RESEARCH OUTPUT & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
RESEARCH OUTPUT & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
40+ peer-reviewed journal articles & book chapters | 2,982+ citations | h-index 23 | 7 international conference presentations | $831,000+ in funded R&D
Research domains: Photocatalysis & Water Treatment | Process Modelling & CFD Simulation | Sustainable Energy & CO2 Utilization | Advanced Materials | Techno-Economic Analysis | Desalination | Electrochemical Membranes | AI/ML for Engineering Systems
Ahmed's research consistently bridges engineering science and industrial application developing tools, models, and process insights that translate directly to real-world process improvement, cost reduction, and technology scale-up.
2025 AI/ML for Desalination Cost Prediction
Giwa, A., Ademola, H., and Yusuf, A.O. (2025). Machine learning and application for modeling and prediction of desalination cost globally. Desalination, 608, 118829.
Industrial relevance: Demonstrates applied AI/ML capability for cost modelling in large-scale water treatment infrastructure.
2025 Biodesalination Systems Review
Yusuf, A.O., Alabi, A., Eniola, J.O., et al. (2025). Biodesalination: A comprehensive review of recent advances. Desalination, 119250.
2025 Techno-Economic Assessment of Photocatalytic CO2 Utilization
Yusuf, A.O., Tekle, R.Y., Amusa, H.K., and Palmisano, G. (2025). Technoeconomic Assessment of Photocatalytic Methanol Production from Liquid CO2 Using Cu-doped TiO2. Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 11, 101172. DOI: 10.1016/j.cscee.2025.101172
Industrial relevance: Direct TEA methodology applicable to carbon capture utilization projects and clean energy commercialization.
2024 Process Optimization for Photocatalytic Contaminant Removal
Yusuf, A.O., Mohamed, G.H., Al-Sakkaf, R., et al. (2024). Photocatalytic degradation of diclofenac amide in a fixed-bed reactor using TiO2/beta-Bi2O3: Process optimization and stability analysis. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 450, 115470.
2024 Advanced Materials Characterization: Graphene Wettability
Yusuf, A.O., Muscetta, M., AlMahri, M., Chiesa, M., and Palmisano, G. (2024). Understanding the Wettability of Graphene Coatings: Insights, Measurements, and Implications for Diverse Applications. ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 6(8), 54795488.
2023 3D Printing for Photocatalytic Process Engineering
Yusuf, A.O., Al Jitan, S., et al. (2023). 3D Printing to enable photocatalytic process engineering: A critical assessment and perspective. Applied Materials Today, 35, 101940.
2023 Multiphysics CFD Modelling for Reactor Design
Yusuf, A., Garlisi, C., Moreira, R.P.M., Li Puma, G., and Palmisano, G. (2023). Multiphysics CFD modelling of diclofenac amide removal by photocatalytic oxidation on Fe-TiO2/N-TiO2 thin films microreactor. Chemical Engineering Science, 118662.
Industrial relevance: Demonstrates advanced CFD capability for reactor design and scale-up directly applicable to CRO/CDMO and specialty chemical environments.
2022 Microfluidic Reactor Design & TEA
Alkaabi, M., Mohamed, M., et al. and Yusuf, A. (2022). Design of a Microfluidic Photocatalytic Reactor for Removal of Volatile Organic Components: Process Simulation and Techno-Economic Assessment. ACS Omega. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c05431
2021 Techno-Economic Evaluation of Photocatalytic H2S Splitting
Oladipo, H., Yusuf, A., et al. (2021). Techno-Economic Evaluation of Photocatalytic H2S Splitting. Energy Technology, 9, 2100163. DOI: 10.1002/ente.202100163
2020 Polygeneration in Desalination: Comprehensive Review
Giwa, A., Yusuf, A., Dindi, A., and Balogun, H.A. (2020). Polygeneration in desalination by photovoltaic thermal systems. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 130, 109946.
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