Future Fuels Development, and Emission Minimizations
Development of Sustainable Technologies for Energy, Power, and Transport Systems
Feedstock Upgrading and Improved Energy Performance- looking at Efficiency, Waste Material Products, PM Emissions during Biofuels Productions for Small and Large Scale Applications
Biomass & Sustainable Transport Solutions including Air Quality Issues and Minimization of Climate Effects
Fuel Oils from Biomass and Fossils fuels -Heavy Fractions Combustion Models and Validation
Environmental Engineering & Environmental Impacts Assessment including LCA development strategies
Bioremediations of Contaminated Soils around Oil Exploration Arena for Sustainable Agricultural Development, and Hydrocarbons Recoveries
Atiku Farooq Abubakar is currently an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Civil engineering at Kampala International University. Prior to his appointment as Associate Professor and previously a senior lecturer, he served with the Mechanical and Civil engineering Department at KIU where he has been since 2016.
He is the Associate Dean Research of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences KIU, and also the Doctoral Committee Chairman of School of Engineering, 2016 to date at Kampala International University Uganda. As a member of Mechanical & Civil Engineering, he has vast teaching, research and training skills in these departments, such as Physical Sciences, where he has been handling renewable energy courses since 2016. He also currently serves as a Research Associate in Process Engineering –Energy Research Institute University of Leeds, 2015 to date. from 2006 to 2012, he was a Lecturer at the State University Birnin-Kebbi, Nigeria, a Research Laboratory scientist and Head of chemistry at Model Secondary School, Kontagora Niger State, Nigeria 2006.
He received a B.Sc. MSc in Chemistry, Petroleum Chemistry from Usmanu Danfodiyo University from 2005 to 2010 respectively, and a PGDE from the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, 2011. He received his Ph.D in Process Environmental Material Engineering from the University of Leeds in 2015. Additionally, he has enormous experience in collaboration and involves in voluntary work with NGOs, as he is currently the Director of Research and Project ICYDT, Uganda from 2017 to date.
His research interests are Future Fuels Development, and Emission Minimizations, Development of Sustainable Technologies for Energy, Power, and Transport Systems, and Fuel Oils from Biomass and Fossils fuels -Heavy Fractions Combustion Models and Validation.
Abdulfatah, Abdu Yusuf; Freddie L. Inambao and Atiku, A. Farooq (2020). Corrigendum to Impact of n-butnol-gasoline-hydrogen blends on combustion reactivity, performance and tailpipe emissions using TGDI engine parameters variation.
Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. Vol 41 Pp100804, 2020
Abdulfatah, Abdu Yusuf; Freddie L. Inambao and Atiku, A. Farooq (2020). Impact of n-butnol-gasoline-hydrogen blends on combustion reactivity, performance and tailpipe emissions using TGDI engine parameters variation. Sustain.
Energy Technol. Assess. DOI:10.1016/j.seta2020.100773
Abdulfatah, Abdu Yusuf; V. Karthickeyan; Sharif S.N, Abdurrahman, H. Shuaibu, Atiku, A. Farooq (2020). Data set on performance and relative exhaust emission (REE) characteristics of fish oil ethyl ester with fuel preheating in diesel engine.
Data in brief 29 (2020) 105237
Aminu K. Rabiu; Murtala M Ambursa; Yakubu Yahaya; Farooq A Atiku, and Robert W. Dryfe (2019). Contribution of Electrical Double Layer Repulsion to Colloidal Stability of the Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Dispersion in Organic Solvent.
Records of Chemical Sciences 1: (3) 2019.
Adiya, Z.I.S.G. and Atiku F. A (2019). Investigation into the Drying Behavior of Organic Solids Using a Developed Model and Thermo Gravimetric Analysis.
Nigerian journal of solar energy volume: ISSN: 0794-9537, 30, (2) (October), 2019: 93– 97
Farooq A Atiku, Amanda R. Lea-Langton, Keith D. Bartle, Jenny M. Jones, Alan Williams, Iain S. Burns, and Gordon Humphries (2017). Some Aspects of the Mechanism of Formation of Smoke from the Combustion of Wood.
Energy Fuels, DOI:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b02639 Pp 1-39.
F.A. Atiku, E.J.S. Mitchell, A.R. Lea-Langton, J.M. Jones, A. Williams and K.D. Bartle (2016). The Impact of Fuel Properties on the Composition of Soot Produced by the Combustion of Residential Solid Fuels in a Domestic Stove.
Fuel Process Technology; FUPROC-D-16-00274
Farooq A. Atiku, Keith D Bartle, Jenny M. Jones, Amanda L. Lea-Langton and Alan Williams (2016). A Study of the Combustion Chemistry of Petroleum and Bio-Fuel Oil Asphaltenes.
JFUE-D-16-00991.
Atiku F. A, I.M Fakai, A.A Wara, A.U Birnin-Yauri, Musa M.A (2014). Production of Soap Using Locally Available Alkaline Extract from Millet Stalk: A Study on Physical and Chemical Properties of Soap.
International Journal of Advanced Research in Chemical Science. 1(7):1-7.2014
Farooq Abubakar Atiku; Aliyu Ahmad Wara; and Mary Remi Enimola (2014). FTIR Spectroscopic Analysis and Fuel Properties of Wild Castor(Ricinus communis L) Seed Oil..
Open Science Journal of Anaytical Chemistry (1):1.2014 6-9
Atiku F. A., Wara A.A and Bashir M.M (2014). FTIR Analysis and Fuel Properties of Castor (Rcinus communis L) Bean Oil..
