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Akwasi A. Boateng is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on areas intersecting Engineering and Environmental Science, with a significant emphasis on Biomedical Engineering as a subfield.

The main scientific themes in their work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, Biofuel Production and Bioconversion, and Biodiesel Production and Applications. Additional topics covered in their research involve Energy and Environment Impacts, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies, and investigations related to Graphite, nuclear technology, and radiation.

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on renewable energy technologies and pyrolysis-based biofuel production. Notable publications include:

  • Environmental, exergetic and economic tradeoffs of catalytic- and fast pyrolysis-to-renewable diesel (2020, Renewable Energy)
  • Production of Partially Deoxygenated Pyrolysis Oil from Switchgrass via Ca(OH)2, CaO, and Ca(COOH)2 Cofeeding (2020, Energy & Fuels)
  • Effect of pretreatment on pyrolysis products of Pennisetum purpureum Schum. by Py-GC/MS (2021, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry)
  • Continuous extraction of phenol and cresols from advanced pyrolysis oils (2020, SN Applied Sciences)
  • Biocidal Activity of Fast Pyrolysis Biochar against Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Soil Varies Based on Production Temperature or Age of Biochar (2020, Journal of Food Protection)

Boateng often collaborates with a group of co-authors, including Charles A. Mullen, Lucas Manique Raymundo, Jorge Otávio Trierweiler, Joshua Akinropo Oyetade, and Vanessa Hammond. These collaborations span several publications, especially in the field of biomass conversion and renewable energy research.

The scientist's publications are commonly found in several research journals such as:

  • Energy & Fuels
  • Renewable Energy
  • Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
  • SN Applied Sciences

The scope and focus of their work place them at the intersection of environmental and chemical engineering disciplines, addressing challenges in sustainable energy solutions and chemical processes for biomass conversion.

Best Publications

  • Biochar: a synthesis of its agronomic impact beyond carbon sequestration.

    Kurt A. Spokas;Keri B. Cantrell;Jeffrey M. Novak;David W. Archer

  • Bio-oil and bio-char production from corn cobs and stover by fast pyrolysis

    Charles A. Mullen;Akwasi A. Boateng;Neil M. Goldberg;Isabel M. Lima

  • Screening acidic zeolites for catalytic fast pyrolysis of biomass and its components

    David J. Mihalcik;Charles A. Mullen;Akwasi A. Boateng

  • Catalytic pyrolysis-GC/MS of lignin from several sources

    Charles A. Mullen;Akwasi A. Boateng

  • Chemical Composition of Bio-oils Produced by Fast Pyrolysis of Two Energy Crops †

    Charles A. Mullen;Akwasi A. Boateng

  • Characterization of Various Fast-Pyrolysis Bio-Oils by NMR Spectroscopy†

    Charles A. Mullen;Gary D. Strahan;Akwasi A. Boateng

  • Biochar Production Technology

    Akwasi A. Boateng;Manuel Garcia-Perez;Ondrˇej Mašek;Robert Brown

  • Bench-Scale Fluidized-Bed Pyrolysis of Switchgrass for Bio-Oil Production†

    Akwasi A. Boateng;Daren E. Daugaard;Neil M. Goldberg;Kevin B. Hicks

  • Rotary Kilns: Transport Phenomena and Transport Processes

    Akwasi A. Boateng

  • Heavy metal and phenol adsorptive properties of biochars from pyrolyzed switchgrass and woody biomass in correlation with surface properties.

    Yanxue Han;Akwasi A. Boateng;Phoebe X. Qi;Isabel M. Lima

  • Screening heterogeneous catalysts for the pyrolysis of lignin

    Michael A. Jackson;David L. Compton;Akwasi A. Boateng

  • A thermal model for the rotary kiln including heat transfer within the bed

    A.A. Boateng;P.V. Barr

  • H-ZSM5 Catalyzed Co-Pyrolysis of Biomass and Plastics

    Christina Dorado;Charles A. Mullen;Akwasi A. Boateng

  • Physicochemical and adsorptive properties of fast-pyrolysis bio-chars and their steam activated counterparts.

    Isabel M. Lima;Akwasi A. Boateng;Kjell T. Klasson

  • Distributed processing of biomass to bio-oil for subsequent production of Fischer-Tropsch liquids

    Mark M. Wright;Robert C. Brown;Akwasi A. Boateng

  • Incineration of rice hull for use as a cementitious material: the guyana experience

    A.A. Boateng;D.A. Skeete

  • Granular flow behaviour in the transverse plane of a partially filled rotating cylinder

    A. A. Boateng;P. V. Barr

  • Production of Aromatic Hydrocarbons via Catalytic Pyrolysis of Biomass over Fe-Modified HZSM-5 Zeolites

    Charles A. Mullen;Akwasi A. Boateng

  • Origin of carbon in aromatic and olefin products derived from HZSM-5 catalyzed co-pyrolysis of cellulose and plastics via isotopic labeling

    Christina Dorado;Charles A. Mullen;Akwasi A. Boateng

  • Modelling of particle mixing and segregation in the transverse plane of a rotary kiln

    A.A. Boateng;P.V. Barr

  • Fast pyrolysis of biomass thermally pretreated by torrefaction.

    A.A. Boateng;C.A. Mullen

  • Production of Bio-oil from Alfalfa Stems by Fluidized-Bed Fast Pyrolysis †

    Akwasi A. Boateng;Charles A. Mullen;Neil Goldberg;Kevin B. Hicks

  • Analysis and Comparison of Bio-Oil Produced by Fast Pyrolysis from Three Barley Biomass/Byproduct Streams

    Charles A. Mullen;Akwasi A. Boateng;Kevin B. Hicks;Neil M. Goldberg

  • Hydrodeoxygenation of fast-pyrolysis bio-oils from various feedstocks using carbon-supported catalysts

    Yaseen Elkasabi;Charles A. Mullen;Anna L.M.T. Pighinelli;Anna L.M.T. Pighinelli;Akwasi A. Boateng

  • Catalytic transfer hydrogenation for stabilization of bio-oil oxygenates: Reduction of p-cresol and furfural over bimetallic Ni–Cu catalysts using isopropanol

    Hari P. Reddy Kannapu;Charles A. Mullen;Yaseen Elkasabi;Akwasi A. Boateng

  • Pyrolysis of forest residues: An approach to techno-economics for bio-fuel production

    Jose L. Carrasco;Sampath Gunukula;Akwasi A. Boateng;Charles A. Mullen

  • Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of White Oak Wood in a Bubbling Fluidized Bed

    Charles A. Mullen;Akwasi A. Boateng;David J. Mihalcik;Neil M. Goldberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin B. Hicks
Kevin B. Hicks United States Department of Agriculture
Michael D. Casler
Michael D. Casler Agricultural Research Service
Sabrina Spatari
Sabrina Spatari Drexel University
Bruce S. Dien
Bruce S. Dien National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
Hans-Joachim G. Jung
Hans-Joachim G. Jung University of Minnesota
David D. Douds
David D. Douds Agricultural Research Service
Gautam Sarath
Gautam Sarath Agricultural Research Service
Robert C. Brown
Robert C. Brown Iowa State University
Matt A. Sanderson
Matt A. Sanderson Agricultural Research Service
Scott E. Sattler
Scott E. Sattler Agricultural Research Service

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