Aaron Albert Aryee

Lecturer

Contact info aaronaaryee@ug.edu.gh

About

Dr Aaron Albert Aryee is an analytical and environmental chemist dedicated to building climate-resilient environmental systems. He serves as a Lecturer at the University of Ghana and an Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Global Faculty Fellow at Imperial College London. Before his current appointments, he advanced his international research training through postdoctoral fellowships at Zhengzhou University, China under the supervision of Prof. Runping Han, and at Kyungpook National University, South Korea under the supervision of Prof. Won Sik Shin. Dr Aryee’s research aims to stop the entry of toxic industrial pollutants into food chains and ecosystems using low-cost agricultural by-products and advanced synthesized materials. By bridging artificial intelligence platforms at Imperial’s flagship I-X Centre for AI in Science with fundamental analytical bench-science, he designs scalable interventions that protect critical water bodies and preserve soil health under shifting global climates.

 

Education

Ph.D.: Analytical Chemistry; College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University

MPhil.: Environmental Science; Institution i.e. Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies, University of Ghana

B.Sc.: Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, KNUST

Research Interest

  • AI in Environmental Chemistry & Infrastructure Stress – Applying interpretable machine learning and feature attribution to model the impact of compound climatic and catchment disturbances on drinking water treatment infrastructure.
  • Sustainable Soil & Water Remediation – Investigating mechanisms for capturing and extracting toxic heavy metals, industrial dyes, and organic micro-pollutants from contaminated matrices.
  • Advanced Material Synthesis – Engineering functionalised porous matrices, including metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), phosphorus-modified biochars, and magnetic biocomposites from agricultural by-products.
  • Ecosystem Resilience & Food Security – Studying environmental contaminant immobilisation and uptake pathways into food crops within climate-stressed environments.

