Afees Ayandiran

Experienced and detail-oriented Research Associate with a strong background in chemical engineering, analytical chemistry, and laboratory methodologies. Proficient in a wide range of analytical techniques, including Liquid and Gas Chromatography, KF, Fourier Transform Infra Red Spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction, Temprature Programmed Reduction and Desorption, titration, and DSC/TGA. Proven ability to plan, execute, and analyze experiments, making valuable contributions to research and development projects. Committed to maintaining the highest quality, safety, and environmental standards in all laboratory work.

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Ayandiran, AA, Boahene, PE, Dalai, AK, Hu, Y. Hydroprocessing of oleic acid for production of jet fuel range hydrocarbons over Sn(1)‐Fe(3)‐Cu(13)/SiO2‐Al2O3 catalyst: Process parameters optimization, kinetics, and thermodynamic study. Asia‐Pac J Chem Eng. 10(2021)2621-2634.
Ayandiran AA, Boahene PE, Nanda S, Dalai AK, Hu Y. Hydroprocessing of oleic acid for the production of aviation turbine fuel range hydrocarbons over bimetallic Fe-Cu/SiO2-Al2O3 catalysts promoted by Sn, Ti and Zr. Molecular Catalysis Journal 5 (2021) 111358-111367.
Ayandiran AA, Boahene PE, Dalai AK, Hu Y. Hydroprocessing of oleic acid for production of jet-fuel range hydrocarbons over Cu and FeCu catalysts. Catalysts 9(2019)12.
Ayandiran AA, Bakare IA, Binous H, Al-Ghamdi S, Razzak SA, Hossain MM. Oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propylene over VOx/CaO-γAl2O3 using lattice oxygen. Catal. Sci. Technol., 6 (2016) 5154-5167
Ayandiran AA, Bakare IA, Binous H, Al-Ghamdi S, Razzak SA, Hossain MM. Fluidizable vanadium catalyst for oxidative dehydrogenation of alkanes to olefins in a gas phase oxygen free environment. US Patent: 9878305, January 30, 2018.
Jimoda LA, Adeniran JA, Sonibare JA, Ayandiran AA. Investigation of NO2/NO, SO2, CO and volatile organic compounds emission from solid waste in Ogbomoso. Civil and Environmental Research 3 (2013) 145-152.
Jimoda LA, Odediran ET, Adeniran JA, Ayandiran AA. Experimental investigation of fouling characteristics of diesel oil. Ife Journal of Science 18 (2016) 721-728.
Jimoda LA, Odediran ET, Adediran JA, Ayandiran AA, Latinwo GK. "Rigidity modulus of some flexible polyurethane foams in Nigerian market." Nigerian Journal of Scientific Research 16, no. 3 (2017): 364-371.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Bressler DC, Asomaning JA, Sea Nduka E, Kaarkooti A, Ayandiran A. Hailu F, Kaal Z, Chae M., the Fueling Canada through Biorefining of Agricultural Waste. Oral presentation at Bio-industrial Innovation Canada Conference, Ottawa, Canada, February 8-10, 2023
Ayandiran AA, Dalai AK, Hu Y. “Novel Catalysts Development for production of Jet Fuel Range Hydrocarbons from Vegetable Oils. Oral presentation at ACS Conference, United States, April 5-14, 2021.
Ayandiran AA, Dalai A. K “Hydroprocessing of oleic acid for production of jet fuel range hydrocarbons over FeCu catalysts”. Oral presentation at 68th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 28-31, 2018.
Ayandiran AA, Dalai A. K “Hydroprocessing of oleic acid for production of jet fuel range hydrocarbons over FeCu catalysts. Poster presentation at 25th Canadian Symposium on Catalysis, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, May 8 -11th, 2019.
Ayandiran AA, Dalai A K “Novel Catalysts Development for production of Jet Fuel Range Hydrocarbons from Vegetable Oil: A review. Poster presentation at 67th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, October 22-25, 2017.
Hossain MM, Ayandiran AA, Bakare I, Razzak S and Binous H. Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane to Propylene over VOx/CaO-γAl2O3 Catalysts. Oral presentation at AIChE Conference, San Fransisco, United States, November13-18, 2016.