Prof. (Mrs.) Mercy Badu

Associate Professor


Dept: Chemistry
Department Of Chemistry
Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science And Technology

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Research Areas/Interests

Natural Products Chemistry, Lipid Chemistry, Medicinal and Nutritional properties of food materials,  Food Security, Climate resilient Oil seed p...~more

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Grants/Funds Awarded

The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Research Grant (2017 to 2019), a grant worth USD 15,000. To study the Evaluation of the Kinetics of Trans-esterification of Selected Under-utilised Non-Edible Seed Oils using Locally Produced Ethanol and Calcium Oxide Catalyst.

The International Foundation for Science (IFS) Research Grant (2019-2021), a grant amount USD 15, 000 to study the chemical characterisation of under-utilised drought-tolerant oil bearing seeds and nuts in addressing food security challenges.

 

The Leading Integrated Research for Agenda in Africa (LIRA) (2019-2021) Euros 90,000, A collaborative research grant between Ghana, Egypt, and Cape Town. The study looks at Inclusive Metabolism: Using the co-produced theory of informal decentralized urban infrastructures to transform the delivery of urban food, water, and energy services in Egypt, Ghana, and South Africa.

 

The Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund (2020 – 2021), a grant amount: GBP 20,000. To promoting indigenous underutilized oilseeds as immune boosters.


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