Grants

We have been able to access various grants over the years to pursue our research goals.

Current grants

Below are our currently running grants.

Funder

TETFund

Title of project

Development of a Novel Composite Heterogeneous Catalyst from Fused Waste Marble Tiles and Plantain Peduncle for Optimized Biodiesel Production from Non-Edible Seed Oils.

This is a National grant that will support a Masters student to carry out research.

Value of grant

N1,698,500

Duration

12 months starting in 2022

Role

Principal investigator


Executed grants:

Below are our already executed grants and accompanying publications.

Funder

GCRF UKRI

Title of project

Driving eco-innovation in Africa: Capacity-building for a safe circular water economy  (RECIRCULATE).

RECIRCULATE supports new partnership-based approaches to enable African researchers to grow transformational impact through working with, in and for their communities and developing robust, durable and equitable partnerships with UK researchers.

Value of grant

£7 million

Duration

54 months (2017-2022)

Role

Co-investigator


Funder

GCRF, EPSRC UKRI

Title of project

Accelerating the adoption of circular sanitation demonstration systems for improved health outcomes (ACTUATE).

ACTUATE is developing anaerobic digestion demonstrator systems in Ghana and Nigeria to deliver electricity, sanitation improvements and sustainable fertilizer for crops.

The focus of ACTUATE was to co-deliver two community-based pilot bioenergy systems in Ghana and Nigeria to highlight the technology’s benefits including:

  • Management of waste
  • Energy production from biogas
  • Improving soil and food security
  • Improved health

Value of grant

£700,000

Duration

24 months (2020-2022)

Role

Co-investigator


Funder

TETFund

Title of project

Modelling, Simulation and Optimisation of a Biorefinery for Second Generation Bioethanol Production. 

This was a National grant that supported a PhD student to carry out research.

Value of grant

N1,846,270

Duration

36 months (2012-2015)

Role

Principal investigator


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