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Omotayo A. Arotiba is affiliated with the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. Their research primarily focuses on fields including Energy, Engineering, and Materials Science. Within these areas, their work spans subfields such as Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Water Science and Technology, Materials Chemistry, and Electrochemistry.

The research topics covered by Arotiba reflect a strong emphasis on photocatalysis and electrochemical processes. Key topics include:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors

Arotiba has contributed to a number of journals and publication venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Chemosphere
  • Electroanalysis
  • Electrochimica Acta
  • Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
  • ACS Omega

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Arotiba are:

  • Cu2O on anodised TiO2 nanotube arrays: A heterojunction photoanode for visible light assisted electrochemical degradation of pharmaceuticals in water (2020, Electrochimica Acta)
  • Novel Bi2Sn2O7 quantum dots/TiO2 nanotube arrays S-scheme heterojunction for enhanced photoelectrocatalytic degradation of sulfamethazine (2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)
  • Towards visible light driven photoelectrocatalysis for water treatment: Application of a FTO/BiVO4/Ag2S heterojunction anode for the removal of emerging pharmaceutical pollutants (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Photoelectrocatalysis of paracetamol on Pd-ZnO/ N-doped carbon nanofibers electrode (2021, Applied Materials Today)
  • Bismuth vanadate in photoelectrocatalytic water treatment systems for the degradation of organics: A review on recent trends (2020, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry)

Collaborations have been a significant component of Arotiba's research output, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Oluchi V. Nkwachukwu
  • Babatunde A. Koiki
  • Tsholofelo I. Sebokolodi
  • Duduzile Nkosi
  • Dimpo S. Sipuka

Arotiba also has a publication in book format, having contributed to a volume titled Reviews in Chemistry, published by Frontiers Media in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Chitosan-based nanomaterials: A state-of-the-art review

    Sudheesh K. Shukla;Ajay K. Mishra;Omotayo A. Arotiba;Bhekie B. Mamba

  • Simultaneous determination of cholesterol, ascorbic acid and uric acid as three essential biological compounds at a carbon paste electrode modified with copper oxide decorated reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite and ionic liquid

    Hassan Karimi-Maleh;Hassan Karimi-Maleh;Omotayo A. Arotiba

  • Development of a sodium alginate-based organic/inorganic superabsorbent composite hydrogel for adsorption of methylene blue.

    Sourbh Thakur;Sadanand Pandey;Omotayo A. Arotiba

  • The determination of 2-phenylphenol in the presence of 4-chlorophenol using nano-Fe3O4/ionic liquid paste electrode as an electrochemical sensor

    Hassan Karimi-Maleh;Colani T. Fakude;Nonhlagabezo Mabuba;Gbenga M. Peleyeju

  • Recent trend in visible-light photoelectrocatalytic systems for degradation of organic contaminants in water/wastewater

    Moses G. Peleyeju;Omotayo A. Arotiba

  • Electrochemical Aptasensor for Endocrine Disrupting 17β-Estradiol Based on a Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxylthiopene)-Gold Nanocomposite Platform

    Rasaq A. Olowu;Omotayo A. Arotiba;Stephen N. Mailu;Tesfaye Waryo

  • Synthesis, swelling and adsorption studies of a pH-responsive sodium alginate–poly(acrylic acid) superabsorbent hydrogel

    Sourbh Thakur;Omotayo A. Arotiba

  • Solar photoelectrocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin at a FTO/BiVO4/MnO2 anode: Kinetics, intermediate products and degradation pathway studies

    Benjamin O. Orimolade;Busisiwe N. Zwane;Babatunde A. Koiki;Luthando Tshwenya

  • Electrochemical Detection of Bisphenol A Using Graphene-Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

    B Ntsendwana;BB Mamba;S Sampath;OA Arotiba

  • Electrochemical detection of glyphosate herbicide using horseradish peroxidase immobilized on sulfonated polymer matrix.

