Joseph Asankomah Bentil
Department of Biochemistry and BiotechnologyPhysical SciencesLife Sciences

Joseph Asankomah Bentil

20 Publications12 Research Themes16 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus

The researcher's work centers on the production of bioethanol through a variety of organisms and substrates, including white-rot basidiomycetous fungi, green seaweeds, pito mash, cassava peels, and enzymatic processes. Their research integrates insights from the physical sciences, particularly substrate conversion using cassava peels, and life sciences, focusing on the bioactive compounds derived from these organisms. The researcher's contributions span themes such as enzymes (biocatalytic potential of basidiomycetes), polyaccharides, and cassava research, each involving specific papers that support their goal of advancing bioethanol production methods. Their work also highlights the optimization of enzymatic processes in industrial settings, which ties into developing efficient biochemical systems through distributed computing and process optimization techniques.

Faculty Biography

Joseph Asankomah Bentil is a zealous researcher with innovative skills in the areas of enzymology and microbial fermentation technology. He has a number of research papers directed towards the discovery of existing and novel enzymes for industrial applications. Most of his researches on ezyme discovery promotes the utilization of cheaper substrates such as agro-industrial wastes which invariably helps to reduce environmental pollution by these wastes. The prime aim of his research is to help produce local enzymes in pilot scale for research and industrial purposes spearheaded by KNUST Team of experts hence the promotion of a start-up project dabbed KLEP (KNUST Local Enzyme Production).

Key Research Themes (12)
Physical Sciences

Biodiesel Production and Applications

Physical Sciences

Biofuel production and bioconversion

Life Sciences

Cassava research and cyanide

Physical Sciences

Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems

Life Sciences

Enzyme Production and Characterization

Life Sciences

Enzyme-mediated dye degradation

Life Sciences

Food and Agricultural Sciences

Life Sciences

Food Industry and Aquatic Biology

Physical Sciences

Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts

Life Sciences

Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls

Physical Sciences

Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods

Life Sciences

Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds

Publications (20)

Treatment of Pharmaceutical Wastewater Using Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus Ostreatus)

Open Access
2025Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7314669/v1

Scale‐Up of Tailor‐Made Onsite Enzyme Blend From Cassava Peels for Industrial Bioethanol Production

Open Access
2025Biofuel production and bioconversionDOI: 10.1155/tswj/2296078

Microbial Diversity, Enzyme Profile and Substrate Concentration for Bioconversion of Cassava Peels to Bioethanol

Open Access
2023Cassava research and cyanideDOI: 10.20944/preprints202311.0494.v1

The potential of in-house pectinolytic enzymes for industrial application

Open Access
2023Polysaccharides and Plant Cell WallsDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e01827

Conversion of cassava peels into bioethanol using the OSTEP approach

2022Biodiesel Production and ApplicationsDOI: 10.1007/s13399-021-02149-7

Optimization of hydrolases production from cassava peels by Trametes polyzona BKW001

Open Access
2021Enzyme Production and CharacterizationDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e00835

Biocatalytic potential of basidiomycetes: Relevance, challenges and research interventions in industrial processes

Open Access
2021Enzyme-mediated dye degradationDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e00717

Microstructural and carbohydrate compositional changes induced by enzymatic saccharification of green seaweed from West Africa

2020Seaweed-derived Bioactive CompoundsDOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2020.101894

Data for: Microstructural and carbohydrate compositional changes induced by enzymatic saccharification of green seaweed from Ghana

Open Access
2020Food and Agricultural SciencesDOI: 10.17632/pdhwnfpjny.1

Optimization of Hydrolase Production (Dataset).pdf

Open Access
2020Distributed and Parallel Computing SystemsDOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.13266698.v1

Optimization of Hydrolase Production (Dataset).pdf

Open Access
2020Distributed and Parallel Computing SystemsDOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.13266698.v4

Optimization of Hydrolase Production (Dataset).pdf

Open Access
2020Distributed and Parallel Computing SystemsDOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.13266698.v2

Optimization of Hydrolase Production (Dataset).pdf

Open Access
2020Distributed and Parallel Computing SystemsDOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.13266698.v3

Optimization of Hydrolase Production (Dataset).pdf

Open Access
2020Distributed and Parallel Computing SystemsDOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.13266698.v5

Optimization of Hydrolases Production (Dataset).pdf

Open Access
2020Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsDOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.13266698

Green seaweeds (Ulva fasciata sp.) as nitrogen source for fungal cellulase production

2019Biofuel production and bioconversionDOI: 10.1007/s11274-019-2658-1

Cellulase production by white-rot basidiomycetous fungi: solid-state versus submerged cultivation

2018Biofuel production and bioconversionDOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9072-8

Alkaline extraction of seaweed carrageenan hydrocolloids using cocoa pod husk ash

Open Access
2018Seaweed-derived Bioactive CompoundsDOI: 10.1007/s13399-018-0305-y

Macroalgae-based biorefineries

Open Access
2017Food Industry and Aquatic Biology

Evaluation of ethanol production from pito mash using Zymomonas mobilis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Open Access
2016Biofuel production and bioconversionDOI: 10.5897/ajb2015.15042
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Total Publications20
Research Themes12
Open Access Papers16

Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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