World Research Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2(1), Pp 31-34, 2014.
Lea-Langton AR; Baeza-Romero MT; Boman GV; Brooks B; Wilson AJM; Atiku F.A; Bartle KD; Jones JM; Williams A (2014). A study of smoke formation from wood combustion..
Fuel Processing Technology, vol. 137, pp.327-332
Atiku, F.A., P.O. Ikeh, U. Z. Faruk, A. U. Itodo, B.G. DanShehu, and M.M. Ambursa (2011). Physicochemical Analysis of Discharged Particulate from Power Generating Engines..
Advances in Applied Science Research.2(3):287-294
A. Muhammad, S.M. Dangoggo, A.I. Tsafe, A. U. Itodo and F.A. Atiku (2011). Proximate, Minerals and Anti-nutritional Factors of Gardenia aqualla (Gauden dutse) Fruit Pulp..
Pakistan Journal of Nutrition 10(6):577-581,
M.K Gafar, A.U. Itodo, F. A. Atiku, A.M.Hassan and I.J.Peni (2011). Proximate and mineral composition of the leaves of hairy indigo (indigofera astragalina)..
Pak. J. Nutrition. 10(2):168-175.
Atiku, F. A., P. O. Ikeh, U. Z. Faruk, A. U. Itodo, A. Abdulhamid and I.I. (2011). Comparative Test Analysis of Petroleum (Diesel and Gasoline) Soots as Potential Sources of Toxic Metals from Exhausts of Power Plants..
Archives of Applied Science Research, 3(4) 147-156.
A.U. Itodo, H.U. Itodo, F. A. Atiku, R.A. Koko and A. A. Kwaido (2011). Dyes uptake on to Processed and Raw Mango Seed Back..
Asian J. Plant Sci. Res 1(1):57-66.
Warra, A. A; Wawata, I.G., Gunu, S.Y. and Atiku, F. A (2011). Soap preparation from Soxhlet extracted from Nigerian Cotton Seed..
Advances in Applied Science Research, 2(5):617-623
Atiku, F.A; Itodo A.U., Ambursa M.M, Birnin Yauri, A.U, Muh’d, A, Hassan A.M, and Goronyo, M.M. (2010). Exposure to Wood and Kerosene Particulate soot as possible threat to rural dwellers for Vanadium, Selenium, Bismuth, Nickel, Copper and Zinc contamination..
Biological and Environmental Sciences Journal for the Tropics (BEST) 7(4):226-230.
Itodo, A.U., F.W. Abdulrahman, L.G. Hassan, F.A. Atiku, S.A. Maigandi and H.U. Itodo (2010). Application of elovic and bhattacharya/venkobacharya models to kinetics of herbicide sorption.
J. Am. Sci., 6: 8-18.
Itodo, A.U., F.W. Abdulrahman, L.G. Hassan, F.A. Atiku and H.U. Itodo (2010). GC-MS prediction of organochlorine herbicide sorption rate: A batch kinetic studies.
Trends Applied Sci. Res. 6:1-12.
F. A. Atiku, A. A. Zuru, P. O. Ikeh, A. U. Itodo, A. U. Birnin-Yauri, M. M. Ambursa and A. Muhammad (2010). Physicochemical and titrimetric estimation of electrolytes in Sokoto metropolis: A comparative study.
International Journal of pure and Applied Sciences, 3:120-127
Ahmad. H., A. I. Tsafe, A. A. Zuru, R. A. Shehu, F. A. Atiku and A. U. Itodo. (2010). Physicochemical and Heavy Metals Values in Nigerian Crude Oil Samples..
International Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences, 6(1):10-15
Birnin–Yauri A. U; S. M. Dangoggo; C. M. Elinge; U. A. Birnin-Yauri; F. A. Atiku and A. Abdurrahman (2010). Biogas Production Potential of Clatropis Procera (Sodom Apple)..
International Journal of Tropical Agriculture and Food Systems, 4(1):74-78
Atiku F.A; P.O. Ikeh; U.Z. Faruk; A.U. Itodo; B.G. DanShehu and M.M. Ambrusa (2010). Contribution of Wood and Kerosene Soot Carbon to Environmental Pollution: A Test Analysis of Divalent Cr, Pb and Cd Using FAAS..
Biological and Environmental Sciences Journal for the Tropics 7 (4):241-246.
U.Z Faruq; U .A Rahman; M.Bello; M.Obianke; and F .A Atiku; (2010). Antibacterial activity of the active component of Cacia alata leaves..
Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences.18(1): 97-100
Abdulrahman, A.; P O Ikeh; F.W Abdurrahman; A. Abubakar; A U Itodo; I. S. Shabanda and F. A. Atiku. (2009). Kinetic studies of biogas generated from water hyaciyh (Eichhornia crassi).
International Journal Tropical Agric. Food System, 3(2):110 - 115.
Birnin- yauri, U. A., F. A. Atiku; A. U. Itodo; M .M Ambursa; A. A. Gebe and M. M. Goronyo. (2009). Determination of the biogas yielding potentials of cattle dung and cattle Egret dropping..
Animal production research advances, 5(3):198 – 201
Abdulrahman, A., A.U. Itodo, I. S. Shabanda and F. A. Atiku. (2009). Quantitative Estimation of Biogas from Stem and Leaves of water hyacinth (Eichhornia Crassipes)..
International journal of Natural and Applied Sciences, 5(3):203 - 20
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Thermochemical Conversion for Bioenergy Production
Biochemical Conversion for Bioenergy Production
Global Energy Scenario, Policy and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems