Biography:
Stephen Okiemute Akpasi, a chemical engineer, obtained his bachelor’s degree from Delta State University, Nigeria, and completed his master’s at Durban University of Technology, South Africa, focusing on developing adsorbents for carbon capture. Recently, he conducted research at the Institute of Sustainable Processes during an ERASMUS exchange program at the University of Valladolid, Spain, exploring the microbial conversion of CO2 to succinic acid via biogas upgrading. Currently pursuing a PhD in Chemical Engineering and Green Engineering Research at the Durban University of Technology, his research centres on synthesizing environmentally friendly catalytic materials. He has authored over 15 research articles in SCI(E) journals.
Title : CO2 methanation over Ni-7%Mo/AC catalyst