Dr. Augustine O. Ayeni is an Associate Professor of chemical engineering at Covenant University, where was head of the Department of Chemical Engineering from 2018-2021. He has more than 16 years of university teaching and research experience in Nigeria, India, and South Africa. His research specialization and interests include biochemical engineering, environmental engineering, corrosion control, chemical kinetics and reaction engineering, bioresource engineering, and energy/bioenergy engineering. Dr. Ayeni is a Registered Engineer (R.Eng) with the Council of Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria and a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and the South African Institute of Chemical Engineers. He has contributed substantially to the advancement of chemical engineering and applied sciences through the publications of over 80 peer-reviewed articles including books, book chapters, journal articles, and conference papers. He has supervised many undergraduate and postgraduate students research projects. He is the co-editor of the book Valorization of Biomass to Value-Added Commodities: Current Trends, Challenges, and Future Prospects (Springer, 2020). He is a frequent reviewer for many high-impact scientific journals and the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa.
Section A: Design and Application of Process Systems.- Nanotechnology: Applications, Challenges, and Prospects.- Development of Energy Efficient Processes and Products From Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources in Nigeria.- an Overview Application of Natural Oil as a Sustainable Plasticizer in the Production of Biopolymers.- Manufacturing of Brake Pad Using Aluminium Silicon Carbide Reinforced With Alumina for Automobile Industry.- Overview of Nanofluid Applications and Their Sustainability.- Enhancing the Rheology of Water-based Mud Using Micronized Starch.-influence of Cutting Fluid on Machining Processes.- Nanofluid- a Sustainable Alternative Coolant for Metal Working and Machining Operations.- the Essence of Intermetallic Phases in AA6061/Clay Composites.- Section B: Pollution Control and Management.- Public-private Initiatives: a Remedy for Environmental Pollution and Infrastructural Degeneration in Nigeria.- Smart Toilets and Toilet Gadgets in Sustainable Smart Cities: An Overview of Personal Health Monitoring.- Biomedical Engineering Education: Equipment, Prospect, and Challenges for Environmental Healthcare in Nigeria.- Inhibition Performance of Admixed Grapefruit and Lemongrass Oil Extracts as Low Carbon Steel in Weak Acid Formulation.- Corrosion Inhibitive Behaviour of Moringa Oleifera in Acidic Medium.- Phosphating Technique: a Reliable Approach to Corrosion Resistance of A36 Mild Steel.- Environmental Process Engineering for Public Health and Sustainable Development.- Adsorptive Performance of Immobilized Activated Carbon for Effective Removal of Dibenzothiophene From a Synthetic Petroleum Distillate in a Packed-bed Column.- Sustainable Waste Management Towards Circular Economy in Nigeria Context: Challenges, Prospects and Way Forward.- Biomedical Waste Management Practices in Sub-saharan Africa: Insights of Its Impacts and Strategies for Its Mitigation.- Bioplastic, a Sustainable Remedy to Manage Environmental Waste.- Section C: Process Modeling and Simulation.- Design of Water Retaining Structures and Application of Process Engineering for Sustainable Environment.- Development of Robust Fractional Order Controllers to Provide Effective Economic Load Dispatch Management in an Interconnected Area Network.- Digital Technology and Sustainable Manufacturing: The Nexus.