccessBioprocess Optimization for Pectinase Enzymes Synthesized from Fungal Species Under Solid-State Fermentation Conditions
Open AccessEvaluation of media protocols for in vitro propagation of an improved variety and two landraces of Dioscorea rotundata
Bioprocess Optimization of Pectinase Enzymes Synthesized from Fungal Species Under Solid-State Fermentation Conditions
Open AccessIsolation, Screening and Identification of Pectinolytic Fungi from the Soil of Decomposed Plant Materials
Open AccessIsolation, Screening and Identification of Pectinolytic Fungi from the Soil of Decomposed Plant Materials
Open AccessAmino acid profile and potential biomass conversion of Vitellaria paradoxa fruit pulp
Open AccessProduction of fuel ethanol from Vitellaria paradoxa fruit pulp by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation
Open AccessExtraction, Purification and Characterisation of Plant Enzyme (Calotropain) from the Unripe Pods and Bark of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera (AIT))
Open AccessVitellaria paradoxa fruit pulp bioethanol production potential: A review
Open AccessQualitative analysis of enzyme-assisted traditionally extracted shea butter from different pretreated shea kernel substrates
Open AccessEnzyme-assisted traditional extraction of shea butter using different levels of pre-treated shea kernels
Open AccessScreening, isolation and characterization of lactic acid bacteria strains in fermenting cocoa heaps from the Eastern Region of Ghana
Metabolic Potentials of Isolated Hydrocarbon Degrading Bacteria
Evaluation of ethanol production from pito mash using Zymomonas mobilis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Open AccessProximate and bio-phytochemical properties of shea nut cake
An investigation into the feasibility of production and characterization of starch from "apantu" plantain (giant horn) grown in Ghana.
Open AccessProduction and characterization of flour produced from ripe apem plantain (Musa sapientum L. var. paradisiacal; French horn) grown in Ghana
Open AccessMicrobial characterization of fermented meat products in some selected markets in the Kumasi metropolis, Ghana
Open AccessProduction of bio-ethanol from corncobs using Aspergillus niger and Saccharomyces cerevisae in simultaneous saccharification and fermentation.
Open AccessValue addition to locally produced soybean in Ghana: production of soy sauce using starter culture fermentation.
Open AccessComputer-Mediated Addition of Fresh Medium in Continuous Culture of <i>Zymomonas mobilis</i> by Monitoring Weight Changes
Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology