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Profile
| Academic position | Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader |
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| Research fields | Water Chemistry |
| Keywords | Adsorption, Waste plastics activated carbon, Solar-active materials, Microplastics, Wastewater |
| Honours and awards | 2025: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Return Fellowship for Experienced Researcher (Senior Fellow) 2023: Rising Star and Faculty of Natural Sciences, Researcher of the year, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria 2023: University Researcher of the year, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria 2021: Carl Friedrich von Siemens Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Foundation for Experienced Researchers, Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering, School of Engineering and Design,Technische Universität München (TUM), Garching, bei München, Germany 2020: Guest Scientist, The Oskar von Miller Forum (OvMF), Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering, School of Engineering and Design, Technische Universität München (TUM), Garching, bei München, Germany 2019: Fellow, Nigerian Young Academy (FNYA), Young Scientist arm of the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS); Life Fellow 2019: TWAS-Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Visiting Scientist Fellowship, Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering, School of Engineering and Design, Technische Universität München (TUM), Garching, bei München, Germany 2018: Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Blue Charter Fellowship tenable at Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom 2016: Commendation for outstanding scholarly research publications in high impact factor Web of Science Journals, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria; 2016, 2017, 2018. 2015: Postdoctoral Fellowship, tenable at the Adsorption and Catalysis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Computer and Applied Sciences, Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng Province, South Africa 2015: TWAS Science Diplomacy Course on Sustainable Water Management, TWAS-ICTP Headquarters, Trieste, Italy 2014: Membership, Nigerian Young Academy (MNYA), Young Scientist arm of the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) 2013: University of Ibadan Postgraduate School Award on publications from PhD Thesis 2010: The World Academy of Sciences-Chinese Academy of Sciences (TWAS-CAS) Postgraduate Fellowship, tenable at the Laboratory for Nanodevices, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, China |
Current contact address
| Country | Nigeria |
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| City | Ede |
| Institution | Redeemer's University |
| Institute | Department of Chemical Sciences |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Brigitte Helmreich | Institut für Wasser und Umwelt, Technische Universität München, Garching |
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| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/12/2022 |
Programme(s)
| 2021 | Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Experienced Researchers |
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Publications (partial selection)
| 2025 | Chidinma G. Olorunnisola, Damilare Olorunnisola, Morenike. O. Adesina, Moses O. Alfred, Abisola O. Egbedina, Oluwayimika O. Oluokun, Martins O. Omorogie, Emmanuel I. Unuabonah, Andreas Taubert: Clay-based photocatalytic membranes: low-cost alternative materials for water treatment. In: Materials Advances, 6, 2025, 4623–4645 |
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| 2025 | Esther A. Nnamani, Ajibola A. Bayode, Oluwaferanmi B. Otitoju, Moses O. Alfred, Martins O. Omorogie: Environmental profiling of endocrine disrupting chemicals in ground water sources: an African perspective. In: RSC Advances, 15, 2025, 26673-26692 |
| 2025 | Daniel T. Koko, Moses O. Alfred, Ephriam Akor, Esther Nnamani, Morenike O. Adesina, Chidinma G. Olorunnisola, Damilare G. Olorunnisola, Ajibola A. Bayode, Martins O. Omorogie, Olukemi Aromolaran, Nurudeen A. Oladoja, Emmanuel I. Unuabonah: Mycotoxins beyond food: occurrence in environmental matrices and management strategies towards food security. In: Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology, 2025, |
| 2025 | Kingsley Igenepo John, Aderemi Timothy Adeleye, Sehrish Munsif, Babatope Oluseun Odusina, Martins O. Omorogie: Perspectives on circular economy and efficient resource utilization of valorized value-added material for sustainable development. In: Circular Economy and Sustainability, 2025, |
| 2025 | Oyedolapo Bamigboye, Moses O. Alfred, Sacko Amoudjata, Ephraim Akor, Bamidele I. Olu-Owolabi, Martins O. Omorogie, Titus A.M. Msagati, Nurudeen A. Oladoja, Emmanuel I. Unuabonah: Spatial distribution and health risk evaluations of toxic metals in indoor aerosols from microenvironments in universities. In: Environmental Pollution, 384, 2025, 127016 |
| 2025 | Moses O Alfred, Samson B Ibeh, Morenike O Adesina, Damilare Olorunnisola, Eric T Anthony, Chidinma G Olorunnisola, Udochukwu J Iwuchukwu, Olumide O Oni, Oluwaferanmi B Otitoju, Brigitte Helmreich, Nurudeen A Oladoja, Martins O Omorogie, Emmanuel I Unuabonah: Sustainable biomass-clay-ZnWO4 combos for the abatement of benzenediols: Process optimization and dynamics for water purification. In: Journal of Water Process Engineering, 76, 2025, 108242 |
| 2024 | Ajibola A. Bayode, Stephen Sunday Emmanuel, Andrea Osti, Chidinma G. Olorunnisola, Abisola O. Egbedina, Daniel T. Koko, Demilade T. Adedipe, Brigitte Helmreich, Martins O. Omorogie: Applications of perovskite oxides for the cleanup and mechanism of action of emerging contaminants/steroid hormones in water. In: Journal of Water Process Engineering, 58, 2024, 104753 |
| 2024 | Oluwaferanmi B. Otitoju, Moses O. Alfred, Chidinma G. Olorunnisola, Francis T. Aderinola, Olumuyiwa O. Ogunlaja, Olumide D. Olukanni, Aemere Ogunlaja, Martins O. Omorogie, Emmanuel I. Unuabonah: Distribution and toxicity of dihydroxybenzenes in drinking water sources in Nigeria. In: RSC Advances, 14, 2024, 982-994 |
| 2024 | Martins O. Omorogie, Brigitte Helmreich: Exploring the Potential of Amino-Functionalized Zeolite Series/H3PO4-Biochar for Environmental Microplastic Removal. In: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 63, 2024, 3947–3961 |
| 2024 | Nathaniel B. Bolujoko, Damilare Olorunnisola, Sonika Poudel, Martins O. Omorogie, Olumuyiwa O. Ogunlaja, Chidinma G. Olorunnisola, Morenike Adesina, Esther Deguenon, Victorien Dougnon, Moses O. Alfred, Aemere Ogunlaja, Olumide D. Olukanni, Titus A. M. Msagati, Emmanuel I. Unuabonah: Occurrence profiling, risk assessment, and correlations of antimicrobials in surface water and groundwater systems in Southwest Nigeria. In: Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 26, 2024, 595-610 |
| 2024 | Ajibola A. Bayode, Hamza Badamasi, Johnson Adedeji Olusola, Solomon S. Durodola, Olaniran K. Akeremale, Odunayo T. Ore, Brigitte Helmreich, Martins O. Omorogie: One-Pot Synthesis of ZnO-Activated Eggshell@kaolinite: Sorbents for Phosphate Capture in Water. In: Chemical Engineering and Technology, 47, 2024, 375–386 |
