Dr. Francis Attiogbe

Email: 
fattiogbe@yahoo.com
Staff Grade: 
Senior Lecturer
Department: 
Department of Chemical Engineering
Faculty: 
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Education: 

PhD (Environmental & Resource Engineering (Paper Science & Engineering Option)), State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF), Syracuse, New York, USA. 2011

MSc (Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation), KNUST, Kumasi-Ghana. 2003

BSc (Chemical Engineering), KNUST, Kumasi-Ghana. 1996

Professional Membership: 
Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI), American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) 
Research Interests: 
Water and Wastewater Treatment, Bioenergy, Wood Pulping & Bleaching Processes, Solid/ Hazardous Waste Management
Publications: 

  1. Francis K . Attiogbe. Hydrogen peroxide decomposition in bicarbonate solution catalyzed by cobalt (II). International Journal of Advanced Research (2013), Volume 1, Issue 7, 411-415.

  2. Francis Attiogbe. Comparison of membrane bioreactor technology and conventional activated sludge system for treating bleached kraft mill
    effluent. Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2013, 7(5): 292-306. DOI : 10.5897/AJEST 2013.1429.

  3. Francis K. Attiogbe and Raymond C. Francis. Hydrogen peroxide decomposition in bicarbonate solution catalyzed by ferric citrate. Can. J. Chem. 2011, 89: 1289–1296.

  4. Francis K. Attiogbe and Raymond C. Francis. Hydrogen peroxide decomposition in bicarbonate solution catalyzed by divalent manganese species. Can. J. Chem. 2011, 89: 1297–1303.

  5. Francis K. Attiogbe, Samar K. Bose, Wei Wang, Alastair McNeillie, and Raymond C. Francis. The Peroxymonocarbonate Anions as Bleaching Agents. Part 1. Results with Lignin Model Compounds and Chemical Pulps. BioResources 2010, 5(4), 2208-2220.

  6. Francis K. Attiogbe, Wei Wang, Alastair McNeillie, and Raymond C. Francis. The Peroxymonocarbonate Anions as Bleaching Agents. Part 2. Mechanical Pulp Brightening and the Effects of Metal Ions. BioResources 2010, 5(4), 2221-2231.

  7. Attiogbe, F. K.; Glover-Amengor, M.; Nyadziehe, K. T. Correlating Biochemical and Chemical Oxygen Demand of Effluents – A Case Study of Selected Industries in Kumasi, Ghana. West African Journal of Applied Ecology 2007, 11, 110-118.

  8. Francis K. Attiogbe. Hydrogen peroxide decomposition in bicarbonate solution catalyzed by cobalt (II). International Journal of Advanced Research 2013, manuscript # 1884 (Accepted).

  9. Francis Attiogbe. Comparison of membrane bioreactor technology and conventional activated sludge system for treating bleached kraft mill effluent. Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2013, 7(5): 292-306. DOI: 10.5897/AJEST2013.1429