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  1. Sustainable removal of aqueous naproxen using a ternary magneto-biochar-clay composite: Competition with carbamazepine and influence of dissolved organic matter

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, August 2025, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  2. High-Performance Photocatalytic Degradation of Tetracycline and Ciprofloxacin by Ag-ZnO-Decorated Graphene Oxide Sponge

    Article • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, June 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  3. Enhancing Biosorbent Stability, Performance Efficiency, and Cost-effectiveness: A Ternary Magnetic Composite for Sequestration of Multiple Toxic Metals from Water

    Article • Langmuir, June 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  4. Ordered mesoporous silica to the rescue: A potential anti-contamination ally for pesticide capture in soil

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, June 2025, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  5. Beyond the boundaries of organics biosorption: Reusable and cost-effective millet-straw-based carboxylate-functionalized mesoporous MCM-41

    Article • Desalination and Water Treatment, October 2024, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  6. Enhanced Aqueous Photo-Degradation of Ciprofloxacin and Tetracycline Using Ag-Decorated ZnO Plasmonic Catalyst

    Article • ACS Sustainable Resource Management, September 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  7. Assessing global-warming induced soil organic matter and iron oxides depletion: Empirical insights into sorption and uptake of atrazine by plants

    Article • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, September 2024, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  8. Mechanistic interpretation of the sorption of terbuthylazine pesticide onto aged microplastics

    Article • Environmental Pollution, March 2024, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  9. Adsorptive decolorization of dyes in aqueous solution using magnetic sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) peel waste

    Article • RSC Sustainability, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  10. Exploring the interactions of glyphosate in soil: the sorption scenario upon soil depletion and effect on waterleaf (Talinum triangulare) growth

    Article • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  11. Isolation of aqueous pesticides on surface-functionalized SBA-15: glyphosate kinetics and detailed empirical insights for atrazine

    Article • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  12. Adsorption investigation of a composite of metal-organic framework and polyethylene oxide hydrogel

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part N Journal of Nanomaterials Nanoengineering and Nanosystems, September 2023, SAGE Publications

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  13. Efficient decontamination of aqueous glyphosate using Santa Barbara Amorphous-15 (SBA-15) and graphene oxide-SBA-15 poly-amidoamine functionalized composites

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, June 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  14. A portable holey carbon nitride/3D Ag facilely self-assembled on copper sheet for dramatically enhanced SERS and photocatalytic performance

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, June 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  15. Relative Empirical Evaluation of the Aqueous Sequestration of Methylene Blue Using Benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic Acid-Linked Lanthanum and Zinc Metal Organic Frameworks

    Article • Water Air & Soil Pollution, October 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  16. Engineered Geomedia Kaolin Clay-Reduced Graphene Oxide–Polymer Composite for the Remediation of Olaquindox from Water

    Article • ACS Omega, September 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  17. Empirical aspects of an emerging agricultural pesticide contaminant retention on two sub-Saharan soils

    Article • Gondwana Research, May 2022, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  18. Engineered Montmorillonite-Reduced Graphene Oxide-Polymer Composite for Water Treatment: Enrofloxacin Sequestration and Cost Analysis

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2022, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  19. Metals and Antibiotics as Aqueous Sequestration Targets for Magnetic Polyamidoamine-Grafted SBA-15

    Article • Langmuir, July 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  20. Mesoporous SBA-15 Functionalized with G-5 Poly(amidoamine): A Sustainable Adsorbent for Effective Sequestration of an Emerging Aqueous Contaminant

    Article • ACS Applied Nano Materials, March 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  21. Assessment of the effects of soil organic matter and iron oxides on the individual sorption of two polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

    Article • Environmental Earth Sciences, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  22. Empirical Assessment and Reusability of an Eco-Friendly Amine-Functionalized SBA-15 Adsorbent for Aqueous Ivermectin

    Article • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, February 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  23. Utilizing eco-friendly kaolinite-biochar composite adsorbent for removal of ivermectin in aqueous media

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, February 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  24. Polyamidoamine-Functionalized Graphene Oxide–SBA-15 Mesoporous Composite: Adsorbent for Aqueous Arsenite, Cadmium, Ciprofloxacin, Ivermectin, and Tetracycline

