Onoriode Avbenake
School of Science and Technology (SST).
Background
Engr. Paul Onoriode Avbenake is a faculty member at The School of Science and Technology, Pan-Atlantic University. Prior to his appointment, he was a Faculty member at the Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department, Bayero University Kano. He obtained his B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from The University of Lagos, M.Sc. in the same field specializing in process from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria and is currently awaiting his PhD external defense which would be awarded from the same institution. The first part of his research was done in a heavy crude oil research laboratory in Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman while the second part was done in PTDF laboratory, ABU Zaria.
Engr. Onoriode research interests are Catalysis, Energy, Waste management, Mathematical simulation and Water harvesting. He has published several journal articles and contributed various book chapters with international publishers as well as presented his research in several international conferences. He is equally a registered COREN, NSChE and a member of the African Membrane Society (AMS).
Qualifications
B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from The University of Lagos, M.Sc. in the same field specializing in process from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria
Selected publications
Chemical Engineering Avbenake, O. P., Al-Hajri, R. S., & Jibril, B. Y. (2019). Catalytic upgrading of heavy oil using NiCo/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst: Effect of initial atmosphere and water-gas shift reaction. Fuel, 235, 736–743.
Green Chemistry Avbenake, O. P., & Jibril, B. Y. (2020). Hydrogenation reactions in water. In I. Inamuddin, B. Rajender, & A. M. Asiri (Eds.), Green sustainable process for chemical and environmental engineering and science: Organic synthesis in water and supercritical water. Elsevier B. V.
Biomimetics Avbenake, O. P., Joubert, L.-M., Anyakora, C., & Chakraborty, S. (2019, June 16–19). 3-dimensional hierarchical surface architecture of Piliostigma reticulatum and its seasonal variation characteristics in biomimetics [Oral presentation]. 93rd ACS Colloids and Surface Science Symposium, Georgia, United States.