Publications

  1. Yun Chen, Xueying Li, Wenfeng Wang, Yazhou Feng, Shuming Liu, Aaron Albert Aryee, Yizhen Shao, Zhiliang Yuan (2026). High-performance orthophosphate-modified biochar for removal of Cd (II) from aqueous solutions: Mechanisms and efficiency. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 101149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2026.101149
  2. Fei Wang, Jian Zhang, Aaron Albert Aryee, Lingbo Qu, Runping Han (2026). Fabrication and adsorption performance of chitosan-layered double hydroxides-sodium alginate hydrogel beads for efficient removal of copper and lead ions from solution. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 150192. 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2026.150192
  3. I. Shaw, Y.S. Ali, G.F. Boafo, Aaron Albert Aryee, C. Chen (2026). Transformative role of functionalized magnetic nanoparticles in advancing translational biomedical innovations and pharmaceutical sciences. Industrial Applications of Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles, 261-318. 10.1016/B978-0-443-33895-3.00011-7
  4. Hanyu Zhang, Aaron Albert Aryee, Lingbo Qu, Runping Han (2025). Adsorption of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid by Iron-Modified and PEI-Coated Peanut Shells: Batch and Column Performances. ChemistrySelect 10(37), e03657 https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202503657
  5. Fei Wang, Lifen Hou, Aaron Albert Aryee, Rashda, Yuting Ma, Lingbo Qu, Runping Han (2025). Adsorption and catalytic degradation of malachite green by polyethyleneimine modified HO-CNTs/CuNiFe2O4. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 181: 115210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2025.115210
  6. Yanfen Niu, Yuwei Song, Aaron Albert Aryee, Rong Wang, Runping Han (2025). Adsorption of Diclofenac Sodium and 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic on Magnetic MIL-100(Fe) Composite Obtained at Room Temperature. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 42: 2763–2776. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-025-00487-0
  7. Aaron Albert Aryee, Alam Venugopal Narendra Kumar, Won Sik Shin (2025). Novel hemin-derived Fe/N–C magnetic catalyst for enhanced peroxymonosulfate activation and diclofenac degradation. Chemosphere, 378: 144388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144388
  8. Congcong Pei, Aaron Albert Aryee, Keke Zhu, Rong Wang, Runping Han (2025). Adsorption and catalytic degradation of Light green SF by magnetic PEI-modified carbon nanotubes composites. Separation and Purification Technology, 355: 129625. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129625
  9. Aaron Albert Aryee, Md Abdullah Al Masud, Won Sik Shin (2024). Enhanced Simazine Degradation via Peroxymonosulfate Activation Using Hemin-Doped Rice Husk Biochar as a Novel Fe/N–C Catalyst. Chemosphere, 366: 143549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143549
  10. Kailu Dai, Lihui Chen, Aaron Albert Aryee, Peifeng Yang, Runping Han, Lingbo Qu (2024). Adsorption studies of tetracycline hydrochloride and diclofenac sodium on NH2-MIL-53 (Al/Zr) sodium alginate gel spheres. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 271: 132637. 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132637
  11. Rashda, Aaron Albert Aryee, Dai Kailu, Shumaila Kiran, Zhaohui Li, Runping Han (2024). Adsorption of 2,4- dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and 4-chlorophenol using bio-based activated carbon: Thermodynamics, kinetics and cytotoxicity evaluation. Environmental Functional Materials 3(1), 46 – 58. 10.1016/j.efmat.2024.09.002
  12. Aaron Albert Aryee, Yue Xiao, Runping Han, Lingbo Qu (2024). Uptake of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and tetracycline in single and binary systems onto a biomass-MOF composite: adsorption and mechanism study. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 14: 18747–18760. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-04171-3
  13. Aaron Albert Aryee, Runping Han, Lingbo Qu (2024). CTAB-modified peanut husk pre-treated with KMnO4 as an eco-friendly adsorbent for the uptake of Congo red in solution: adsorption and mechanism study. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31: 5582–5595. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-31565-7
  14. Xiaoting Zhang, Chenping Gao, Rong Wang, Aaron Albert Aryee, Runping Han (2023). Study on adsorption of salicylic acid and sulfosalicylic acid by MOF–sodium alginate gel beads obtained in a green way. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 253: 127535. 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127535
  15. Aaron Albert Aryee, Yuting Ma, Junli Wang, Runping Han, Lingbo Qu (2023). A magnetic biomass/MOF composite as a functional material for the oxidative removal of tetracycline: Degradation mechanism and toxicity study. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 11(5): 110663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2023.110663
  16. Aaron Albert Aryee, Runping Han, Lingbo Qu (2022). Occurrence, detection and removal of amoxicillin in wastewater: A review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 133140. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133140
  17. Aaron Albert Aryee, Chenping Gao, Runping Han, Lingbo Qu (2022). Functionalized magnetic biocomposite based on peanut husk for the efficient sequestration of basic dyes in single and binary systems: Adsorption mechanism and antibacterial study. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 10: 108205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.108205
  18. Aaron Albert Aryee, Evans Dovi, Qiongyang Li, Runping Han, Zhaohui Li, Lingbo Qu (2022). Magnetic biocomposite based on peanut husk for adsorption of hexavalent chromium, Congo red and phosphate from aqueous solution: Characterization, kinetics, equilibrium, mechanism and antibacterial studies. Chemosphere, 287: 132030. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132030
  19. Aaron Albert Aryee, Runping Han (2022). A novel biocomposite based on peanut husk with antibacterial properties for the efficient sequestration of trimethoprim in solution: Batch and column adsorption studies. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 635: 128051. 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.128051
  20. Evans Dovi, Aaron Albert Aryee, Alexander Nti Kani, Farid Mzee Mpatani, Jianjun Li, Zhaohui Li, Lingbo Qu, Runping Han (2022). High-capacity amino-functionalized walnut shell for efficient removal of toxic hexavalent chromium ions in batch and column mode. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 10(2): 107292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.107292