Profile Information

Ukpong Anwana Abel

Lecturer I

Basic Information

  • Ukpong Anwana Abel
  • +2347085389490
  • anwanaukpong@aksu.edu.ng
  • Lecturer I
  • Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering
  • Academic Staff

Profile

Engr. Anwana Abel Ukpong is an academic staff member of the Department of Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering at Akwa Ibom State University. He hails from Etinan L.G.A. He attended Etinan Institute in Etinan, where he obtained his SSCE (WASSCE and NECO) in 2006. He also graduated from the University of Uyo, Uyo, with a Bachelor's Degree (B. Eng) in Chemical Engineering (with option in Environmental Process Engineering) in 2014 and a Master's Degree (M. Eng) in Chemical Engineering in 2019. He has lectured in areas such as Chemical Reaction Kinetics, Particulate Technology, etc. and has demonstrated an exceptional desire to apply his knowledge and experience in process design, operation, and innovative thinking abilities for problem-solving in the chemical & other allied industries. He has several research articles published in high-impact journals. He is a registered member with the following professional bodies: Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers (NSChE), Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)

Research Area

Reaction Kinetics, Catalysis, Renewable/Sustainable Energy, Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Synthesis, Modelling, Simulation and Optimization of Chemical Engineering Processes

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Publications

  •  Adepoju, T. F., Ukpong, A. A., Eyibio, U. P. (2016). A Statistical Approach to Optimization of Congo Red Dye Removal (CRDR) Via Coconut Shell Activated Carbon (CSAC). International Journal of Computational and Theoretical Chemistry. 4(2): 7-13.
  • Adepoju, T. F., Eyibio, U. P., Ukpong, A. A. (2016). Bioconversion of Locally Made Cassava Wastewater for Bio-hydrogen Production and Its Statistical Analysis: A Case of Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN). Renewable Energy Research. 1(1): 1-7.
  • Ukpong, A. A., Gumus, R. H. and Oboh, I. O. (2020). Adsorption studies of oil spill clean-up using coconut coir activated carbon (CCAC). American Journal of Chemical Engineering. 8(2): 36-47. 
  • Ukpong, A. A., Gumus, R. H. and Oboh, I. O. (2021). Mathematical and kinetic modelling of the adsorption of crude oil spill using coconut coir activated carbon. Journal of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering. 6(1): 1-9.
  • Adepoju, T. F., Ukpong, A. A. and Jimoh, R. O. (2021). Derived Biobased Catalyst from the three Agro-Wastes Peel Powders for the Synthesis of Biodiesel from Luffa Cylindrical, Datura Stramonium, and Lagenaria Siceraria Oil Blend: Process Parameter Optimization. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 40(4): 32449- 32461.
  • Adepoju, T. F., Ukpong, A. A., Balogun, T. A. and Emberru, E. R. (2022). Dataset on FAEE synthesized from oil blends via a derived submerged fermented Theobroma cacao pod husk: Application of hybrid design optimizer. Data in Brief, 43:108349, 1-10p.
  • Ukpong, A. A., Asuquo, E. O. and Edekhe, G. I. (2023). The Adsorption Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies for the removal of Crystal Violet Dye (Methyl Violet 6b) from Aqueous Solution using Avocado Pear Seed Activated Carbon. International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), 10(4): 154-164.  
  • Akhau, E. R., Onoja, S. E., Ishola, F., Ukpong, A. A., Idama, O., Ekanem, U. and Adepoju, T. F. (2023). Bunch Ash biomass source for the synthesis of Al2(SiO4)2 magnetic nanocatalyst and as alkali catalyst for the synthesis of biodiesel production. MethodsX (Elsevier), 11(102304): 1-10.
  • Onoja, S. E., Felix, I. D., Ukpong, A. A., Agbhomire, T. G., Ademuluyi, F. T. and Adepoju, T. F. (2023). Mansonia altissima Residue Ash (MARA): A precursor for a Nano-catalytic (CaO-SiO2-K2O) Base Employed for the Production of JS.22 Green Diesel. South Africa Journal of Chemical Engineering. 46 (2023) 173–181.
  • Ukpong, A. A., Edekhe, G. I. and Asuquo, E. O. (2024). The Adsorption Studies for the Removal of Lead (Pb2+) from Paint Industrial Wastewater using Avocado Seed Activated Carbon (ASAC). International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), 1(11): 414-425.
  • Ukpong, A. A., Otu, G. E., Oboh, I. O., Uzono, R. I., Akwayo, I. J. and Inyang, U. I. (2024). Enhanced hydrophobicity and oleophilicity for the removal of crude oil from aqueous medium using modified coconut coir activated carbon (CCAC) and empty palm fruit bunch activated carbon (EPFBAC). Open Access Library Journal (OALib Journal), 11: e11847.
  • Okon, O. G., Uzono, R. I., Ukpong, A. A., Archibong, B. F., Okon, J. E., Antia, U. E., Eberefe, G. J. and Emmanuel, A. I. (2024). Heavy Metals Analysis of Breweries Effluent used in Soil Cultivated with Glycine Max (L.) Merr. Accessions with Biochar Augumentation. Sumerianz Journal of Biotechnology, 7(4): 61-67.
  • Uzono, R.I., Ukpong, A.A., Akwayo, I.J., Egwu, N.C., Ojong, O.E. and Ime, J.S. (2024). Mathematical Modelling of a Locally Fabricated 2-Pass Fire-Tube Horizontal Return Tubular Boiler (HRTB) From First Principle of Material and Energy Balance. European Journal of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology, 2(6): 247-268.