Dr. Daniel Nframah Ampong

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Dept: Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
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Research Areas/Interests

Materials for Energy Development (Supercapacitors, Batteries, Solar cells), Exhaust After-treatment Systems, Physical and Extractive Metallurgy....~more

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    PUBLICATIONS

    Journal articles

    1. Daniel Nframah Ampong, Emmanuel Agyekum, Perseverance Dzikunu, Daniel Ocloo, Isaac Clottey, Patrick Aggrey, Martinson Addo Nartey, Frank Ofori Agyemang, Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa, Ram K Gupta. “Harnessing hydrogels for electrochemical energy and environmental sustainability” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 229 (2026): 116628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2025.116628

    2. Daniel Nframah Ampong, Emmanuel Agyekum, Perseverance Dzikunu, Emmanuel Acheampong Tsiwah, Martin Luther Yeboah, Patrick Aggrey, Martinson Addo Nartey, Frank Ofori Agyemang, Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa, Ram K Gupta. “Exploring the Potential of 1D Materials in Enhancing Lithium-Sulfur Battery Performance: A Comprehensive Review” Materials Today Nano, 33 (2026): 100783. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtnano.2026.100783

    3. Redor Mohammad, Eugene Sefa Appiah, Oliver Baah Abekah, Abdul-Wadood Moomen, Ophelia Ayamba, Samuel Olukayode Akinwamide, Micheal K Commeh, Daniel Nframah Ampong, Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa, Anthony Andrews, Katlego Makgopa, Ram K. Gupta. “Advances in Rare Earth Mineral Extraction from Waste for Energy Storage Applications: A Comprehensive Review” Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 208 (2026): 108501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2026.108501

    4. Aminata Fall, Martinson Addo Nartey, Daniel Nframah Ampong, Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa, Ram K Gupta. “Green synthesis of biomass-derived graphene for supercapacitor application” Dalton Transactions, 55 (2026): 4621-4637. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5DT02322J

    5. Lin Wang, Daniel Nframah Ampong, Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa, and Ram K. Gupta. "Porous Carbon Aerogels for High?Performance Lithium?Sulfur Battery." Energy Storage7, no. 8 (2025): e70295. https://doi.org/10.1002/est2.70295

    6. Ampong Daniel Nframah, Lin Wang, Bharti Vikram Kishore, Felipe M. de Souza, Frank Ofori Agyemang, Anthony Andrews, Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa, Yongdan Hou& Ram K. Gupta. Biowaste-based hierarchical porous carbon/sulfur composite derived from sustainable fabrication technique as cathode material for Li–S batteries. J Mater Sci (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-025-11620-z
    7. Daniel Nframah Ampong, Wang Lin, Felipe M. de Souza, Frank Ofori Agyemang, Anthony Andrews, Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa, Ram K. Gupta (2025). Nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbon derived from shea nut shell for high-performance supercapacitor and LiS battery. Next Research, 2, 100722, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nexres.2025.100722.
    8. Alabi, Joshua Atta, Neda Nazari, Daniel Nframah Ampong, Frank Ofori Agyemang, Mark Adom-Asamoah, Richard Opoku, Rene Zahrhuber, Christoph Unterweger, and Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa. 2025. "Synthesis of Physically Activated Carbons from Vitellaria paradoxaShells for Supercapacitor Electrode Applications" Inorganics 13, no. 7: 224. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics13070224
    9. Dzikunu, Perseverance, Arthur, Emmanuel Kwesi, Gikunoo, Emmanuel, Bleppony, Elike, Ampong, Daniel Nframah, Agyemang, Frank Ofori, Kwofie, Ruth Ebela, & Mensah-Darkwa, Kwadwo (2025). Energy storage capabilities of spent pot lining and ZnO composite for supercapacitor applications. Next Materials, 8, 100727. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.100727
    10. Daniel Nframah Ampong, Perseverance Dzikunu, Frank Ofori Agyemang, Patrick Aggrey, Martinson Addo Nartey, Amit Kumar Pal, Emmanuel Gikunoo,Anthony Andrews, Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa, Ram K. Gupta. Facile Synthesis of Colocasia esculenta Peels-Derived Activated Carbon for High-Performance Supercapacitor. Energy Storage, 6 (2024): e70057. https://doi.org/10.1002/est2.70057
    11. Frank Ofori Agyemang, Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa, Nashiru Mahadeen Nanzumani, Eugene Sefa Appiah, Frederick Aziadzo, Patrick Aggrey, Daniel Nframah Ampong, Martinson Addo Nartey, Emmanuel Kwesi Arthur, Emmanuel Gikunoo, Ram K. Gupta.Graphene oxide from coconut shells for high-performance supercapacitor application.  Electrochem. 1, 3 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44373-024-00005-7
    12. Ampong Daniel Nframah, Elijah Effah, Emmanuel Acheampong Tsiwah, Anuj Kumar, Emmanuel Agyekum, Esther Naa Ayorkor Doku, Obed Issaka, Frank Ofori Agyemang, Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa, and Ram K. Gupta. "Advances and challenges in covalent organic frameworks as an emerging class of materials for energy and environmental concerns." Coordination Chemistry Reviews 519 (2024): 216121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2024.216121
    13. Ampong Daniel Nframah, Lin Wang, de Souza Felipe M., Bharti Vikram Kishore, Agyemang Frank Ofori, Andrews Anthony, Mensah-Darkwa Kwadwo, Dhakal Alisha, Mishra Sanjay R., Perez Felio and Gupta Ram K. Utilization of shea butter waste-derived hierarchical activated carbon for high-performance supercapacitor applications. Bioresource Technology, 406, (2024): 131039. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131039
    14. Daniel Nframah Ampong, Emmanuel Agyekum, Frank Ofori Agyemang, Kwadwo Mensah?Darkwa, Anthony Andrews, Anuj Kumar, Ram K. Gupta. MXene: fundamentals to applications in electrochemical energy storage. Nanoscale Res Lett18, 3 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-023-03786-9
    15. Appiah Eugene S., Anjali Gupta, Mahadeen Nanzumani Nashiru, Daniel Nframah Ampong, Frank Ofori Agyemang, and Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa. "Biowaste-based Porous Carbon for Supercapacitors: Synthesis, Fabrication and Electrochemical Performances: A Review." Current Materials Science: Formerly: Recent Patents on Materials Science16, no. 2 (2023): 121-142. https://doi.org/10.2174/2666145415666220517103417
    16. Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa, Daniel Nframah Ampong, Emmanuel Acheampong Tsiwah, Anuj Kumar, Martinson Addo Nartey, Patrick Aggrey, Frank Ofori Agyemang, Ram K. Gupta. Realization of molecular models as heterogeneous electrocatalysts for activation of dioxygen. Molecular Catalysis(2023), 547, 113375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2023.113375
    17. Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa, Daniel Nframah Ampong, Emmanuel Agyekum, Felipe M. de Souza, Ram K. Gupta. Recent Advancements in Chalcogenides for Electrochemical Energy Storage Applications. Energies(2022), 15, 4052. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15114052
    18. Emmanuel Gikunoo, Anthony Andrews, Daniel Nframah Ampong, Pearl Narkie Korli, Spent Tea Leaves (Camellia sinensis), its Effect on the Leaching and Biosorption Characteristics of Lead from Waste Cupels. J. Sustain. Metall. (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40831-022-00550-8
    19. Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa, Daniel Nframah Ampong, Perseverance Dzikunu, Felipe M. de Souza, Anuj Kumar, Ram K. Gupta. Multi-metallic organic framework-derived materials for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction, Fuel (2023), 335, 127056,
      https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.127056
    20. Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour, Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa, Daniel Nframah Ampong, Elizabeth Adzo Addae, Gerald Selasie Gbadam, Clarisa Naa Shormeh Darko, Afia Owusua Akyaw, John Adjah, Joseph Asare, Guixiang Li & Neill J. Goosen. Nanomaterials in 2-dimensions for flexible solar cell applications – a review, Cogent Engineering (2022), 9, 2143034. 10.1080/23311916.2022.2143034
    21. Eugene Sefa Appiah, Perseverance Dzikunu, Nashiru Mahadeen, Daniel Nframah Ampong, Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa, Anuj Kumar, Ram K Gupta, Mark Adom-Asamoah. Biopolymers-Derived Materials for Supercapacitors: Recent Trends, Challenges, and Future Prospects. Molecules (2022), 27, 6556. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27196556

