Department of Industrial ArtPhysical SciencesHealth SciencesLife Sciences

Bismark Sarkodie

43 Publications19 Research Themes7 Open Access

Research Overview & Focus

The researcher has conducted extensive work across a broad spectrum of material science disciplines, focusing on the development, characterization, and application of advanced materials with significant implications for biomedicine, energy harvesting, environmental cleanup, catalysis, polymer composites, battery creation, toxicity reduction, insect control, and sustainable energy technologies. Their work aims to push boundaries in these areas by advancing novel techniques and enhancing material applications across diverse fields.

Key Research Themes (19)

Physical Sciences

Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal

Physical Sciences

Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies

Physical Sciences

Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

Physical Sciences

Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials

Physical Sciences

biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

Physical Sciences

Catalytic Processes in Materials Science

Physical Sciences

Combustion and flame dynamics

Physical Sciences

Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers

Physical Sciences

Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications

Health Sciences

Food composition and properties

Life Sciences

Insect Pest Control Strategies

Physical Sciences

Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Physical Sciences

MXene and MAX Phase Materials

Physical Sciences

Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions

Physical Sciences

Pigment Synthesis and Properties

Physical Sciences

Polymer Foaming and Composites

Physical Sciences

Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity

Physical Sciences

Textile materials and evaluations

Physical Sciences

TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells

Publications (43)

Functional nanomaterials prepared by spray pyrolysis for environmental remediation from air and water pollutants: A review

2025DOI: 10.1016/j.jacomc.2025.100142

Defective TiO2 synthesized by flame spray pyrolysis for photocatalytic removal of single and mixed methylene blue and Cr (VI) pollutants under low-LED light

2025TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsDOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2025.113107

Mosquito-repellent textiles: a systematic review of material innovations, application principles and research trends

2025Insect Pest Control StrategiesDOI: 10.1177/00405175241311954

Bionanocomposites in Environmental Remediation and Water Purification

2025Microplastics and Plastic PollutionDOI: 10.1007/978-981-96-8225-6_8

Promoting the photocatalytic power of nanofibrous mat via coaxial electrospinning: Activity of core-sheath Cu-Bi2O3/Cellulose acetate@PAN mat in methylene blue degradation

2025Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesDOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.144764

Bioinspired “Root-Soil” Interlocked Micro/Nanostructure Enhanced Hybrid Hydrogels for Robust and Highly Sensitive Strain Sensors

2024Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsDOI: 10.1021/acsapm.4c01554

Preparation of BC/PDA/Bi2MoO6 composite nanofiber membranes and efficient removal of organic pollutants from wastewater

2024Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesDOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.134809

Recent advances of preparing structure-enhanced conductive yarns to control their performance in potential applications

2024Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsDOI: 10.1177/00405175241253867

Scalable, acid-resistant polyaniline deposited amidoxime PAN nanofibers for efficient adsorption and detoxification of Cr(VI) wastewater

2024Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalDOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2024.113153

Boosting the recyclability of flame-made Bi2O3 via insitu immobilization in cellulose acetate nanofibers for efficient photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B dye

2024Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesDOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2024.03.308

Continuous oil–water separation by utilizing novel natural hollow fibers: evaluation and potential applications

2024Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityDOI: 10.1007/s10570-024-05809-9

Highly reusable Bi2O3/electron-Cu-shuttle in-situ immobilized polyacrylonitrile fibrous mat for efficient photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue and rhodamine B dyes

2024Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesDOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120346

Reusable UiO-66-NH2 Functionalized Polyacrylonitrile Nanofiber Membrane for Effective Removal of Cr(VI) from Water

2024Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalDOI: 10.1007/s12221-023-00453-9

Strain Sensors for Human Movement Detection Based on Fibrous Membranes Comprising Thermoplastic Polyurethane, Ag Nanoparticles, and Carbon Nanotubes

2024Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsDOI: 10.1021/acsanm.3c05335

Compact spinning: a comprehensive review of the revolution in yarn manufacturing

2024Textile materials and evaluationsDOI: 10.1177/00405175231210020

Compact Spinning with Different Fibre Types: An Experimental Investigation on Yarn Properties in the Condensing Zone with 3D-Printed Guiding Device

Open Access

2024Textile materials and evaluationsDOI: 10.1515/aut-2023-0038

Scalable, Acid-Resistant Polyaniline Deposited Amidoxime Pan Nanofibers for Efficient Adsorption and Detoxification of Cr(Vi) Wastewater

