Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering Research Group

Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering

 

Main Research Focus and other areas of research interest of the RG:

Title of most recent research project:

 

A maximum of seven (7) other current or completed research projects

Refractance window drying of orange juice and tomato puree

Roselle tea processing

Effect of extracting conditions on the nutritional content of roselle raffinate

Engineering properties of cucumber seeds and sesame seeds and capsules

Physical properties of black beans relevant for its processing

Production of biodegradable tea cups using orange flesh sweet potato peels

Production of export grade ginger tea

Name of the Coordinator: Engr. Dr. S.L. Ezeoha,

UNN email address of the RG: agric.engineering.rg@unn.edu.ng

UNN email address of the Coordinator: sunday.ezeoha@unn.edu.ng

Current webpage of the RG:

Phone number of the RG: +234 803 540 4712

Phone number of the Coordinator: +234 803 540 4712

Base Faculty/Institute/Center of the RG:

Department of the Coordinator:

Headshot of the Coordinator

 

List of members and brief intro:

  • Assoc. Prof. S. L. Ezeoha

Engr. Dr. Sunday Louis Ezeoha (B.Eng., M.Eng. Ph.D –Agricultural Engineering) is a professional Agricultural Engineer; member, Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers (MNIAE); member, Nigerian Society of Engineers (MNSE); member, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (MASABE); registered engineer, Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). Currently, he is a lecturer in the Department of Agricultural & Bioresources Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. His research interests include processing and storage of agricultural products, development of machines for processing of local crops, agricultural waste management, food and bioprocess studies, renewable energy studies, agricultural and bioresources mechanization strategies and systems. He teaches on the B.Eng. PG Studies programme.

  • Assoc. Prof. C. N. Anyanwu

Engr. Dr. Cosmas Anyanwu is an Associate Professor of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, specializing in Food and Bioprocess Engineering. He is currently serving as Deputy Director of the World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Power and Energy Development, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He is a highly motivated academic who has worked on several national and international projects including as (i) Senior Research Fellow in the Nigerian Deep Decarbonisation Project funded by the French Development Agency (AFD) (2021- 2024); (ii) Senior Research Fellow in the Nigerian Long-Term Low Emissions Strategy Project funded by the Federal Ministry of Environment and French Development Agency (AFD) (2022-2023); (iii) Chairman, Nigerian Technical Committee on Clean Cookstoves and Cooking Solutions and Nigerian Rep. in the Technical Committee (TC 285) of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (iv) Visiting Research Fellow of ENEA Research Centre Trisaia, Italy on biomass and waste-to-energy conversion projects especially gasification (2005 and 2009); (v) Visiting Research Fellow of Aprovecho Research Centre, Oregon USA (2013) (vi) Energy consultant to the German International Co-operation Agency (GIZ) as well as the International Centre for Energy, Environment and Development (ICEED) on various renewable energy projects, etc

  • Dr. F. U. Asoiro

Engr. Dr. Felix Uzochukwu Asoiro (B.Eng., M. Eng. PhD – Agricultural Engineering) is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He is a member of Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers (MNIAE), Nigerian Society of Engineers (MNSE) and American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (MASABE). He is currently in the Food Security research group, working also as a lecturer/researcher in the Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he engages in teaching and supervision of both undergraduate and graduate students. He was awarded the Erasmus+ KA107 Teaching Staff Mobility Grant to the Universidad de Leon, Spain in 2022. His research interests include: Food and Bioprocess and Storage Engineering, Optimization of oil extraction from Nigerian fresh water microalgae, Effects of cultivation systems and extraction temperature on oil extraction of Nigerian fresh water microalgae, Renewable bio-energy with emphasis on non- edible feedstock, Physical, mechanical and thermal properties of  biomaterials with emphasis on indigenous local crops. https://www.unn.edu.ng/internals/staff/viewProfile/ODQ1

  • Mrs. N. N. Aneke

Engr. Nneoma Aneke is a registered engineer and occupies the position of Lecturer 1 in the Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She is a graduate of Agricultural Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University and M.Eng from University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She is currently tidying up her Doctorate degree in Food Process Engineering in the  Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She is a member of Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Nigerian Institute of Agricultural Engineers (NIAE) and she is currently the technical secretary of Association of Women Engineers in Nigeria (APWEN) Nsukka Chapter. She has authored many conference and academic journal papers.

  • U. C. Abada

 

Key publications

  • L. Ezeoha, C. N. Anyanwu and J. N. Nwakaire. The Prospects, Impacts and Challenges of Enhanced Cellulosic Ethanol Production: A Review. Nigerian Journal of Technology, Vol. 36 (1) (2017):267-275.
  • Felix Uzochukwu Asoiro et al (2019). Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Irvingia gabonensis, Detarium microcapum, Mucuna pruriens and Brachystegia eurycoma. Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, 6(1):23-33.
  • Ezeoha, S. L., Aneke, N. N. & Iwunze, C. 2019. Effect of Boiling Time on Selected Engineering Properties of Cassava. International Journal of Advanced Scientific Research and Management, Volume 4(2): 79-83.
  • L. Ezeoha; N. N. Aneke; A. C. Ezeagba, and U. F. Nzeanusi. 2019. Effect of Soaking Time and Temperature on Some Physical and Mechanical Properties of Cowpea (Vigna Unguiculata). Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, 2019, 6(3):41-58.
  • Onu, O.B., Ani A. O., Asoiro, F.U. and Ezeoha, S. L. (2019) Engineering properties of roma tomato variety (DERICA SPP.). Innovative solutions in engineering, Journal of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering, 2(1): 1-15.
  • Felix Uzochukwu Asoiro, Sunday Louis Ezeoha, Cosmas Ngozichukwu Anyanwu, Nneoma Nkem Aneke. (2020). Physical properties of Irvingia gabonensis, Detarium microcapum, Mucuna pruriens and Brachystegia eurycoma seeds. Heliyon 6 (9): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04885
  • Anyanwu, C. N. et al (2021). Solar photovoltaic (PV)-driven active crop drying system for plantain (MUSA SPP): Design, development, and performance evaluation. Journal of Food Process Engineering, 2021: 1-14, e13892
  • Anyanwu, C. N et al (2021). Comparative evaluation of mesh sieve performance of a wet cereal slurry sieving machine. Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal, 23(1): 115-127.
  • Anyanwu, C. N. et al (2021). Solar photovoltaic (PV)-driven active crop drying system for plantain (MUSA SPP): Design, development, and performance evaluation. Journal of Food Process Engineering, 2021: 1-14, e13892.
  • Aneke, N. N et al (2023). Optimization of Anthocyanin Extraction from Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) Calyces: RSM, Kinetic Modelling, Mass Transfer and Thermodynamic Studies. Research and Innovation in Food Science and Technology, 11(4), 437-450. doi: 10.22101/JRIFST.2022.350494.1380