     

    Book Chapters

    1. Ampong, D.N., Mensah-Darkwa, K., Gupta, R.K. (2024). Bio-Based Carbon for Supercapacitors. In: Gupta, R.K. (eds) NanoCarbon: A Wonder Material for Energy Applications. Engineering Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9931-6_13
    2. Darkwa, K.M., Ampong, D.N., Boamah, R., Akromah, S., Amedalor, R., Agyei-Tuffour, B., Dodoo-Arhin, D., Goosen, N.J. and Gupta, R.K., 2023. Nanowires for Electrochemical Energy Storage Applications. Nanowires: Applications, Chemistry, Materials, and Technologies, p.113. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003296621-8
    3. Agyei-Tuffour, B., Addae, E.A., Amedalor, R., Issah, I., Asare, J., Goosen, N.J., Darkwa, K.M., Ampong, D.N. and Gupta, R.K., 2023. Nanowires for Photonic Applications. Nanowires: Applications, Chemistry, Materials, and Technologies, p.197. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003296621-13
    4. Mensah-Darkwa, K., Ampong, D.N., Akromah, S., Yeboah, D., de Souza, F.M., Gupta, R.K. (2022). 2D Nanomaterials for Flexible Solar Cells. In: Gupta, R. (eds) Handbook of Energy Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4480-1_69-1
    5. Ampong, D.N., Mensah-Darkwa, K., Nartey, M.A., Agyekum, E., Gupta, R.K. (2022). Carbon-Based Supercapacitors. In: Gupta, R. (eds) Handbook of Energy Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4480-1_13-1
    6. Mensah-Darkwa K., Ampong D.N., Yeboah D., Agyekum E., Gupta R.K. (2022) Biomass/Biowastes for Electrochemical Energy Storage. In: Gupta R. (eds) Handbook of Energy Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4480-1_14-1
    7. Mensah-Darkwa, K., Ampong, D.N., Yeboah, D., Tsiwah, E.A. and Gupta, R.K., 2022. Organic Electrodes for Flexible Energy Storage Devices. In Organic Electrodes: Fundamental to Advanced Emerging Applications (pp. 357-377). Cham: Springer International Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98021-4_19
    8. Mensash-Darkwa, K., Ampong, D.N., Yeboah, D., Tsiwah, E.A. and Gupta, R.K., 2D Nanomaterials Using Thin Film Deposition Technologies. In 2D Nanomaterials (pp. 109-138). CRC Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003178453-7
    9. Mensah-Darkwa, K., Agyemang, F.O., Ampong, D.N., de Souza, F.M. and Gupta, R.K., 2021. Conducting Polymer-Based Flexible Supercapacitors. In Conducting Polymers for Advanced Energy Applications (pp. 97-119). CRC Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003150374-6

     

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