Publications

 

2022

  1. Tewodros A. Zewdie, Mulugeta A. Delele, Solomon W. Fanta, Melkamu Alemayehu, Getachew Alemayehu, Enyew Adgo, Jan Nyssen, Pieter Verboven, Bart M. Nicolai, Optimisation of onion bulb curing using a heat and mass transfer model, Biosystems Engineering,Volume 214,2022,Pages 42-57,ISSN 1537-5110, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2021.12.009.
  2. Eriballo, Selam & Satheesh, Neela & Fanta, Solomon. (2022). Performance Evaluation of Low-cost Storage Structures for Onions (Allium cepa L.) Storage in Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Philippine Journal of Science. 151. 437-448. 
  3. Admasu Fanta Worku, Karta Kaske Kalsa, Merkuz Abera, Mesfin Wogayehu Tenagashaw, Nigus Gabbiye Habtu, Evaluation of various maize storage techniques on total aflatoxins prevalence and nutrient preservation, Journal of Stored Products Research,Volume 95,2022,101913,ISSN 0022- 74X,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2021.101913.
  4. Abera BD, Ortiz-Gómez I, Shkodra B, J. Romero F, Cantarella G, Petti L, Salinas-Castillo A, Lugli P, Rivadeneyra A. Laser-Induced Graphene Electrodes Modified with a Molecularly Imprinted Polymer for Detection of Tetracycline in Milk and Meat. Sensors. 2022; 22(1):269. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22010269
  5. Abera, G.K., Hangarasa, F.T., Habtu, N.G. (2022). Correlation of UV Assisted Fenton Process and Fenton Process for Removal of Reactive Red 2(RR2) Dye Color from Wastewater.  Advances of Science and Technology. ICAST 2021 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93709-6_3
  6. Shewangzaw Addisu Mekuria, John N. Kinyuru, Beatrice Kiage Mokua, Mesfin Wogayehu Tenagashaw, Growth performance, biochemical and haematological parameters of BALB/c mice fed on staple grains and bee larvae (Apis Mellifera) blended complementary foods, Heliyon,Volume 8, Issue 2,2022,e09003,ISSN 2405-8440,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09003.
  7. Haile, Dargie, and Nigus Gabbiye. 2022. “The Applications of Canadian Water Quality Index for Ground and Surface Water Quality Assessments of Chilanchil Abay Watershed: The Case of Bahir Dar City Waste Disposal Site.” Water Supply 22 (1): 89–109. https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2021.286.
  8. Desalegn A. Mersha and Zenamarkos B. Sendekie. High-Temperature PerformanceEnhancement of Bitumen by Waste PET-Derived Polyurethane, Advances in Materials and Engineering, Volume 2022, Article ID 9567197, 15 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/9567197

2021

  1. Eshetu Getahun, Mulugeta A. Delele, Nigus Gabbiye, Solomon W. Fanta, Maarten Vanierschot, Studying the drying characteristics and quality attributes of chili pepper at different maturity stages: Experimental and mechanistic model, Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, Volume 26, 2021,101052, ISSN 2214-157X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2021.101052.
  2. Tegen Dagnew Tessema, Temesgen Atnafu Yemata, Experimental dataset on the effect of electron acceptors in energy generation from brewery wastewater via a microbial fuel cell, Data in Brief, Volume 37, 2021, 107272, ISSN 2352-3409, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.107272 
  3. Worku, A.K., Ayele, D.W., Habtu, N.G. et al. Structural and thermal properties of pure and chromium doped zinc oxide nanoparticles. SN Appl. Sci. 3, 699 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-021-04682-6
  4. Ababay Ketema Worku, Delele Worku Ayele, Nigus Gabbiye Habtu, Temesgen Atnafu Yemata, Engineering Co3O4/MnO2 nanocomposite materials for oxygen reduction electrocatalysis, Heliyon, Volume 7, Issue 9, 2021,e08076,ISSN 2405-8440, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021
  5. Aragaw TA and Bogale FM (2021) Biomass-Based Adsorbents for Removal of Dyes From Wastewater: A Review. Front. Environ. Sci. 9:764958. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2021.764958
  6. Tadele Assefa Aragaw,The macro-debris pollution in the shorelines of Lake Tana: First report on abundance, assessment, constituents, and potential sources, Science of The Total Environment,Volume 797,2021,149235,ISSN 0048-9697,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149235.
  7. Tadele Assefa Aragaw, Fekadu Mazengiaw Bogale, Belete Asefa Aragaw, Iron-based nanoparticles in wastewater treatment: A review on synthesis methods, applications, and removal mechanisms, Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, Volume 25, Issue 8,2021,101280,ISSN 1319-6103,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscs.2021.101280.
  8. Mekonnen, B.A., Aragaw, T.A. (2021). Environmental Sustainability and COVID-19 Pandemic: An Overview Review on New Opportunities and Challenges. In: Muthu, S.S. (eds) COVID-19. Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3860-2_5
  9. Addis Lemessa Jembere, Melkamu Birlie Genet,Comparative adsorptive performance of adsorbents developed from sugar industrial wastes for the removal of melanoidin pigment from molasses distillery spent wash, Water Resources and Industry,Volume 26,2021,100165,ISSN 2212-3717,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wri.2021.100165
  10. Melkamu Birlie Genet, Zenamarkos Bantie Sendekie, Addis Lemessa Jembere,Investigation and optimization of waste LDPE plastic as a modifier of asphalt mix for highway asphalt: Case of Ethiopian roads,Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering,Volume 4,2021,100150,ISSN 2666-0164,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscee.2021.100150.
  11. Fikiru Temesgen Angerasa, Muktar Abdu Kalifa, Addis Lemessa Jembere, Melkamu Birlie Genet,Spent kaolin filter cake as an effective adsorbent for the removal of Hexavalent Chromium [Cr (VI)] from aqueous solution: Comparative study of wastewater treatment methods, South African Journal of Chemical Engineering,Volume 38,2021,Pages 90-103,ISSN 1026-9185,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajce.2021.09.001.
  12. Eshetu Getahun, Nigus Gabbiye, Mulugeta A. Delele, Solomon W. Fanta, Maarten Vanierschot,Two-stage solar tunnel chili drying: Drying characteristics, performance, product quality, and carbon footprint analysis, Solar Energy,Volume 230,2021,Pages 73-90,ISSN 0038-092X,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.10.016.
  13. Alemu, Agegnehu, Nigus Gabbiye, and Brook Lemma. 2021. “Evaluation of Tannery Wastewater Treatment by Integrating Vesicular Basalt With Local Plant Species in a Constructed Wetland System.” Frontiers in Environmental Science 9 (October): 1–10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.721014.
  14. Kassa W. Liyew, Nigus G. Habtu, Yoann Louvet, Dawit D. Guta, Ulrike Jordan,Technical design, costs, and greenhouse gas emissions of solar Injera baking stoves, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews,Volume 149,2021,111392,ISSN 1364-0321,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111392.
  15. Jemal Beshir Belay, Nigus Gabbiye Habtu, Venkata Ramayya Ancha, Ali Seid Hussen, Alkaline hydrogen peroxide pretreatment of cladodes of cactus (opuntia ficus-indica) for biogas production, Heliyon,Volume 7, Issue 9,2021,e08002,ISSN 2405-8440,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08002.
  16. Yalew Woldeamanuel Sitotaw, Nigus G. Habtu, Abaynesh Yihdego Gebreyohannes, Suzana P. Nunes & Tom Van Gerven (2021). Ball milling as an important pretreatment technique in lignocellulose biorefineries: a review; Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-01800-7
  17. Worku, A.K., Ayele, D.W. & Habtu, N.G. Influence of nickel doping on MnO2 nanoflowers as electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction. SN Appl. Sci. 3, 764 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-021-04746-7
  18. Tesfa Nega Gesese , Solomon Workneh Fanta, Desalegn Abera Mersha & Neel Satheesh (2021): Physical properties and antibacterial activity of cotton fabric treated with methanolic extracts of Solanum incanum fruits and red onion peels, The Journal of The Textile Institute, DOI: 10.1080/00405000.2020.1871183 
  19. Zenamarkos B. and Kedir D. (2021). NaOH-Catalyzed Methanolysis Optimization of Biodiesel Synthesis from Desert Date Seed Kernel Oil. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c03546 

2019

  1. Andargie, AbegazTizazu, ShewayeLakewMekuria, KefyalewDagnewAddisu, BalkewZewgeHailemeskel, Wei‐Hsin Hsu, Hsieh‐Chih Tsai, and Juin‐Yih Lai (2019). Non‐Anticoagulant Heparin Prodrug Loaded Biodegradable and Injectable Thermoresponsive Hydrogels for Enhanced Anti‐Metastasis Therapy,  Macromolecular bioscience (2019) https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.201800409
  2. Karta K. Kalsa, BhadrirajuSubramanyam, GirmaDemissie, RizanaMahroof, Solomon Workneh, NigusGabbiye (2019). Mortality of Sitophilus granarius (L.) and Rhyzoperthadominica (F.) Adults Exposed to Different Concentrations of Filter Cake in Stored Wheat (2019). Ethiop. J. Agric. Sci. 29(1) 99-107.
  3. Bedewi Bilal, Solomon Workneh Fanta, NeelaSatheesh. (2019) "Kinetic based simulation of fixed bed gasifier and performance study on syngas production from different biomass." Ethiopian Journal of Science and Technology. 

  4. Fanta, S.W. and Neela, S. (2019), "A review on nutritional profile of the food from enset: A staple diet for more than 25 per cent population in Ethiopia", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 49 No. 5, pp. 824-843. https://doi.org/10.1108/NFS-11-2018-0306

  5. Addis Lemessa Jembere. 2019. “Extraction of Silica Gel From Rice Husk Ash for Promising Sustainable Industrialization: Statistical Analysis.” Journal of Materials Science and Engineering with Advanced Technology 18 (1–2): 21–42. https://doi.org/10.18642/jmseat_7100122004.

2018

  1. Kefyalew Dagnew Addisu,BalkewZewgeHailemeskel,ShewayeLakewMekuria, AbegazTizazuAndrgie, Yu-Chun Lin,  and Hsieh-Chih Tsai, Bioinspired, Manganese-Chelated Alginate–Polydopamine Nanomaterials for Efficient in Vivo T 1-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2018 10 (6), 5147-5160 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b13396