Louis Hamenu (PhD)

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS 
Ph.D.   February 2017; Chemical and Biological Engineering; Hanbat National University.
M. Phil./MSc  February 2014; Applied Chemistry; Hanbat National University
B.Sc.   2010; Chemistry; University of Ghana Legon

RESEARCH INTEREST
Energy storage materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries and Supercapacitors, polymer electrolytes, Biofuel production, Water Purification;

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION
Lithium-ion batteries and Supercapacitors

MAJOR RESEARCH /PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN
On-going research projects:
Local materials for renewable energy storage applications

RECENT PUBLICATIONS
1. “Lithium Bis(oxalate)borate as an Electrolyte Salt for Supercapacitors in Elevated Temperature Applications. Alfred Alfred Madzvamuse, Louis Hamenu, Latifatu Mohammed, Chris Yeajoon Bon, Sang Jun Kim, Jeong Ho Park, and Jang Myoun Ko. Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology 2017, 8(4), 314-322.
2. “Pushing the limits of lithium bis (oxalate) borate/acetonitrile using 1-ethyl-3-methyl imidazolium tetrafluoroborate for supercapacitors”. Louis Hamenu, Alfred Madzvamuse, Mengyang Hu, Latifatu Mohammed, Chris Yeajoon Bon, Sang Jun Kim, Won Il Cho, Jongwook Park, Jang Myoun Ko. Current Applied Physics 17 (2017) 1639-1645.
3. “Highly Stable 2,3,5,6-Tetrachloro-1,4-benzoquinone Electrodes for Supercapacitors”. Louis Hamenu, Alfred Madzvamuse, Latifatu Mohammed, Jongwook Park, Myung-Hyun Ryou, Yong Min Lee, Jang Myoun Ko. Synthetic Metals, Volume 231, September 2017, Pages 25-33.
4. “Benzotriazole as an electrolyte additive on lithium-ion battery performance”. Louis Hamenu, Alfred Madzvamuse, Latifatu Mohammed, Yong Min Lee, Jang Myoun Ko, Chris Yeajoon Bon, Sang Jun Kim, Won Il Cho, Yong Gu Baek, Jongwook Park. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (jiec), 2017.04.031.
5.  “Lithium-silica nanosalt as a low-temperature electrolyte additive for lithium-ion batteries”. Louis Hamenu, Hae Soo Lee, Mohammed Latifatu, Kwang Man Kim, Jongwook Park, Yong Gu Baek, Jang Myoun Ko, Richard B. Kaner. Current Applied Physics 16 (2016) 611-617.
6. “Improvement of low-temperature performance by adopting polydimethylsiloxane-g-polyacrylate and lithium-modified silica nanosalt as electrolyte additives in lithium-ion batteries”. Jung Ha Won, Hae Soo Lee, Louis Hamenu, Mohammed Latifatu, Yong Min Lee, Kwang Man Kim, Jemyung Oh, Won Il Cho, Jang Myoun Ko. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 37 (2016) 325–329.