Joseph Asankomah Bentil
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).
Biodiesel Production and Applications
Biofuel production and bioconversion
Cassava research and cyanide
Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
Enzyme Production and Characterization
Enzyme-mediated dye degradation
Food and Agricultural Sciences
Food Industry and Aquatic Biology
Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
Treatment of Pharmaceutical Wastewater Using Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus Ostreatus)
Open AccessScale‐Up of Tailor‐Made Onsite Enzyme Blend From Cassava Peels for Industrial Bioethanol Production
Open AccessMicrobial Diversity, Enzyme Profile and Substrate Concentration for Bioconversion of Cassava Peels to Bioethanol
Open AccessThe potential of in-house pectinolytic enzymes for industrial application
Open AccessConversion of cassava peels into bioethanol using the OSTEP approach
Optimization of hydrolases production from cassava peels by Trametes polyzona BKW001
Open AccessBiocatalytic potential of basidiomycetes: Relevance, challenges and research interventions in industrial processes
Open AccessMicrostructural and carbohydrate compositional changes induced by enzymatic saccharification of green seaweed from West Africa
Data for: Microstructural and carbohydrate compositional changes induced by enzymatic saccharification of green seaweed from Ghana
Open AccessOptimization of Hydrolase Production (Dataset).pdf
Open AccessOptimization of Hydrolase Production (Dataset).pdf
Open AccessOptimization of Hydrolase Production (Dataset).pdf
Open AccessOptimization of Hydrolase Production (Dataset).pdf
Open AccessOptimization of Hydrolase Production (Dataset).pdf
Open AccessOptimization of Hydrolases Production (Dataset).pdf
Open AccessGreen seaweeds (Ulva fasciata sp.) as nitrogen source for fungal cellulase production
Cellulase production by white-rot basidiomycetous fungi: solid-state versus submerged cultivation
Alkaline extraction of seaweed carrageenan hydrocolloids using cocoa pod husk ash
Open AccessMacroalgae-based biorefineries
Open AccessEvaluation of ethanol production from pito mash using Zymomonas mobilis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Open AccessDepartment of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology