Prof. Lawrence Darkwah

Associate Professor


Dept: Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering Department,
Petroleum Building,
College of Engineering,
KNUST,
Kumasi.

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Research Areas/Interests

Environmental Engineering Mineral Processing Industrial Biotechnology Renewable Energy Technologies...~more


Publications

    BOOK CHAPTERS:

    1. Baidoo, M. F., Asiedu, N. Y., Darkwah, L., Arhin-Dodoo, D., Zhao, J., Jerome, F. and Amaniampong, P. N. (2022). Conventional and Unconventional transformation of Cocoa Pod Husks into Value-added Products in Biomass, Samer, M. (Editor), InTech Open, London. ISBN 978-1-80355-721-2. May 2022

    2. Darkwah, L., Mensah, E., and Antwi, E. (2009). Chapter 6 - Biogas Conversion Technologies in Guidebook to Modern Energy Conversion Technologies, Brew-Hammond, A. and Kemausuor, F. (eds.), UNIDO, Vienna. 2009

     

    ARTICLES:

    1.Quansah, A.D., Dogbe, F., Asilevi, P. J., Boakye, P., Darkwah, L., Oduro-Kwarteng, S., Sokama-Neuyam, Y. A. and Mensah, P. (2022). Assessment of solar radiation resource from the NASA-POWER reanalysis products for tropical climates in Ghana towards clean energy application. Scientific Reports (2022) 12:10684 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-14126-9

    2. Selormey, G. K., Barnes, B., Awafo, E.A., Kemausuor, F. and Darkwah, L. (2022) Development of mathematical model for predicting methane-to-carbon dioxide proportion in anaerobic biodegradability of cattle blood and rumen content, Energy Conversion and Management: X (2022), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2022.100250

    3. Boakye, P., Ohemeng-Boahen, G., Darkwah, L., Sokama-Neuyam, Y. A., Appiah-Effah, E., Oduro-Kwarteng, S., Asamoah Osei, B., Asilevi, P. J. and Woo, S-H. (2022). Waste Biomass and Biomaterials Adsorbents for Wastewater Treatment. Green Energy and Environmental Technology 2022(0), 1–25. https://doi.org/10.5772/geet.05

    4. Selormey, G. K., Barnes, B., Kemausuor, F. and Darkwah, L. (2021). A review of anaerobic digestion of slaughterhouse waste – effect of selected operational and environmental parameters on anaerobic biodegradability. Rev Environ Sci Biotechnol (2021) 20:1073–1086. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11157-021-09596-8 OR https://rdcu.be/cAoKY

    5. Quayson, E., Amoah, J., Rachmadona, N., Morita, K., Darkwah, L., Hama, S., Yoshida, A., Kondo, A. and Ogino, C. (2020). Valorization of palm biomass waste into carbon matrices for the immobilization of recombinant Fusarium heterosporum lipase towards palm biodiesel synthesis, Biomass and Bioenergy, Volume 142, 105768, ISSN 0961-9534, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2020.105768.

    6. Wiafe, S., Buamah, R., Essandoh, H. and Darkwah, L. (2019). Assessment of Typha capensis for the remediation of soil contaminated with As, Hg, Cd and Pb. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 191(6):346 May 2019. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10661-019-7484-2

    7. Wiafe, S., Buamah, R., Essandoh, H. M. K. and Darkwah, L. (2019). Bioremediation of Soil and Water Contaminated with As, Hg, Cd, and Pb using Heliconia psittacorum. Journal of Environmental and Public Health, Volume 2019, Article ID 3564727, 7 pages.

    8. Wiafe, S., Buamah, R., Essandoh, H. and Darkwah, L. (2018). Mapping, Characterization, and Dispersion of Metallic Pollutants within a Catchment of Illegal Gold Mining Activities in Ghana. American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 11 (1): 111.120

    9. Arranz-Piera, P., Cotes, Darkwah, L. Edjekumhene, I and Velo, E. (2018). Mini-grid Electricity Service based on Local Agricultural Residues: Feasibility Study in Rural Ghana. Energy 153, 443-454, April 2018. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544218306650

    10. Kemausuor, F., Addo, A. & Darkwah, L. (2015). Technical and Socio-economic Potential of Biogas from Cassava Waste in Ghana. Biotechnology Research International, Volume 2015, Article ID 828576, 10 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/828576

    11. Modjinou, M. and Darkwah, L. (2015). Re-engineering Domestic Septic Tanks into Biogas Tanks. JENRM, Vol. 2, No. 2, 54-62, 2015.

    12. Sam, Y., Darkwah, L., Allotey, D., Domfeh, A., Rockson, M. and Baah-Ennumh, E. (2021) Chemical Plant Design for the Conversion of Plastic Waste to Liquid Fuel. Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science, 11, 239-249. doi:4236/aces.2021.113015.

    13. Quayson, E., Amoah, J., Rachmadona, N., Morita, K., Darkwah, L. ,Hama, S., Yoshida, A., Kondo, A. and Ogino, C. Valorization of Palm Biomass Waste for Sustainable Production of Lipase-Carbon Matrices And Biodiesel. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3598089 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3598089

    14. W. Samuel, B. Richard, E. Helen, L. Darkwah, Assessment of typha capensis for the remediation of soil contaminated with As, Hg, Cd and Pb, Environ. Monit. Assess., 191 (2019) 346. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7484-2

    15. Agyemang, E. O., Awuah, E., Darkwah, L., Arthur, R., and Osei, G. 2013. “Water Quality Assessment of a Wastewater Treatment Plant in a Ghanaian Beverage Industry.” International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering 5 (5): 272-279.

    16. Osisiadan-Acheampong, P. Darkwah, L. and Asamoah Boateng, G. (2013). Mine Water and the environment: A case study at Central African Gold Bibiani Limited, Ghana. Global Advanced Research Journal of Physical and Applied Sciences, Vol. 2(2) pp. 039-046 September 2013.

    17. Agyemang, E. O., Awuah, E., Darkwah, L, Arthur, R and Osei G. (2013). Water quality assessment of a wastewater treatment plant in a Ghanaian Beverage Industry. International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering. Vol.5(5), pp. 272-279, May 2013.DOI IJWREE-23.03.13-0401.

    18. Agyemang, E. O., Awuah, E., Darkwah, L, Arthur, R and Osei G. (2013). Water quantity auditing of a Ghanaian beverage plant. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development Vol 3 No 1 pp 35–41 © IWA Publishing 2013 doi:10.2166/washdev.2013.030.

    19. Darkwah, L., Rowson, N. A. and Hewitt, C. J. (2005). The laboratory scale bioremediation of acid mine drainage from a disused tin mine. Biotechnology Letters, Volume 27, Number 17, September 2005, pp. 1251-1257(7).

     

    CONFERENCE PAPERS:

    1. Darkwah, L. (2017). Harnessing the Resources in the Palm Waste – Ghana Case Study. SATREPS International Workshop for Utilization of Waste Fraction from Palm Industry. Academia Hall for Social Sciences, Rokkodai Campus, Kobe University, Japan. 25th January, 2017.

    2.  Osei-Twumasi, D., Fei-Baffoe, B., Darkwah, , Adomako, F., Boateng, D. A., Johnson, W. B., Yartel, R. and Ennin, K. (2016). Pilot Plant Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Drill Mud - Case Study in Ghana. SPE African Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Social Responsibility Conference and Exhibition, 4 - 6 October 2016 Accra, Ghana. SPE-183592-MS. https://doi.org/10.2118/183592-MS

    3. Darkwah, L., Rowson, N and Hewitt, C. J. (2015). Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Using Blast Furnace Slag. Conference Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Engineering, Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, August 6-7, 2015.

    4. Sarfo, F., Thorpe, M and Darkwah, L. (2015). Life Cycle Assessment of Cyanide in Gold Production – Case Study in Ghana. Conference Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Engineering, Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, August 6-7,

    5. Amano, K. O. A, Darkwah, L. and Addo, A. (2015). Biogas Activities at The Energy Centre, KNUST. Biogas Technology Conference, Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture (BIOMA), Chengdu, China. June 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.16866.32969

    6. Darkwah, L., Hewitt, C. J. and Rowson, N. A. (2004). Laboratory Bioremediation of Wheal Jane Acid Mine Drainage. 8th Conference on Environment and Mineral Processing Part I. Faculty of Mining and Geology, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic. 24 – 26 June 2004. ISBN 80-248-0558-8


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