Open Access

2024Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4756540

Engineered (110) Phase Induced Flame-Made Tio2 for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Dyes

Open Access

2024Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4989293

Nanotechnology and the Environment: Opportunities and Challenges

2024Nanomaterials for catalytic reactionsDOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-6184-5_5

Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 modified bacterial cellulose/sodium alginate composite aerogel for efficient removal of tetracycline hydrochloride

Open Access

2023Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalDOI: 10.1177/15280837231204374

Desizability and Biodegradability of Textile Warp Sizing Materials and Their Mechanism: A Review

2023Dyeing and Modifying Textile FibersDOI: 10.1007/s10924-023-02801-5

Polymer Nanocomposite Foams and Acoustics

2023Polymer Foaming and CompositesDOI: 10.1201/9781003218692-7

Close-Contact Oxygen Vacancies Synthesized by FSP Promote the Supplement of Active Oxygen Species To Improve the Catalytic Combustion Performance of Toluene

2023Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceDOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02836

Highly Reusable Bi2o3/Electron-Cu-Shuttle In-Situ Immobilized Polyacrylonitrile Fibrous Mat for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Dyes

Open Access

2023Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4640604

Photocatalytic degradation of dyes by novel electrospun nanofibers: A review

2022Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsDOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137654

Theory, Modeling, and Simulation of MXene/Polymer Nanocomposites

2022MXene and MAX Phase MaterialsDOI: 10.1201/9781003164975-15

Thermoset/MXene Nanocomposites

2022MXene and MAX Phase MaterialsDOI: 10.1201/9781003164975-6

Thermal and Crystallization Behavior of MXene/Polymer Nanocomposites

2022MXene and MAX Phase MaterialsDOI: 10.1201/9781003164975-7

Effect of pH on the physicochemical properties of 2-dimethylaminoethyl starch and its desizability

2022Food composition and propertiesDOI: 10.1177/00405175221114640

Boosting the efficiency of low-loaded Au on spongy Fe2O3 via interfacial ferric hydroxide for low-temperature CO oxidation

2022Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceDOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2022.126407

Numerical simulation of flow field and residence time of nanoparticles in a 1000-ton industrial multi-jet combustion reactor

2021Combustion and flame dynamicsDOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2021.12.008

Self-sacrificing lithium source with high electrochemical activity and water oxygen stability and its application in Si-C//S battery

2021Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesDOI: 10.1016/j.ensm.2021.12.014

Vacancy-mediated Interfacial Charge Transfer in Au-ZnO by Fe promoter for low-temperature CO oxidation.

2021Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceDOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2021.106651

Highly efficient Au/Fe2O3 for CO oxidation: The vital role of spongy Fe2O3 toward high catalytic activity and stability

2021Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceDOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.111

Optimizing the catalytic activity of flame‐spray‐pyrolyzed Pt/Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> catalyst toward CO oxidation: Effect of fluorination and reduction

Open Access

2021Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceDOI: 10.1002/nano.202000211

Promotional effects of Cu O on the activity of Cu/ZnO catalyst toward efficient CO oxidation

2021Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceDOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.149241

Characteristics of pigments, modification, and their functionalities

2019Pigment Synthesis and PropertiesDOI: 10.1002/col.22359

Amphipathic Starch with Phosphate and Octenylsuccinate Substituents for Strong Adhesion to Cotton in Warp Sizing

2018Microplastics and Plastic PollutionDOI: 10.1007/s12221-018-8058-6

Phosphorylation and Octenylsuccinylation of Acid‐Thinned Starch for Enhancing Adhesion on Cotton/Polyester Blend Fibers at Varied Temperature Sizing

Open Access

2018Food composition and propertiesDOI: 10.1002/star.201800055

Effect of amphiphilic phosphate/octenylsuccinate starch on enhancing adhesion to hydrophobic polyester fibers in sizing

2018biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesDOI: 10.1080/00218464.2018.1459576

Status and Development of Transfer Printing in Textiles—A Review

2018Dyeing and Modifying Textile FibersDOI: 10.14504/ajr.5.2.1

A Review on the Mechanism of Pigment Dispersion

2017Pigment Synthesis and PropertiesDOI: 10.1080/01932691.2017.1406367

Effects of differential degree of chemical modification on the properties of modified starches: Sizing

2016Food composition and propertiesDOI: 10.1080/00218464.2016.1250629

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DepartmentDepartment of Industrial Art

Total Publications43

Research Themes19

Open Access Papers7

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