Oseweuba Valentine Okoro

@ulb.be

Researcher/ BioMatter Lab

https://researchid.co/valengr123

1329

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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Management of secondary effluent using novel membrane technology to recover water and magnesium ions for phosphate precipitation: An integrated pilot-scale study
A Bastrzyk, K Pacyna-Iwanicka, A Dawiec-Liśniewska, K Czuba, K Janiak, ...
Separation and Purification Technology 338, 126440 2024

A comprehensive review of recent advances in the applications and biosynthesis of oxalic acid from bio-derived substrates
AN Amenaghawon, JE Ayere, UO Amune, IC Otuya, EC Abuga, ...
Environmental Research, 118703 2024

Sustainable biorefinery development for valorizing all wastes from date palm agroindustry
S Shokrollahi, A Shavandi, OV Okoro, JFM Denayer, K Karimi
Fuel 358, 130291 2024

Starch biocomposites preparation by incorporating organosolv lignins from potato crop residues
S Zolfaghari, A Soltaninejad, OV Okoro, A Shavandi, JFM Denayer, ...
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 129140 2024

Gas Therapy: Generating, Delivery, and Biomedical Applications
P Ghaffari‐Bohlouli, H Jafari, OV Okoro, H Alimoradi, L Nie, G Jiang, ...
Small methods, 2301349 2024

The Simultaneous Removal of Copper and Lead onto Banana Peels (Musa Acuminata) Using A Central Composite Design
FO Afolabi, P Musonge, BF Bakare, A Shavandi, OV Okoro
39th JOHANNESBURG International Conference on “Chemical, Biological and 2023

Fabrication of Bioactive Polyphenolic Biomaterials....
P Hobbi, OV Okoro, L Nie, A Shavandi
Materials Today Sustainability, 100541 2023

Optimizing the subcritical water valorization of insect (Hermetia illucens l.) farming waste for biodiesel production
OV Okoro, V Preat, K Karimi, L Nie, F Debaste, A Shavandi
Chemical Engineering Research and Design 196, 413-426 2023

Biorefining of corn stover for efficient production of bioethanol, biodiesel, biomethane, and value-added byproducts
RS Alavijeh, A Shahvandi, OV Okoro, JFM Denayer, K Karimi
Energy Conversion and Management 283, 116877 2023

Anisotropic PLGA microsphere/PVA hydrogel composite with aligned macroporous structures for directed cell adhesion and proliferation
S Liu, X Zhou, L Nie, Y Wang, Z Hu, OV Okoro, A Shavandi, L Fan
International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials, 1-10 2023

Exopolysaccharide from the yeast Papiliotrema terrestris PT22AV for skin wound healing
M Hamidi, OV Okoro, G Ianiri, H Jafari, K Rashidi, S Ghasemi, R Castoria, ...
Journal of Advanced Research 46, 61-74 2023

Chemical Composition, Antioxidant Activity and Cytocompatibility of Polyphenolic Compounds Extracted from Food Industry Apple Waste...
P Hobbi, OV Okoro, M Hajiabbas, M Hamidi, L Nie, V Megalizzi, ...
Molecules 28 (2), 675 2023

Evaluation of two fungal exopolysaccharides as potential biomaterials for wound healing applications
M Hamidi, OV Okoro, K Rashidi, MS Salami, R Mirzaei Seveiri, ...
World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 39 (2), 49 2023

Technoeconomic Assessment of Biopolymer Production from Crustacean Waste with the UK as a Case Study
OV Okoro, L Nie, O Gunduz, S Ulag, M Hamidi, A Shavandi
Sustainability 15 (3), 2280 2023

Bioactive wound dressing based on decellularized tendon and GelMA with incorporation of PDA-loaded asiaticoside nanoparticles for scarless wound healing
S Liu, Y Zhao, M Li, L Nie, Q Wei, OV Okoro, H Jafari, S Wang, J Deng, ...
Chemical Engineering Journal 466, 143016 2023

Click chemistry for 3D bioprinting
L Nie, Y Sun, OV Okoro, Y Deng, G Jiang, A Shavandi
Materials Horizons 2023

Fabrication and desired properties of conductive hydrogel dressings....
L Nie, Q Wei, J Li, Y Deng, X He, X Gao, X Ma, S Liu, Y Sun, G Jiang, ...
RSC advances 13 (13), 8502-8522 2023

Injectable, self-healing, transparent, and antibacterial hydrogels based on chitosan and dextran for wound dressings
L Nie, Q Wei, M Sun, P Ding, L Wang, Y Sun, X Ding, OV Okoro, G Jiang, ...
International journal of biological macromolecules 233, 123494 2023

Synthesis, surface modifications, and biomedical applications of carbon nanofibers: Electrospun vs vapor-grown carbon nanofibers
S Keshavarz, OV Okoro, M Hamidi, H Derakhshankhah, M Azizi, ...
Coordination Chemistry Reviews 472, 214770 2023

