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The research publication which was published on APPLIED CATALYST B, a top rated environmental journal saw Science Citation Index (SCI) given it an Impact Factor (IF) of 11.7, a score which is said to be the highest a research publication has earned in the history of Cyprus and Turkey to date.
Professor Akeem Oladipo research's title: Magnetic LDH based CoO - NiFe2O4 with Enhanced Performance and Recyclability for Efficient de-Colourisation of Azo Dye via Fenton - Like Reactions focused in developing a low cost nano catalyst which is capable of eliminating toxic pollutants and carcinogenic (cancer causing waste) environmental wastes.
The research led to the fabrication of a Magnetic Nanocatalyst which when tested was said to have high efficiency of 99.5% under sunlight to destroy organic pollutants from textile wastewater, textile waste, industrial fumes and automobile exhaust.
Professor Akeem combines advance nanotechnology fabrication, environmental engineering and material science to make the Magnetic Nanocatalyst.
According to a Cyprus Science University publication, the Magnetic Nanocatalyst efficiency test was done in Cyprus, Canada and Netherland. It was said to be an academic based research with an industrial focus and it was carried out with a team which comprised of one of the Professor PhD student, Ayodeji Ifedayo.
Akeem Oladipo is an Associate Professor of Material and Environmental Chemistry at Cyprus Science University. He earned his PhD degree from Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus focusing on nanomaterial fabrication and environmental chemistry.