    Article • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, January 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  25. Clay-carbonaceous material composites: Towards a new class of functional adsorbents for water treatment

    Article • Surfaces and Interfaces, June 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  26. Comparative study of the photocatalytic degradation of 2–chlorophenol under UV irradiation using pristine and Ag-doped species of TiO2, ZnO and ZnS photocatalysts

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, April 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  27. Application of eco‐friendly multifunctional porous graphene oxide for adsorptive sequestration of chromium in aqueous solution

    Article • Water Environment Research, February 2020, Wiley

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  28. Synthesis of amine and thiol dual functionalized graphene oxide for aqueous sequestration of lead

    Article • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, December 2019, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  29. Covalently bonded polyamidoamine functionalized silica used as a Pb(II) scavenger from aqueous solution

    Article • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, August 2019, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  30. Magnetic valorization of biomass and biochar of a typical plant nuisance for toxic metals contaminated water treatment

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, February 2019, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  31. GC-MS fragmentation patterns of sprayed endosulfan and its sulphate metabolite in samples of Theobroma cacao L from a field kinetic study

    Article • European Journal of Mass Spectrometry, December 2018, SAGE Publications

    EDEBI VAIKOSEN, Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  32. Layered double hydroxide of cobalt-zinc-aluminium intercalated with carbonate ion: preparation and Pb(II) ion removal capacity

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Studies, September 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  33. Silica-based mesoporous materials; emerging designer adsorbents for aqueous pollutants removal and water treatment

    Article • Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, August 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  34. Scavenging of aqueous toxic organic and inorganic cations using novel facile magneto-carbon black-clay composite adsorbent

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, April 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  35. Concentration-dependent and simultaneous sorption and desorption of pyrene and fluorene on major soil minerals in sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • Applied Clay Science, March 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  36. Dynamics of mercury solid phase extraction using Barbula lambarenensis

    Article • Environmental Technology & Innovation, February 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  37. Fractal-like concepts for evaluation of toxic metals adsorption efficiency of feldspar-biomass composites

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, January 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  38. Spatiotemporal distributions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons close to a typical medical waste incinerator

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Rafiu O Yusuf, Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  39. Periodic characterization of alkyl-naphthalenes in stack gas and ambient air around a medical waste incinerator

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  40. Adsorptive removal of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol in aqueous solution using calcined kaolinite-biomass composites

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, May 2017, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  41. Competitive biosorption of Pb(II) and Cd(II) ions from aqueous solutions using chemically modified moss biomass (Barbula lambarenensis)

    Article • Environmental Earth Sciences, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  42. Sorption behaviour of pentachlorophenol in sub-Saharan tropical soils: soil types sorption dynamics

    Article • Environmental Earth Sciences, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  43. Distribution and interactions of pentachlorophenol in soils: The roles of soil iron oxides and organic matter

    Article • Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, August 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  44. Immobilization of toxic metal cations on goethite-amended soils: a remediation strategy

    Article • Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, July 2016, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  45. Calcined biomass-modified bentonite clay for removal of aqueous metal ions

    Article • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, March 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  46. Effects of time, soil organic matter, and iron oxides on the relative retention and redistribution of lead, cadmium, and copper on soils

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  47. Sorption and desorption of fluorene on five tropical soils from different climes

    Article • Geoderma, February 2015, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  48. Synthesis of covalently bonded graphene oxide–iron magnetic nanoparticles and the kinetics of mercury removal

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  49. Mechanism of dialkyl phthalates removal from aqueous solution using γ-cyclodextrin and starch based polyurethane polymer adsorbents

    Article • Carbohydrate Polymers, December 2014, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  50. Microscale scavenging of pentachlorophenol in water using amine and tripolyphosphate-grafted SBA-15 silica: Batch and modeling studies

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, December 2014, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  51. Graphene oxide–tripolyphosphate hybrid used as a potent sorbent for cationic dyes

    Article • Carbon, November 2014, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  52. Evaluation of pyrene sorption–desorption on tropical soils

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, May 2014, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya

  53. Mechanism of Pb2+ removal from aqueous solution using a nonliving moss biomass

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, July 2012, Elsevier

    Prof. (Assoc.) Paul N. Diagboya