DR. ABUDU BALLU DUWIEJUAHLECTURERDEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGYFACULTY OF BIOSCIENCENYANKPALA Campus
Background
Abudu Ballu Duwiejuah, Ph.D is a Lecturer at the Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology at the University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale, Ghana. He holds a BSc in Renewable Natural Resources, an MPhil, and a PhD in Biotechnology from UDS, along with a Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana. Dr. Duwiejuah serves as the Departmental Quality Assurance Officer and specialises in Environmental Biotechnology. With 7 years of experience in teaching and research at UDS, he supervises both undergraduate and postgraduate research. His teaching portfolio includes courses on Environmental Biotechnology, Phytoremediation, Myco and Microbial Remediation, Biodiversity Conservation, Seminar, Statistics and Research Methods, Environmental Sustainability, Climate Change Biology, and Environmental Impact Assessment.
His research interests span various areas such as environmental remediation, biochar production, ecological sustainability, adsorption, health risk assessment, bioremediation, and pollution monitoring using bioindicators. He has co-authored over 60 articles in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. He has participated in international and local conferences. He has been involved in consultancy services for projects like the responsive adolescent health interventions study in Tamale for the Regional Institute of Population Studies, University of Ghana, Legon. Recently, he collaborated on a grant-winning project with T.NUA Collective Italy groups and Savannah Centre for Contemporary Art (SCCA) on converting agricultural waste to compost and biochar.
MPhil In Biotechnology. University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana. 2015-2017
BSc. Renewable Natural Resources. University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana. 2008-2012
Mohammed, H., Salifu, M., Duwiejuah, A. B. and Payne, J. (2023). Activation of rice husk biochar using microwave lemon juice-citric acid for lead and mercury adsorption from aqueous phase. Environment and Ecology Research, 11(5), 792 - 803.
Hallo, D. M., Duwiejuah, A. B., Naangmenyele, Z., Imoro, A. Z., Quarcoo, G. And Bakobie, N. (2023). Microbial profile of dawadawa sold in Tamale Central Market. UDS International Journal for Development, 10(2), 965 - 972.
Tichem, T. M., Wang, Y., Gameli, R. B. H., Mbage, B., Duwiejuah, A. B., Wang, N. and Bing, L. (2023). Mono and simultaneous adsorption of aldrin and toxic metals from aqueous solution using rice husk biochar. BioResources, 19(1), 3 – 19.
Gameli, B. H. R., Alhassan, E. H., Duwiejuh, A. B., Abarike, E. D. and Bawa, A-A. (2023). Binary and ternary metals adsorption from greywater using spent impra green tea ginseng flavoured as a novel adsorbent. South Africa Journal of Science, 119(7/8), 1 - 8. https:// doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2023/13352.
Duwiejuah, A. B., Abubakari, A-H. and Amadu, Y. (2023). Adsorption performance of groundnut and sheanut shells biochars in ternary system of toxic metals. Ghana Journal of Science, 64(1), 1 - 13.
Kan-Uge, J., Alhassan, E. H., Duwiejuah, A. B., Iddrisu, F. T. and Gameli, B. H. R. (2023). Ecological risk and adsorption of toxic metals from Gbalahi landfill leachate using chicken eggshells as a low cost adsorbent. West Africa Journal of Applied Ecology, 31(1), 1 - 12.
Duwiejuah, A. B., Ayine, E. Y. and Payne, J. (2023). Adsorption of toxic metals from landfill leachate onto guinea fowl eggshells in the era of green chemistry. BioResources, 18(3), 4519 - 4531.
Duwiejuah, A. B., Abubakari, A. H., Quainoo, A. K., Amadu, Y. and Bawa, A. A. (2023). Adsorption of lead, cadmium and mercury ions using groundnut and sheanut shells biochars. African Journal of Biotechnology, 22(1), 1 - 18.
Abbey, C. Y. B., Duwiejuah, A. B. and Quianoo, A. K. (2023). Removal of toxic metals from aqueous phase using cacao pod husk biochar in the era of green chemistry. Applied Water Science, 13(57), 1 - 8.
Duwiejuah, A. B., Baduong, A-M. I., Alhassan, E. H., Kpordze, S. W., Kombat, E. O. and Akongyuure, D. N. (2022). Microbial profile of smoked fish sold in the Nyankpala and Tamale Markets of Northern Ghana. Ghanaian Journal of Animal Science, 13(1), 86 - 95.
Imoro, A. Z., Owiredu, R. A., Osarenotor, O., Acheampong, N. A., Duwiejuah, A. B. and Mensah, M. (2022). Optimisation of chemical oxygen demand removal from animal house wastewater using central composite design. Applied Water Science, 12, 275. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-022-01796-z.
Duwiejuah, A. B., Amadu, Y., Gameli, B. H. R., Bawa, A-A., Imoro, Z. A., Alidu, S. M. and Imoro, A. Z. (2022). Spent Chinese green tea as an adsorbent for simultaneous removal of toxic metals from aqueous solution. Chemistry Africa, 5, 2107 - 2114. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42250-022-00459-5.
Duwiejuah, A. B., Quainoo, A. K. and Abubakari, A. H. (2022). Simultaneous adsorption of toxic metals in binary systems using peanut and sheanut shells biochars. Heliyon, 8(9), e10558, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10558.
Gameli, B. H. R., Duwiejuah, A. B. and Bawa, A-A. (2022). Adsorption of toxic metals from greywater using low-cost spent green tea as a novel adsorbent. Scientific African, 17, e01296.
Duwiejuah, A. B., Abubakari, A. H., Quainoo, A. K. and Amadu, Y. (2022). Chemical characteristics of groundnut and sheanut shells biochars as potential adsorbent and soil conditioners in the era ecological sustainability. Bio-Research, 20(1), 1461 - 1471.
