Dr. Lukman Bola Abdulra’uf is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry at the Kwara State University, Malete, Ilorin, Nigeria. He started his teaching career at the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin in 2006. He had his PhD in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, his M. Sc at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria and B. Sc at the Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria. He was a TWAS Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
His research focuses on analysis of contaminants such as pesticide residues, mycotoxins, food additives and veterinary drug residues in food samples using microextraction techniques. His current research interests focus on the synthesis of carbon nanomaterials, ionic liquids and sol-gel for analytical applications in sample preparation.
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Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry
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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
ALLELOPATHIC EFFECTS OF Tithonia diversifolia N-BUTANOLIC SUB-FRACTIONS ON WEED SUPPRESSION, GERMINATION, AND CYTOTOXICITY IN TWO COWPEA VARIETIES AA Ayinla, WO Opadokun, ARO Koiki, UB Olayinka, AR Lawal, ... FUDMA JOURNAL OF SCIENCES 10 (5), 197-202 , 2026 2026
Determination and Risk Evaluation of Heavy Metals in Fish Samples Using AAS After Microwave-Assisted Digestion L ALSALOUMI, AM TARIQ HANTASH, R GHANEM, L HASSOUNEH, ... Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science 14 (11) , 2026 2026
The Fate of Pesticides in Wastewater: A Review YO Ayipo, CF Chong, AA Jimoh, LB Abdulra'uf, WA Osunniran Pesticide Removal Methods from Wastewater, 1-39 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Adsorptive Removal of Lead(II) ions from Aqueous Solutions Using FunctionalizedMOF-5with Pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic Acid DT Ogundele, DA Adeyemi, VT Olayemi, OA Samsudeen, LB Abdulra'uf Nigerian Research Journal of Chemical Sciences 13 (2), 184-209 , 2025 2025
Application of QuEChERS-HPLC Method for the Analysis of Aflatoxins in Cereal-based Foods A Ibraheem, A Ishaq, AR Lawal, MA Aliu, AM Junaid, A Lawal, O Adeoye, ... AAU J. Physical & Applied Sciences 5 (1), 122-129 , 2025 2025
Assessment of Heavy Metals and Mycotoxins in Pepper (Capsicum chinense) and Date Fruits (Phoenix dactylifera) Sold Along Traffic Congested Areas in Ilorin DT Ogundele, DT Ishola, BT Ogunyemi, LB Abdul‘Rauf Savanna Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 7 (1), 71-78 , 2025 2025
Effect of Copper-Based Fungicide on Chemical Composition of Cocoa Seeds AR Lawal, BU Olayinka, GS Olahan, OA Omorinoye, HA Abdulsalam, ... UNIZIK Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences 5 (1), 2272-2281 , 2025 2025
Determination of pesticide residues in beans using QuEChERS technique coupled to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry: Multivariate optimization of CEN and AOAC methods LB Abdulra'uf, AM Junaid, AR Lawal, HB Ibrahim, GH Tan Food Chemistry 463, 141464 , 2025 2025 Citations: 15
Effect of integrated pest management practices on the occurrence of pesticide residue in okra cultivated by farmers in Kwara state EO Imoloame, OJ Yusuf, LB Abdulrauf, TH Aliyu Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 196 (11), 1048 , 2024 2024
Optimized HPLC-UV Methodology for the Simultaneous Quantification of Multiple Preservatives in Jordanian Yogurt Products A Sirhan, Y AlRashdan, Q Jarrar, A Mostafa, LB Abdulra’uf Jordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 17 (3), 481-491 , 2024 2024 Citations: 3
Integrated pest management practices and pesticide residue in okra among farmers in Kwara State E Imoloame, O Yusuf, L Abdulrauf, T Aliyu Available at SSRN 4931897 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Enhancing Germination and Seedling Growth in Salt Stressed Maize Lines through Chemical Priming. BU Olayinka, AS Abdulbaki, AR Lawal, H Alsamadany, LB Abdulra'uf, ... Basrah Journal of Agricultural Sciences 37 (2) , 2024 2024
Quantitative Assessment and Toxicological Study of Sunset Yellow Dye (E110) as an Additive in some Beverages Consumed in Katsina Metropolis, Nigeria A Lawal, SM Batagarawa, S Abdulkarim, B Lawal, AM Yarima, ... ChemSearch Journal 15 (1), 156 – 161 , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
Progress in endophytic fungi secondary metabolites: biosynthetic gene cluster reactivation and advances in metabolomics RF Zakariyah, KA Ajijolakewu, AJ Ayodele, BI Folami-A, EP Samuel, ... Bulletin of the National Research Centre 48 (1), 44 , 2024 2024 Citations: 35
Comparative Analysis of Histamine in Fresh and Processed Fish Sold in Jordanian Market A Sirhan, Y AlRashdan, AE Yousef, L Hassouneh, T Ghrear, ... Jordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 17 (1), 123-130 , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
Enhancing germination and seedling growth in salt stressed maize lines through chemical priming BU Olayinka, AS Abdulbaki, AR Lawal, H Alsamadany, LB Abdulra’uf, ... Basrah Journal of Agricultural Sciences 36 (2), 185-198 , 2023 2023 Citations: 5
Development of QuEChERS/HPLC technique for the determination of veterinary drug residues in beef samples. AM Junaid, MA Aliu, A Ibraheem, A Ishaq, A Lawal, AY Sirhan, GH Tan, ... Songklanakarin Journal of Science & Technology 45 (5) , 2023 2023 Citations: 3
