Engr. Dr. David Azanu

Email: 
azanudavid@gmail.com
Staff Grade: 
Lecturer
Brief Bio: 

Engr. Dr. David Azanu IS a daring chemist with the necessary knowledge and skills for excellence and want to help make the world a better place for all.

Education: 

Doctor of Philosophy (Analytical Chemistry) - KNUST, August 2012 – June 2016

Master of Science (Analytical Chemistry) - KNUST, August 2008 – February 2011

Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) - KNUST, August 2003 – June 2007

Professional Membership: 
Member; Royal Society of Chemistry, UK (2017- date) Corporate Member, Institute of Engineering Technology, Ghana (2017- date) Member; Ghana Chemical Society, Ghana (2011- date) Member; Convention of Biomedical Research in Ghana, Ghana (2011- date) Member; Pan- Africa Chemistry Network (2017- date)
Research Interests: 
1. Toxicology a. Food toxicology • Calcium carbide treatment of cavendish banana: consumers and producers perception studies, biochemical • and sensory evaluation • Assessment of the health risk due to consumption of bentonite clay • Microbial and chemical contamination of coconut fruit packed in polyethene bags sold in some selected • towns in Ghana • Use of Sudan IV dyes in food production • Bleaching agents in cosmetics in Ghana • Use of salt petre in food production in Ghana b. Environmental toxicology • Occurrence of emerging pollutants • Phytoremediation of emerging contaminants using phytoplankton • Ecological modelling of the fate of emerging pollutant in the environment • Water analysis 2. Nutraceuticals • Physico-chemical properties studies of some selected plants gum exudates in Ghana • Nutraceuticals identification in indigenous fruits in Ghana 3. Instrumentation and engineering • Design and fabrication of simple laboratory equipment • Inter-laboratory comparison studies of laboratory instruments and methodologies
Teaching Areas: 

HND Medical Laboratory at Department of Laboratory Technology

Courses taught

  • MLT 333 Health and Safety
  • MLT 102: Instrumental and Laboratory Management
  • MLT 249: Laboratory Instrumentation

 

HND Science and Industrial Laboratory Technology at Department of Laboratory Technology

Courses taught

  • SLT 211 Instrumentation Science and Technology I
  • SLT 213 Instrumentation Science and Technology I Practical
  • SLT 212 Instrumentation Science and Technology II
  • SLT 214 Instrumentation Science and Technology II Practical
  • SLT 342 Laboratory Workshop Processes (Glassblowing)
  • SLT 213 Chemistry IV Practical
  • SLT 134 General Laboratory Safety

 

B.TECH Chemical Engineering at Department of Chemical Engineering

Courses taught

  • CHE 412: Analytical Instrumentation
  • CHE 414: Quality Management

HND Chemical Engineering

  • CME 103 Inorganic Chemistry
  • CME 107 Physical Chemistry
  • CME 114 Inorganic & Analytical Chemistry Practical
  • CME 104: Mineral Processing Technology

 

B.TECH Chemical Engineering at Department of Chemical Engineering

Courses taught

  • CHE 412: Analytical Instrumentation
  • CHE 414: Quality Management

 

HND Chemical Engineering

  • CME 103 Inorganic Chemistry
  • CME 107 Physical Chemistry
  • CME 114 Inorganic & Analytical Chemistry Practical
  • CME 104: Mineral Processing Technology

 

M.TECH Water and Environmental Engineering

Course taught

CVE 601: Environmental Chemistry and Biotechnology

Chemical Engineering Department, KsTU

B.TECH Chemical Engineering at Department of Chemical Engineering

Courses taught

  • CHE 412: Analytical Instrumentation
  • CHE 414: Quality Management

 

Publications: 
  1. Azanu, D., Jørgensen, S.E., Darko, G., Styrishave, B. and Abiadoo, R. C. (2019). Antibiotics uptake by plants model. Environmental Modeling and Assessment. (Accepted)
  2. Odai, B. T., Tano-Debrah, K., Addo, K. K., Saalia, F. K., Akyeh, M. L., Torgby-Tetteh, W., Nii-Odartey Mills, S. W. and Azanu, D. (2019). The role of gamma irradiation and storage at 28 ± 2 °C on the inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium in sun-dried Legon-18 pepper (Capsicum annuum) powder. International Journal of Food Contamination, 6:1-9.
  3. Azanu, D., Oppong, A. Darko, C. Bondzie, S. and Owusu-Ansah, G. (2019). Physio-chemical properties of some selected plants gum exudate in Ghana. EC Pharmacology and Toxicology. 7: 520-526
  4. Azanu, D.. Oppong, A. and Setordzie, G (2018). Interlaboratory Comparison Exercise for the Determination of Cu and Pb in Ghana. International Conference on Applied Science and Technology. 5: 11-19
  5. Oppong, A., Azanu, D., Ofori, L. A. (2018). Assessment of sugarcane grown in wetlands polluted with waste water. Cogent Environmental Science, 4: 145527.
  6. Azanu, D., Styrishave, B., Darko, G., Weisser, J. J. and Abiadoo, R. C. (2018). Occurrence and risk assessment of antibiotics in water and lettuce in Ghana. Science of Total Environment. 622-623: 293-305.
  7. Darko, G., Ansah, E., Faanu, A. and Azanu, D. (2017). Natural radioactivity and heavy metal distribution in reservoirs in Ghana. Pollution, 3: 225-241.
  8. Azanu, D., Mortey, C., Darko, G., Weisser, J.J., Styrishave, B.,Abiadoo, R.C. (2016). Uptake of Antibiotics from irrigation water by plants. Chemosphere. 157, 107-114
  9. Darko, G., Azanu, D., Logo N. K., (2016). Accumulation of toxic metals in fish raised from sewage-fed aquaculture and estimated health risks associated with their consumption. Cogent Environmental Science. DOI: .doi.org/10.1080/23311843.2016.1190116
  10. Azanu, D., Jørgensen, S.E., Darko, G., Styrishave, B., (2016). Simple metal model for predicting uptake and chemical processes in sewage-fed aquaculture ecosystem. Ecological Modelling, 139: 130-136
  11. Adengala, J. K., Voegborlo, R. B., Azanu, D. and Adam, J. I. (2016) Distribution of total lead, copper, zinc and cadmium in soils along the highway from Tafo to Aboaso in Kumasi in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Journal of Science and Technology, 36: 61-74
  12. Hagarty, J., Azanu, D., Atosona, B., Voegborlo, R., Smithwick, E. A. H., Singha, K., (2015). Chemistry of natural waters and its relation to Buruli ulcer in Ghana. J. Hydrol. Reg. Stud. 3, 457–472.
  13. Azanu, D., Kyei, S.K., Oppong, A., (2015). Street Sugar Cane Vendors Practices, Metals and Microbial Levels of Sugarcane Sold in Kumasi, Ghana. Int. J. Sci. Technol. 4, 99–104.
  14. Azanu, D., Acheampong, M. A. and Woode, M. Y. (2014) Heavy metals and organochlorine pesticides residue levels in natural spices sold in Kumasi, Ghana by, IJEST, Vol. 2 pp. 130- 135
  15. Woode, M. Y., Acheampong, M. Y. and Azanu, D. (2014) Optimal conditions for Ammonia leaching of Copper/Chalcocite- Rimmed Pyrite: Part 2, IJERT, Vol. 3 pp. 2049-2053
  16. Azanu, D and Voegborlo, R. B., (2013). Sorption of inorganic mercury on soils from the Ankobra Basin in the South-western part of Ghana. Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 33, pp 1-15
Department: 
Laboratory Technology