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Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry • Osogbo

Transforming Matter.
Fortifying Foundations.

Dedicated to building a generation fortified with scientific knowledge through B.Sc. Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, and hands-on research in modern instrumentation.

B.Sc. Chemistry
B.Sc. Industrial Chemistry
16+ 2024 Journals
03 Modern Labs
TetFund Grants

"We build a generation fortified with scientific knowledge."

— Departmental Vision
Official Welcome

Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry

On behalf of the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry (PAC), I welcome you to our website. Our vision is to continue to grow in student population, staff strength, infrastructural development and research output. We realize how honourable our job is and the need to build a generation fortified with scientific knowledge, skills and comprehensive education in chemistry. Thus, we are committed and dedicated to this vision. PAC as a Department offers students some ways to engage with knowledge of Chemistry, including two bachelor’s degree programmes (B.Sc. Chemistry and B.Sc. Industrial Chemistry), some postgraduate programmes in Chemistry and hands-on research opportunities. The Department is equipped with a wide range of modern instrumentation necessary for the successful completion of any of our programmes.

We are privileged to have academic staff members whose research interests cut across nearly all the traditional sub-disciplines of chemistry. Over the years, we have built a reputation for a strong interdisciplinary research. No wonder our graduates all over the country and in the diaspora are having enviable careers in chemistry and beyond.

I wish you a productive and informative session as you take the time to browse our website. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

– Dr. Adebanjo J. Anifowose
Ag. Head of the Department
Email: dept.pac@uniosun.edu.ng Osogbo Campus
Since 2007

Brief History & Evolution

At the inception of the University in September 2007, the pioneer Department started as the Department of Geological and Chemical Sciences which offered B.Sc. degrees in Geology, Industrial Chemistry and Biochemistry. The Department started with six pioneer staff (3 academic and 3 technical) and 10 students in 2007. The Department of Geological and Chemical Sciences was unbundled in the year 2012 into two: the Department of Geological Sciences (for B.Sc. Geology) and the Department of Chemical Sciences. This same year, the Department of Chemical Sciences added B.Sc. Chemistry to its programmes. In March 2018, the Department of Chemical Sciences was further split into two: the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry and the Department of Biochemistry.

The Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry (PAC) has been successfully running its academic degree programmes without losing any accreditation by the National University Commission (NUC). Today, the Department has grown in student and staff population, as well as infrastructural strength. This development is the springboard and solid foundation for the kick-off of postgraduate programmes in 2019, which have successfully produced quite a number of M.Sc. and PhD graduates.

2019
Postgraduate Programmes Launched
M.Sc. & Ph.D. in Pure and Applied Chemistry

Mission

Our mission is to teach, train and transform our students into well-sought professionals, with sound knowledge of scientific principles and methods, who can compete favourably with their global counterparts for employment and research developments.

Vision

Our vision is to be a centre of excellence in providing high-quality teaching and learning experiences in Pure and Applied Chemistry. This will result in giving back to the society thorough-bred entrepreneurial graduates who can engage in impactful research, as well as provide necessary social, industrial, environmental and scientific solutions that can lead to job creation.

Physical Development

3 Functional Labs

Well‑equipped for Undergraduate & Postgraduate research

Modern Classrooms

Adequate teaching spaces

Staff Offices

Fully furnished with facilities

Library

Up‑to‑date books & periodicals

Research Focus Areas

Advancing frontiers in chemistry and interdisciplinary science

Green nanoparticles (GNPs) for water treatment
Environmental assessment of petroleum hydrocarbons & heavy metals
Antioxidants, antimicrobial & anti‑glycemic activities of nanoparticles
Microplastics abundance & pollutants in vegetables
Organochlorine pesticides in fish organs (Nile tilapia, catfish)
Heavy metals in sediment/water: ecological & human health risks
Plant hydrocolloids as rheology modifiers & phytochemical agents
Fermentation influence on nutritional & rheological attributes of soybeans
Gold mining toxicity in aquatic habitats: assessment & mitigation

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Selected Recent Publications

Peer‑reviewed articles in reputable journals (2024)

Anifowose A.J. et al. (2024). First forensic quantification, source-identification… Cleaner Water. Elsevier.
Cleaner Water
DOI: 10.1016/j.clwat.2023.100002
Babalola B.M. et al. (2024). Effect of chemical modifications on adsorptive ability of palm kernel fibre. Lafia J. Sci. Ind. Res.
Lafia Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research
Azeez L. et al. (2024). Nanotechnology to monitor, remedy, and prevent pollution (Chapter). Elsevier.
Book Chapter, Elsevier
Azeez L. et al. (2024). Facile removal of rhodamine B and metronidazole with mesoporous biochar. Water Practice and Technology.
IWA Publishing, IF: 1.6
Aremu H.K. et al. (2024). Bioactive components in Psidium guajava extracts… Experimental Parasitology 261:108766. Elsevier.
Experimental Parasitology (IF 1.4)
Yusuf-Omoloye N.A. et al. (2024). Green-synthesis, characterization… Next Nanotechnology 6, 100035. Elsevier.
Next Nanotechnology
Oyedeji A.O. et al. (2024). Dietary risk assessment of cyromazine… Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control. 11:39-46.
Shahid Sadoughi University
Awojide S.H. et al. (2024). Synergistic activities of fractions and crude essential oil of Syzygium aromaticum. Bull. Natl. Res. Centre 48:47.
SpringerOpen
Fasasi K.A. et al. (2024). Assessment of Bee Honey… for Pesticide Residues and PAHs. J. Agric. Sci. Sri Lanka 19(1):142-15.
Dada A.O. et al. (2024). Sustainable Chitosan Supported Magnetite Nanocomposites… IOP Conf. Ser. 1342, 012013.
Adetoro R.O. et al. (2024). Kinetic Studies of Periwinkle Shell Hydroxyapatite. Research J. Pure Sci. Tech. 7(2):37-49.
Adejumo A.L. et al. (2024a,b). Oxidative perturbations & Risk evaluation… Fountain J. Nat. Appl. Sci. 13(1):73-87 & 13(2):12-22.

Grants & Awards

Internationally and nationally funded research projects

NRF/TETFund (ongoing)
Artificial Neural Network for Nano/Microplastic Pollution in Water
PI: Dr. Luqmon A. Azeez | Co‑I: Dr. Adebanjo J. Anifowose
TETFund PROKESH (ongoing)
Microbial valorization of keratinous wastes → biofertilizers
PI: Prof. Lateef Agabje | Co‑I: Dr. Luqmon A. Azeez
Multi‑omics & heavy metal toxicity (ongoing)
Green nanoparticles in goldmining areas
PI: Dr. Wahab Oyeyemi | Co‑I: Dr. Luqmon A. Azeez
JSPS KAKENHI (completed)
Fluorometric method for superoxide radicals in seawater
PI: Prof. Hiroshi Sakugawa (Japan) | Co‑I: Dr. Adebanjo J. Anifowose

Community Empowerment Service

Air quality assessment of UNIOSUN campuses

Liquid soap & hand sanitizer production during COVID‑19 for all campuses

Water quality assessment of commercial UNIOSUN water

dept.pac@uniosun.edu.ng  |   Osogbo Campus, Osun State University