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Biography

Professor Ambali Saka Abdulkareem is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, Nigeria, with over 25 years of experience in teaching, research, and academic leadership. His areas of expertise include nanotechnology, wastewater treatment, renewable energy, fuel cell technology, carbon nanotubes, and environmental engineering. He obtained his B.Eng and M.Eng degrees from FUT Minna and a PhD from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He has supervised numerous undergraduate, master’s, and PhD research projects and has published extensively in reputable international journals. Professor Abdulkareem has secured several research grants in nanotechnology, advanced materials, sustainable energy, and environmental remediation, while also serving in major university leadership and professional engineering roles.

Research Interests

Nanotechnology and nanomaterials engineering
Wastewater and environmental pollution treatment
Renewable and sustainable energy systems
Carbon nanotubes and nanocomposite materials development
Fuel cell technology and energy conversion systems

Teaching

Undergraduate

EET 221Engineering Mathematics II
CHE 514Separation Process
CHE 411Separation Process II
CHE 315Transport Phenomena I
CHE 322Transport Phenomena II
CHE 412Transport Phenomena III
CHE 415Chemical Engineering Design

Supervision

Master's Students

Baba Isaac Alhamdu

Development of Titanium (IV) Oxide/Tungsten Trioxide/Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Nanocomposites for Treatment of Municipal Wastewater for Irrigation Purposes

2025
completed

SADIC, Akanchaliwari Majeed

DEVELOPMENT OF NANOADOSRBENTS BASED ON MULTIPLE METAL OXIDE (SEO2, FEO AND ZNO) NANOCOMPOSITES ON MICROALGAE SUPPORT FOR FISHPOND WASTEWATER TREATMENT

2025
completed

Ojo Olasunbo Arinola

Assessment of Bioaccumulation and Health Risk of Selected Heavy Metals and Mycotoxins in Paddy, Parboiled and Washed Rice in Ogun State, Nigeria

2025
completed

PhD Students

Ismaila Busola Juliet

Development of Cerium-Zinc Oxides Blended with Mango Peels Extract as Nanofilm for Fruit Packaging

Abdullahi Zaliat

Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Magnesium/Titanate/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites for Multi-Component Industrial Wastewater Treatment

Gadin Jane Mngohol

Development of Co-Ni/Hierarchical ZSM-Zeolite Catalyst from Ahoko Kaoilin for Biodiesel Production Using Used Cooking Oil

Usman Muhammad Muritala

Wet Torrefaction of Sawdust and Sugarcane Bagasse Biomass for Enhanced Energy Utilization

Publications

10 total
  1. Influence of plant-derived extracts on the synthesis, physicochemical properties, and applications of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles.

    Isaac Alhamdu Baba, Omoniyi Babajide Awe, Saheed Mustapha, Muhammad Abubakar Abubakar, Ambali Saka Abdulkareem, Jimoh Oladejo Tijani and Kehinde Shola Obayomi

    Hybrid Advances 13 (2026)
    2026
    DOI
  2. Adsorptive removal of heavy metals from abattoir wastewater using novel plant-extract-modified anthill clay.

    Isaac Alhamdu Baba, Saheed Mustapha, Omoniyi Babajide Awe, Rakiya Abdullahi Usman, Jimoh Oladejo Tijani and Ambali Saka Abdulkareem and Abdulsalami Sanni Kovo

    Journal of Water Process Engineering 87 (2026) 109990
    2026
    DOI
  3. Development of ferromanganese-incorporated graphene oxide for adsorption of ammonia and organic pollutants from poultry manure.

    Jimoh Oladejo Tijani, Francis Idow, Ambali Saka Abdulkareem, Mustapha Saheed, Elijah Yanda Shaba, Seungdae Oh, Simon Olonkwoh Salihu, Alexendra Ikechukwu Ajai, Oluwatosin Kudirat Shittu, Abdulsalami Sanni Kovo, Awe Omoniyi Babajide and Kehinde Shola Obayomi

    Materials Chemistry and Physics 359 (2026) 132537
    2026
    DOI
  4. Photocatalytic degradation of polyethylene films using greensynthesized ZnO and Fe3O4 nanoparticles from Acacia nilotica.

    Aminu Shaibu, Jimoh Oladejo Tijani, Ambali Saka Abdulkareem, Sherif Ishola Mustapha, Saheed Mustapha and Isaac Alhamdu Baba

    Scientific Reports (2026) 16:14212
    2026
    DOI
  5. Green-synthesized magnetite nanoparticles from iron filings via controlled acid leaching for the adsorptive removal of Cr(VI), Pb(II), Cu(II), and organic pollutants from tannery wastewater.

    Isaac Alhamdu Baba, Saheed Mustapha, Jimoh Oladejo Tijani and Ambali Saka Abdulkareem

    Total Environment Engineering 7 (2026)
    2026
    DOI
  6. Biomass-to-nanomaterial pathways for sustainable environmental remediation: Advances in green synthesis, functional mechanisms, and circular economy prospects.

    Isaac Alhamdu Baba, Saheed Mustapha, Ambali Saka Abdulkareem, Jimoh Oladejo Tijani and Kehinde Shola Obayomi

    Industrial Crops & Products 243 (2026) 123103
    2026
    DOI
  7. Engineered hierarchical WO₃/activated carbon nanocomposite for sequestration of some heavy metals in mining wastewater.

    Isaac Alhamdu Baba, Saheed Mustapha, Juliet Ismaila Busola, Jimoh Oladejo Tijani and Ambali Saka Abdulkareem

    Next Materials 11 (2026) 101897
    2026
    DOI
  8. Development and adsorption performance of Ag2O/ZnO/MWCNTs nanocomposites for effective removal of selected heavy metal ions from irrigation water.

    Adamu Abdul, Ambali Saka Abdulkareem, Abdulsalami Sanni Kovo, Jimoh Oladejo Tijani Elijah Yanda Shaba, Saheed Mustapha, Kehinde Shola Obayomi and Jianhua Zhang

    Cleaner Water 6 (2026) 100242
    2026
    DOI
  9. Enhanced biocompatibility and mechanical properties in carbon nanotube-reinforced natural rubber nanocomposites: a review for biomedical applications.

    Nimota Adenike-Yakubu Alade, Oladiran Kamardeen Abubakre, Rasaq Olawale Medupin, Ambali Saka Abdulkareem, Idris Babatunde Akintunde, Saheed Mustapha, Jimoh Oladejo Tijani, Rasheed Aremu Muriana and John Adeniran James

    Journal of Rubber Research
    2026
    DOI
  10. Exploring ZnO and CeO2 nanoparticle films for sustainable food packaging applications.

    Ismaila Busola Juliet, Mustapha Saheed, Tijani Jimoh Oladejo, Abdulkareem Ambali Saka Olasupo Olayode Adesola and Shaba Elijah Yanda

    Food and Humanity 5 (2025) 100712
    2025
    DOI