Technoeconomic and Environmental Assessment of Alternative Biorefineries for Bioenergy and Polyphenolic Production from Pomace Biomass
OV Okoro, L Nie, D Podstawczyk, A Shavandi
BioEnergy Research 16, 1639–1653 2023

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Natural hydrogel-based bio-inks ......
A Fatimi, OV Okoro, D Podstawczyk, J Siminska-Stanny, A Shavandi
Gels 8 (3), 179 2022
Citations: 115

Desulphurisation of biogas: a systematic qualitative and economic-based quantitative review of alternative strategies
OV Okoro, Z Sun
ChemEngineering 3 (3), 76 2019
Citations: 83

Meat processing waste as a potential feedstock for biochemicals and biofuels–A review of possible conversion technologies
OV Okoro, Z Sun, J Birch
Journal of cleaner production 142, 1583-1608 2017
Citations: 82

Alginate modification via click chemistry for biomedical applications
Y Deng, A Shavandi, OV Okoro, L Nie
Carbohydrate polymers 270, 118360 2021
Citations: 58

3D bioprinting of lignocellulosic biomaterials
A Shavandi, S Hosseini, OV Okoro, L Nie, F Eghbali Babadi, F Melchels
Advanced Healthcare Materials 9 (24), 2001472 2020
Citations: 56

Three-dimensional printing of hydroxyapatite composites for biomedical application
Y Han, Q Wei, P Chang, K Hu, OV Okoro, A Shavandi, L Nie
Crystals 11 (4), 353 2021
Citations: 44

Fungal exopolysaccharides: Properties, sources, modifications, and biomedical applications
M Hamidi, OV Okoro, PB Milan, MR Khalili, H Samadian, L Nie, ...
Carbohydrate polymers 284, 119152 2022
Citations: 40

Catalyst-free biodiesel production methods: A comparative technical and environmental evaluation
OV Okoro, Z Sun, J Birch
Sustainability 10 (1), 127 2018
Citations: 39

Kinetic modelling of the solid–liquid extraction process of polyphenolic compounds from apple pomace: Influence of solvent composition and temperature
P Hobbi, OV Okoro, C Delporte, H Alimoradi, D Podstawczyk, L Nie, ...
Bioresources and Bioprocessing 8 (1), 1-14 2021
Citations: 38

Protein-based 3d biofabrication of biomaterials
M Mirzaei, OV Okoro, L Nie, DFS Petri, A Shavandi
Bioengineering 8 (4), 48 2021
Citations: 37

Meat processing dissolved air flotation sludge as a potential biodiesel feedstock in New Zealand: A predictive analysis of the biodiesel product properties
OV Okoro, Z Sun, J Birch
Journal of cleaner production 168, 1436-1447 2017
Citations: 36

Polysaccharide-based hydrogels: Properties, advantages, challenges, and optimization methods for applications in regenerative medicine
P Safarzadeh Kozani, P Safarzadeh Kozani, M Hamidi, O Valentine Okoro, ...
International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials 71 2021
Citations: 33

Fruit pomace-lignin as a sustainable biopolymer for biomedical applications
OV Okoro, A Amenaghawon, D Podstawczyk, H Alimoradi, MR Khalili, ...
Journal of Cleaner Production 328, 129498 2021
Citations: 30

An assessment of the utilization of waste apple slurry in bio-succinic acid and bioenergy production
OV Okoro, A Shavandi
International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 1-12 2022
Citations: 27

Prognostic assessment of the viability of hydrothermal liquefaction as a post-resource recovery step after enhanced biomethane generation using co-digestion technologies
OV Okoro, Z Sun, J Birch
Applied Sciences 8 (11), 2290 2018
Citations: 27

Polyphenol rich green tea waste hydrogel for removal of copper and chromium ions from aqueous solution
L Nie, P Chang, S Liang, K Hu, D Hua, S Liu, J Sun, M Sun, T Wang, ...
Cleaner Engineering and Technology 4, 100167 2021
Citations: 26

aNew trends in biotechnological applications of photosynthetic microorganisms
A Dawiec-Liśniewska, D Podstawczyk, A Bastrzyk, K Czuba, ...
Biotechnology advances, 107988 2022
Citations: 24

Injectable hydrogels based on silk fibroin peptide grafted hydroxypropyl chitosan and oxidized microcrystalline cellulose for scarless wound healing
S Liu, Y Zhao, H Wei, L Nie, P Ding, H Sun, Y Guo, T Chen, OV Okoro, ...
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 647, 129062 2022
Citations: 24

The characterisation of biochar and biocrude products of the hydrothermal liquefaction of raw digestate biomass
OV Okoro, Z Sun
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery 11 (6), 2947-2961 2021
Citations: 24