Quantification of Ochratoxin A in 90 spice and herb samples using the ELISA method A Sirhan, Y AlRashdan, M Najdawi, LK Hassouneh, A Talhouni, ... Journal of Medicine and Life 16 (9), 1393 , 2023 2023 Citations: 7
Effect of phosphorus fertilizer and shoot pruning on growth, yield and fruit quality of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) BU Olayinka, AS Abdulbaki, M Oyewole, OE Jacobs, KA Abdulkareem, ... The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 93 (6), 668-672 , 2023 2023 Citations: 1
Dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction/HPLC techniques for determination of oxytetracycline and doxycycline residues in beef samples: method developments and statistical analysis M Aliu, A Junaid, A Ibraheem, A Ishaq, A Lawal, K Ayeni, A Lawal, ... African Scientific Reports, 87-87 , 2023 2023 Citations: 7
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Chemometric approach to the optimization of HS-SPME/GC–MS for the determination of multiclass pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables LB Abdulra’uf, GH Tan Food chemistry 177, 267-273 , 2015 2015 Citations: 153
Recent modifications and validation of QuEChERS-dSPE coupled to LC–MS and GC–MS instruments for determination of pesticide/agrochemical residues in fruits and vegetables A Lawal, RCS Wong, GH Tan, LB Abdulra’Uf, AMA Alsharif Journal of chromatographic science 56 (7), 656-669 , 2018 2018 Citations: 112
Stresses in plants: Biotic and abiotic BU Olayinka, AR Lawal, SA Abdulbaki, LB Abdulra'uf, KA Abdulhamid, ... Current trends in wheat research , 2021 2021 Citations: 109
Recent developments and applications of liquid phase microextraction in fruits and vegetables analysis LB Abdulra'uf, AY Sirhan, GH Tan Journal of Separation Science 35 (24), 3540-3553 , 2012 2012 Citations: 72
QuEChERS-HPLC method for aflatoxin detection of domestic and imported food in Jordan AY Sirhan, GH Tan, A Al-Shunnaq, L Abdulra'uf, RCS Wong Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies 37 (3), 321-342 , 2014 2014 Citations: 69
SPME fibers for the analysis of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables: a review LB Abdulra’uf, WA Hammed, GH Tan Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry 42 (2), 152-161 , 2012 2012 Citations: 65
Multivariate study of parameters in the determination of pesticide residues in apple by headspace solid phase microextraction coupled to gas chromatography–mass spectrometry … LB Abdulra’uf, GH Tan Food Chemistry 141 (4), 4344-4348 , 2013 2013 Citations: 59
Applications of solid-phase microextraction for the analysis of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables: A review LB Abdulra’uf, MK Chai, GH Tan Journal of AOAC International 95 (5), 1272-1290 , 2012 2012 Citations: 55
Multi-pesticide residues determination in samples of fruits and vegetables using chemometrics approach to QuEChERS-dSPE coupled with ionic liquid-based DLLME and LC–MS/MS A Lawal, RCS Wong, GH Tan, LB Abdulra’uf, AMA Alsharif Chromatographia 81 (5), 759-768 , 2018 2018 Citations: 54
Review of SBSE technique for the analysis of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables LB Abdulra’uf, GH Tan Chromatographia 77 (1-2), 15-24 , 2014 2014 Citations: 47
Recent approaches to controlling the nanoscale morphology of polymer-based bulk-heterojunction solar cells WA Hammed, R Yahya, AL Bola, HNME Mahmud Energies 6 (11), 5847-5868 , 2013 2013 Citations: 46
Determination of Pesticide Residues in Fruit and Vegetables by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry with Multivariate Response Surface Methodology A Lawal, RCS Wong, GH Tan, LB Abdulra’uf Analytical Letters 52 (2), 231-248 , 2019 2019 Citations: 43
Progress in endophytic fungi secondary metabolites: biosynthetic gene cluster reactivation and advances in metabolomics RF Zakariyah, KA Ajijolakewu, AJ Ayodele, BI Folami-A, EP Samuel, ... Bulletin of the National Research Centre 48 (1), 44 , 2024 2024 Citations: 35
Aflatoxin - occurrence, detoxification, determination and health risks LB Abdulra'uf 2022 Citations: 26
Review of Ionic Liquids in Microextraction Analysis of Pesticide Residues in Fruit and Vegetable Samples LB Abdulra’uf, A Lawal, AY Sirhan, GH Tan Chromatographia 83 (1), 11-33 , 2020 2020 Citations: 26
Applications of experimental design to the optimization of microextraction sample preparation parameters for the analysis of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables LB Abdulra'uf, AY Sirhan, GH Tan Journal of AOAC International 98 (5), 1171-1185 , 2015 2015 Citations: 26
Recent developments and applications of microextraction techniques for the analysis of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables GH Tan, LB Abdulra'uf Pesticides-Recent Trends in Pesticide Residue Assay , 2012 2012 Citations: 22
Determination of mycotoxins using hollow fiber dispersive liquid–liquid–microextraction (HF-DLLME) prior to high-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry … AMA Alsharif, YM Choo, GH Tan, LB Abdulra’uf Analytical Letters 52 (12), 1976-1990 , 2019 2019 Citations: 21
Determination of pesticide residues in beans using QuEChERS technique coupled to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry: Multivariate optimization of CEN and AOAC methods LB Abdulra'uf, AM Junaid, AR Lawal, HB Ibrahim, GH Tan Food Chemistry 463, 141464 , 2025 2025 Citations: 15
Chemometrics approach to QuEChERS-dSPE for multi-standard determination of pesticides in blank samples of Milli-Q-Water using high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass … A Lawal, LB Abdulra’uf ChemSearch Journal 11 (1), 66-73 , 2020 2020 Citations: 13