| 2024 | Excel O. Anjorin, Moses O. Alfred, Babajide Sotunde, Esther A. Nnamani, Ajibola A. Bayode, Emmanuel I. Unuabonah, Brigitte Helmreich, Martins O. Omorogie: Overview of the Mechanism of Degradation of Pharmaceuticals by Persulfate/Peroxysulfate Catalysts. In: ChemBioEng Reviews, 11, 2024, e202300079 |
| 2024 | Ajibola A. Bayode, Odunayo T. Ore, Esther A. Nnamani, Babajide Sotunde, Daniel T. Koko, Emmanuel I. Unuabonah, Brigitte Helmreich, Martins O. Omorogie: Perovskite Oxides: Syntheses and Perspectives on Their Application for Nitrate Reduction. In: ACS Omega, 9, 2024, 19770-19785 |
| 2024 | Daniel T. Koko, Moses O. Alfred, Nathaniel B. Bolujoko, Damilare Olorunnisola, Oluwaferanmi B. Otitoju, Peter Alabi, Olumuyiwa O. Ogunlaja, Friday Okonofua, Akhere A. Omonkhua, Titus A.M. Msagati, Martins O. Omorogie, Aemere Ogunlaja, Olumide D. Olukanni, Emmanuel I. Unuabonah: Prevalence and health risk evaluations of mycotoxins in drinking water sources in Nigeria. In: RSC Advances, 14, 2024, 34435-34447 |
| 2024 | Martins O. Omorogie, Brigitte Helmreich: The Uptake Potential of Santa Barbara Amorphous Silica/Zeolite Composite for Environmental Microplastics in Wastewater. In: ACS ES&T Water, 4, 2024, 5447-5460 |
| 2024 | Oyedolapo Bamigboye, Moses O. Alfred, Ajibola A. Bayode, Emmanuel I. Unuabonah, Martins O. Omorogie: The growing threats and mitigation of environmental microplastics. In: Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, 6, 2024, 259-268 |
| 2023 | Ajibola A. Bayode, Eric T. Anthony, Moses O. Alfred, Daniel T. Koko, Odunayo T. Ore, Emmanuel I. Unuabonah, Brigitte Helmreich, Martins O. Omorogie: A critical review on the versatility of Carica papaya seed-an agrogenic waste for the removal of organic, inorganic and microbial contaminants in water. In: Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 98, 2023, 2095-2109 |
| 2023 | Ajibola A. Bayode, Mercy T. Folorunso, Brigitte Helmreich, Martins O. Omorogie*: Biomass-tuned reduced graphene oxide@Zn/Cu: Benign materials for the cleanup of selected non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in water. In: ACS Omega, 8, 2023, 7956-7967 |
| 2023 | Kingsley I. John, Martins O. Omorogie*, Ajibola A. Bayode, Aderemi Timothy Adeleye, Brigitte Helmreich: Environmental microplastics and additives–a critical review on advanced oxidative techniques for their cleanup. In: Chemical Papers, 77, 2023, 657–676 |
| 2023 | Kingsley I. John, Martins O. Omorogie, Aderemi T. Adeleye, Ajibola, Brigitte Helmreich: Environmental microplastics distribution, impact and analysis methods. In: Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 78, 2023, 1199–1212 |
| 2023 | Oluwaferanmi B. Otitoju, Moses O. Alfred, Olumuyiwa O. Ogunlaja, Chidinma G. Olorunnisola, Olumide D. Olukanni, Aemere Ogunlaja, Martins O. Omorogie, Emmanuel I. Unuabonah: Pollution and risk assessment of phenolic compounds in drinking water sources in South-Western Nigeria. In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30, 2023, 76798–76817 |
| 2023 | Aderemi T. Adeleye, Kingsley I. John, Brigitte Helmreich, Martins O. Omorogie: Recent strategies for the remediation of Ivermectin from the environment: A critical review. In: Journal of Water Process Engineering, 56, 2023, 104334 |
| 2023 | Kingsley I. John, Aderemi T. Adeleye, Adewale G. Adeniyi, L. Abdullahi Sani, Solomon Abesa, Orege J. Iseoluwa, Abraham A. Adenle, Mohammed Elawad, Martins O. Omorogie*: Screening of zeolites series: H-β/H-MOR/H-ZSM-5 as potential templates for photocatalyst heterostructure composites through photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline. In: Journal of Molecular Structure, 1277, 2023, 134852 |
| 2022 | Kingsley I. John, Martins O. Omorogie*: Biomass-based hydrothermal carbons for catalysis and environmental cleanup: a review. In: Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews, 15, 2022, 160-184 |
| 2022 | Kingsley I. John, Malachy Obu, Aderemi T. Adeleye, Victor Ekpe, Abraham A. Adenle, Haibo Chi, Orege J. Iseoluwa, Martins O. Omorogie*: Oxygen deficiency induction and boundary layer modulation for improved adsorption performance of titania nanoparticles. In: Chemical Papers, 76, 2022, 3829-3840 |
| 2022 | Martins O. Omorogie*, Michael T. Agbadaola, Abimbola M. Olatunde, Brigitte Helmreich, Jonathan O. Babalola: Surface equilibrium and dynamics for the adsorption of anionic dyes onto MnO2/biomass micro-composite. In: Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews, 15, 2022, 49-58 |
| 2022 | Martins O. Omorogie*, Faith O. Ilesanmi, Moses O. Alfred, Brigitte Helmreich: Thermally treated MgO/nanocrystalline cellulose immobilized onto Santa Barbara-16 mesoporous SiO2 template for sequestration of antibiotics from polluted water. In: New Journal of Chemistry, 46, 2022, 20918-20931 |
| 2022 | Abimbola M. Olatunde, Martins O. Omorogie*, Michael T. Agbadaola, Oreoluwa O. Adesina, Elizabeth O. Adeleye, Jonathan O. Babalola: Valorization and evaluation of Terminalia ivorensis fibrous waste for its environmental sequestration potential for industrial anionic dyes in aqua system. In: Journal of Natural Fibers, 19, 2022, 7305-7322 |
| 2021 | Martins O. Omorogie*, Jonathan O. Babalola, Muhsinah O. Ismaeel, James D. McGettrick, Trystan M. Watson, Daniel M. Dawson, Mariolino Carta, Moritz F. Kuehnel: Activated carbon from Nauclea diderrichii agricultural waste–a promising adsorbent for ibuprofen, methylene blue and CO2. In: Advanced Powder Technology, 32, 2021, 866-874 |
| 2021 | Nathaniel B. Bolujoko, Emmanuel I. Unuabonah, Moses O. Alfred, Aemere Ogunlaja, Olumuyiwa O. Ogunlaja, Martins O. Omorogie, Olumide D. Olukanni: Toxicity and removal of parabens from drinking water: a critical review. In: Science of the Total Environment, 792, 2021, 148092 |
| 2021 | Kingsley I. John Abraham A. Adenle, Aderemi T. Adeleye, Ifeoma P. Onyia, Christianah Amune-Matthews, Martins O. Omorogie: Unravelling the effect of crystal dislocation density and microstrain of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on tetracycline removal performance. In: Chemical Physics Letter, 776, 2021, 138725 |
| 2020 | Joshua O. Olowoyo, Upasana Saini, Manoj Kumar, Hector Valdés, Hitendra Singh, Martins O. Omorogie, Jonathan O. Babalola, Alexander Vorontsov, Umesh Kumar, Panagiotis G. Smirniotis: Reduced graphene oxide/NH2-MIL-125(Ti) composite: selective CO2 photoreduction to methanol under visible light and computational insights into charge separation. In: Journal of CO2 Utilization, 42, 2020, 101300 |
| 2020 | Moses O. Alfred, Martins O. Omorogie, Olusola Bodede, Roshila Moodley, Aemere Ogunlaja, Olalere G. Adeyemi, Christina Günter, Andreas Taubert, Ievgeniia Iermak, Hellmut Eckert, Igor D.A. Silva, Andrea S.S. de Camargo, Artur de Jesus Motheo, Stuart M. Clarke, Emmanuel I. Unuabonah: Solar-active clay-TiO2 nanocomposites prepared via biomass assisted synthesis: efficient removal of ampicillin, sulfamethoxazole and artemether in water. In: Chemical Engineering Journal, 398, 2020, 125544 |
| 2019 | Martins O. Omorogie, Augustine E. Ofomaja: MCM-41 templating of semiconductors onto microwave-induced KOH-modified biomass-activated carbon for photo-mineralization of tetracycline: response surface methodology . In: International Journal of Environmental Sciences and Technology, 16, 2019, 495–505 |
