Dr. Saheed Adewale Ganiyu
Associate Professor
Ganiyu's Lab research activities focus on the novel synthesis of advanced materials for industrial heterogeneous catalysis, environmental remediation and analytical problems.
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🔗 ORCID: 0000-0003-1885-6934
🔗 Scopus: 15043639000
Research Area
⬡ Catalytic CO2 conversion and utilization
⬡ Analytical remediation of pollutants
Ganiyu’s research activities focus on the synthesis and characterization of advanced materials such as ordered meso-silica, hierarchical porous zeolites, porous carbon and metal oxides, hybrid supports, and nanomaterials for industrial heterogeneous catalysis, environmental remediation, and analytical problems. Specifically, the group research scope spans across the following areas:
- CO2 dry reforming of methane to syn-gas,
- CO2 electrochemical reduction to value-added products,
- 2D zeolites for micropollutant removal and salt rejection in water treatment,
- CH4 partial oxidation reaction to alcohols,
- CO2 thermocatalytic reaction to olefins, aromatics, and oxygenates,
- Biomass-derived functionalized porous carbon for water treatment,
- CO2 capture by porous sorbents
- Extraction of organic pollutants.
Education
✔︎ PhD: King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, 2017
✔︎ MSc: King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, 2013
✔︎ BSc: University of Ilorin, 2005
- Alhassan, A.M., Husssain, I., Tanimu, A., Musa, J.N., Abdulai, Y.N., Yusuf, B.O., Al-Shuqaih, R.H., Alhooshani, K.R., Qureshi, Z.S. and Ganiyu, S.A., 2026. Catalytic and Mechanistic Insights into Desilicated ZSM-5 for Crude Oil-to-Olefins Conversion. Catalysis Science & Technology.
- Yusuf, B.O., Abdulrasheed, A.A., Hambali, H.U., Gbadamosi, A., Yusuff, A.S., Afolabi, F., Aliyu, M. and Ganiyu, S.A., 2026. Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and utilization technologies: New developments toward net-zero emissions and climate-change mitigation. Carbon Capture Science & Technology, p.100589.
- Abdulai, Y.N., Hussain, I., Alhassan, A.M., Khatun, R., Musa, J.N., Albrahim, M., Alhooshani, K. and Ganiyu, S.A., 2026. A mesoporous ZSM-5 supported Ni catalyst for enhanced dry reforming of methane: New insights into improved textural properties, surface basicity and reducibility. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 405, p.114079.
- Abdulai, Y.N., Yusuf, B.O., Hussain, I., Okeyode, A.H., Abdullahi, A.S., Alhooshani, K.R. and Ganiyu, S.A., 2026. Tailoring acid–base properties in Ni/ZSM-5 catalysts via sequential ion exchange and surface modification for stable dry reforming of methane. Molecular Catalysis, 594, p.115819.
- Baba, U.A., Taialla, O.A., Yusuf, B.O., Jafar, U.M., Musba'u, I.B., Idris, A.D., Alhooshani, K., Ganiyu, S.A., Umar, M. and Isyaka, S.M., 2026. Machine learning-driven approaches in electrochemical CO2 reduction: Bridging the gap between data and sustainable catalysis. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 559, p.217850.
- Ganiyu S. A. (2026). CuO-Nanoparticles Decorated in g-C3N4/MXene Architecture for Efficient Electrochemical CO2 Reduction to Ethylene. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering
- Ali, B., Alhooshani, K., & Ganiyu, S. A. (2026). Sustainable Xylene Production via CO2-Driven Methylation of Benzene and Toluene for Carbon-Neutral Aromatics. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 121438.
- Alelg, K., Alfarraj, A., Tanimu, A., Ganiyu, S. A., & Alhooshani, K. (2026). Data-Driven Approach for Predicting Gasoline Yield in an FCC Unit Charged with Light and Heavy Feedstocks: A PCA-Guided Grouping for Enhanced Modeling Experience. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling.
- Hussain, I., Tanimu, G., Maity, N., Alhooshani, K., Ganiyu, S.A., Aitani, A., & Al-Shafei, E. N. (2026). Sustainable Thermocatalytic Conversion of CO2 to Fuels and Chemicals via Reverse Water-Gas Shift Reactions for Carbon Neutrality. Journal of the Energy Institute, 102449.
- Yusuf, B. O., Ganiyu, S.A., Peedikakkal, A. M. P., & Oladepo, S. A. (2026). ZnO/Cu-BTC metal-organic frameworks as a heterogeneous catalyst for efficient transformation of waste cooking oil into biodiesel. Biomass and Bioenergy, 204, 108381.
Dr. Babar Ali
Postdoc Fellow
Aliyu Musa Alhassan
PhD Student
Thahira Saliya Bee
PhD Student
Abdullhakam Abdullahi
PhD Student
Yahuza Nantomah Abdulai
PhD Student
Jamilu Nura Musa
PhD Student
| Undergraduate Courses Taught |
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• CHEM-101 • CHEM-102 • CHEM-221 • CHEM-222 • CHEM-321 • CHEM-324 • CHEM-325 • CHEM-457 |
| Graduate Courses Taught |
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• CHEM-543 • CHEM-551 • CHEM-621 • CHEM-642 • CHEM-645 • CHEM-617 |