MUTALA MOHAMMED, has a broad background in
energy and renewable energy technologies deployment
and knowledge dissemination at the community level. He
holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in
Environmental Engineering. He worked as a graduate
research assistant from 2015-2018 at Kocaeli University
(Turkey) during his doctorate studies. In his doctoral
thesis, he assessed the potential production of bio-dried
material from different waste composition by biological
drying (bio-drying) process. Mutala currently holds the
position of a research scientist at the energy technologies
division of the Institute of Industrial Research (IIR), one
of the institutes of the Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR), Ghana. In his current position as a research scientist, he is conducting research and developing
innovative technologies to deal with waste and energy recovery from secondary materials (waste) to augment
households’ energy needs.
Education Timeline
June 2018PhD, Environmental Engineering
Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
July 2012MPhil, Environmental Science
University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
July 2012BSc (Hons) Agriculture
University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
Working Experiences Timeline
Jun 2021Young Professional Member
America Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists.
Dec 2020Member Trainee Professional Engineer
Ghana Institute of Engineers (GhIE), Civil Technical Engineering Division.
May 2020Expert Panel Member
Management of Plastics in Ghana, Ghana National Plastics Action Partnership (NPAP) under the leadership of Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation of Ghana (MESTI).
Nov 2019Steering Committee Member (SCM)
Digital Global Biogas Cooperation (DiBiCoo)”, Funded by European Union (EU) – Horizon 2020.
2017Solid Waste Association
North America (SWANA).
2017International Solid Waste Association
International Solid Waste Association (ISWA).
Experience
Research Scientist, Council for Scientific and Institute of Industrial Research (CSIR), Institute of Industrial Research (IIR), Accra, Ghana.
Graduate Research Assistant / Head of Solid and Hazardous Waste Laboratory, Department of Environmental Engineering, Kocaeli University, Izmit, Kocaeli, Turkey
Associate Advisor (Energy), Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV – Ghana) – Renewable Energy Sector, Accra, Ghana.
Supervisor (Inspection and Grading of Timber), Timber Industry Development Division (TIDD), Forestry Commission, Ghana.
Graduate Research Assistant to Prof. Augustine K. Donkor, Department of Chemistry, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Field Research officer, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), West Africa Office, Ghana.
General Manager, Cecom Solutions (Accra, Ghana), Sason Limited (UK).
National Service Personnel, Forest Services Division (FSD), Forestry Commission, Accra, Ghana.
Experience
Mutala Mohammed, Ismail Ozbay, Augustine Donkor, Isa Elegbede, Eugene Nyankson, Richard Bayitse, Latifatu Mohammed, Asabuwa Fahanwi (2021) Inter-continental differences in waste management in developing countries: Turkey and Ghana. Waste & Resource Management, DOI: 10.1680/warm.20.00029
Francis B. Agyenim, Pax D. Dzamboe, Mutala Mohammed, Simon Bawakyillenuo, Raymond Okrofu, Edward Decker, Victor K. Agyemang, Eric Nyarko (2020) Powering communities using hybrid solar–biogas in Ghana, a feasibility study. Environmental Technology & Innovation. Volume 19, 100837. DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2020.100837
Mutala Mohammed, Ismail Ozbay, Gokce Akyol, Nihat Hakan Akyol, Yıldız Sahin, Bilge Ozbay, Sevgi Turkkan, Tuna Karatas (2019) Optimizing process parameters on the remediation efforts for the mass removal of DNAPL entrapped in a porous media. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 230:161. DOI: 10. 1007/s11270-019-4191-0
Mutala Mohammed, Ismail Ozbay, Gokce Akyol, Nihat Hakan Akyol, Yıldız Sahin, Bilge Ozbay, Sevgi Turkkan, Tuna Karatas (2019) Optimizing process parameters on the remediation efforts for the mass removal of DNAPL entrapped in a porous media. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 230:161. DOI: 10.1007/s11270-019-4191-0 10.1007/s11270-019-4191-0
Mutala Mohammed, Ismail Ozbay, Aykan Karademir, Augustine Donkor (2018) Effect of waste matrix for the optimization of moisture content and calorific value of bio-dried material using Taguchi DOE. Drying Technology. DOI: 10.1080/07373937.2018.1500484
Mutala Mohammed, Ismail Ozbay, Aykan Karademir, Mehmet Isleyen (2017) Pre-treatment and utilization of food waste as energy source by bio-drying process. Energy Procedia. 128:100-107. DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.021
Mutala Mohammed, Ismail Ozbay, Ertan Durmusoglu (2017) Bio-drying of green waste with high moisture content. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 111:420-427. DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2017.08.002
M. Mohammed, I.S. Egyir, A.K. Donkor, P. Amoah, S. Nyarko, K.K. Boateng, C. Ziwu (2017) Feasibility study for biogas integration into waste treatment plants in Ghana. Egyptian Journal of Petroleum. 26, 695-703, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpe.2016.10.004.
Mutala, M and Boateng, K. K. (2016) Evaluation of pesticide residues in tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) and the potential health risk to consumers in urban areas in Ghana. Pollution, 3(1): 69-80, Winter 2017, DOI: 10.7508/pj.2017.01.008
Augustine Donkor, Linda Addae Fordjour, Rose Tawiah, William Asomaning, Brajesh Dubey, Paul Osei-Fosu, Cephas Ziwu & Mutala Mohammed (2016) Evaluation of trace metals in vegetables sampled from farm and market sites of Accra Metropolis, Ghana. International Journal of Environmental Studies, DOI: 10.1080/00207233.2016.1261599
M. Mohammed, A.K. Donkor, B. Dubey, S. Nyarko (2020) Monitoring and characterization of greywater generated in selected communities in Accra Metropolis, Ghana. Egyptian Journal of Petroleum. (Article under peer review).
Mohammed M, Ozbay I, Donkor AK, Elegbede IO, Nyankson EA, Bayitse R, Mohammed LA, Fahanwi A (2020) Waste management strategies in a transcontinental temperate Turkey and tropical Ghana. Waste Management Research (Article under review)
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