| 2019 | Emmanuel I. Unuabonah, Martins O. Omorogie, Nurudeen A. Oladoja: Modeling in Adsorption: Fundamentals and Applications. In: Composite Nanoadsorbents, Micro and Nano Technologies, Chapter 5, 2019, 85-118 |
| 2019 | Elisha A. Adeniji, Temitope O. Abodunrin, Temitope A. Ogunnupebi, Babatunde A. Koiki, Abimbola M. Olatunde, Martins O. Omorogie: Surface Separation Equilibria and Dynamics of Cationic Dye Loaded onto Citric Acid and Sodium Hydroxide Treated Eggshells. In: International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 17, 2019, 20180029 |
| 2019 | Chidinma G. Ugwuja, Olawale O. Adelowo, A. Ogunlaja, Martins O. Omorogie, Olumide D. Olukanni, O. Ikhimiukor, I. Iermak, Gabriel A. Kolawole, C. Guenter, A. Taubert, O. Bodede, R. Moodley, N. Inada, Andrea S.S. de Camargo, Emmanuel I. Unuabonah: Visible-light mediated photodynamic water disinfection @ bimetallic doped hybrid clay nanocomposites. In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11, 2019, 25483-25494 |
| 2018 | Martins O. Omorogie, Foluso O. Agunbiade, Moses O. Alfred, Olaronke T. Olaniyi, Thompson A. Adewumi, Ajibola A. Bayode, Augustine E. Ofomaja, Eliazer B. Naidoo, Chukwunonso P. Okoli, Timothy A. Adebayo, Emmanuel I. Unuabonah: The sequestral capture of fluoride, nitrate and phosphate by metal-doped and surfactant-modified hybrid clay materials. In: Chemical Papers, 72, 2018, 409–417 |
| 2017 | Martins O. Omorogie, Augustine E. Ofomaja: Clean technology and response surface approach for the photodegradation of selected antibiotics by catalyst supported on pine activated carbon. In: Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 19, 2017, 2191–2213 |
| 2017 | Emmanuel I. Unuabonah, Foluso O. Agunbiade, Moses O. Alfred, Thompson A. Adewumi, Chukwunonso P. Okoli, Martins O. Omorogie, Moses O. Akanbi, Augustine E. Ofomaja, Andreas Taubert: Microwave-assisted facile synthesis of amino-functionalized agrogenic hybrid clay adsorbents for phosphate capture in aqueous solution. In: Journal of Cleaner Production, 164, 2017, 652-663 |
| 2017 | Martins O. Omorogie, Eliazer B. Naidoo, Augustine E. Ofomaja: Response surface methodology, central composite design, process methodology and characterization of pyrolyzed KOH pretreated environmental biomass: mathematical modelling and optimization approach. In: Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 3, 2017, 1171–1186 |
| 2016 | Jonathan O. Babalola, Joshua O. Olowoyo, Anastasia O. Durojaiye, Abimbola M. Olatunde, Emmanuel I. Unuabonah, Martins O. Omorogie*: Understanding the removal and regeneration potentials of biogenic wastes for toxic metals and organic dyes. In: Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 58, 2016, 490-499 |
| 2015 | Racheal O. Ogbodu, Martins O. Omorogie*, Emmanuel I. Unuabonah, Jonathan O. Babalola: Biosorption of heavy metals from aqueous solutions by Parkia biglobosa biomass: Equilibrium, kinetics, and thermodynamic studies. In: Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 34, 2015, 1694- 1704 |
| 2014 | Martins O. Omorogie, Jonathan O. Babalola, Emmanuel I. Unuabonah, Jian Ru Gong: Hybrid materials from agrowaste and nanoparticles: Implications on the kinetics of the adsorption of inorganic pollutants. In: Environmental Technology, 35, 2014, 611-619 |
| 2012 | Martins O. Omorogie, Jonathan O. Babalola, Emmanuel I. Unuabonah, Jian Ru Gong: Kinetics and thermodynamics of heavy metal ions sequestration onto novel Nauclea diderrichii seed biomass. In: Bioresource Technology, 118, 2012, 576-579 |