    Everlyne A. Songa;Omotayo A. Arotiba;Joseph H.O. Owino;Nazeem Jahed

  • Electrochemical Immunosensor Based on Polythionine/Gold Nanoparticles for the Determination of Aflatoxin B1

    Joseph H.O. Owino;Omotayo A. Arotiba;Nicolette Hendricks;Everlyne A. Songa

  • Electrochemical co-detection of As(III), Hg(II) and Pb(II) on a bismuth modified exfoliated graphite electrode.

    Potlako J. Mafa;Azeez O. Idris;Nonhlangabezo Mabuba;Omotayo A. Arotiba

  • Synthesis, characterization and adsorption studies of an acrylic acid-grafted sodium alginate-based TiO2 hydrogel nanocomposite:

    Sourbh Thakur;Omotayo Arotiba

  • Cu2O on anodised TiO2 nanotube arrays: A heterojunction photoanode for visible light assisted electrochemical degradation of pharmaceuticals in water

    Babatunde A. Koiki;Benjamin O. Orimolade;Busisiwe N. Zwane;Duduzile Nkosi

  • Towards visible light driven photoelectrocatalysis for water treatment: Application of a FTO/BiVO 4 /Ag 2 S heterojunction anode for the removal of emerging pharmaceutical pollutants

    Benjamin O. Orimolade;Omotayo A. Arotiba

  • Towards wastewater treatment: Photo-assisted electrochemical degradation of 2-nitrophenol and orange II dye at a tungsten trioxide-exfoliated graphite composite electrode

    Eseoghene H. Umukoro;Moses G. Peleyeju;Jane C. Ngila;Omotayo A. Arotiba

  • Visible light driven photoelectrocatalysis on a FTO/BiVO4/BiOI anode for water treatment involving emerging pharmaceutical pollutants

    Benjamin O. Orimolade;Babatunde A. Koiki;Gbenga M. Peleyeju;Omotayo A. Arotiba

  • Bismuth vanadate in photoelectrocatalytic water treatment systems for the degradation of organics: A review on recent trends

    Benjamin O. Orimolade;Omotayo A. Arotiba

  • Voltammetric detection of arsenic on a bismuth modified exfoliated graphite electrode

    Thabile Ndlovu;Bhekie B. Mamba;Srinivasan Sampath;Srinivasan Sampath;Rui W. Krause

  • Photoelectrocatalysis of paracetamol on Pd–ZnO/ N-doped carbon nanofibers electrode

    Amr A. Nada;Amr A. Nada;Benjamin O. Orimolade;Heba H. El-Maghrabi;Heba H. El-Maghrabi;Babatunde A. Koiki

  • An Exfoliated Graphite-Based Bisphenol A Electrochemical Sensor

    Thabile Ndlovu;Omotayo A. Arotiba;Srinivasan Sampath;Rui W. Krause

  • Coupling cathodic electro-fenton with anodic photo-electrochemical oxidation: A feasibility study on the mineralization of paracetamol

    Benjamin O. Orimolade;Busisiwe N. Zwane;Babatunde A. Koiki;Matthieu Rivallin

Frequent Co-Authors

Bhekie B. Mamba
Bhekie B. Mamba University of South Africa
Srinivasan Sampath
Srinivasan Sampath Indian Institute of Science
Emmanuel I. Iwuoha
Emmanuel I. Iwuoha University of the Western Cape
Frank Marken
Frank Marken University of Bath
Hassan Karimi-Maleh
Hassan Karimi-Maleh University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Marc Cretin
Marc Cretin University of Montpellier
Minghua Zhou
Minghua Zhou Nankai University
Fabiana Arduini
Fabiana Arduini University of Rome Tor Vergata
Mikhael Bechelany
Mikhael Bechelany University of Montpellier
Kenneth I. Ozoemena
Kenneth I. Ozoemena University of the Witwatersrand

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