Publications

Published Articles

Anolyte Buffering and CO Coverage Effects in the Electrochemical Reduction of CO at Cu Electrocatalysts
Mustapha Bello, Monsuru Dauda, John Hendershot, Nkechi Kingsley, Ignace Agbadan, Junghyun Park, Soundarzo Tasnim, Omotolani Oduyebo, Anthony Christian Engler, Craig Plaisance, John C Flake

Publication Date: 2025/9/18

Electrolytic CO reduction was investigated at copper electrocatalysts in zero-gap membrane electrode...

Anion Exchange Membrane Transport and Accelerated Lifetime Testing of Membrane Electrode Assembly Cells for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2-to-C2 Products
John Hendershot, Monsuru Dauda, Soundarzo Tasnim, Ignace Kodjo Agbadan, Nicholas Lombardo, Junghyun Park, Mustapha Osuolale Bello, Anthony Engler, John Flake

Publication Date: 2025/9/8

Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction to C2+ products holds promise for low carbon intensi...

Highly Selective Electrolytic Reduction of CO2 to Ethylene
Monsuru Dauda, Mustapha Bello, John Hendershot, Nkechi Kingsley, Ignace Agbadan, Junghyun Park, Soundarzo Tasnim, Omotolani Oduyebo, Anthony Christian Engler, Craig Plaisance, John C Flake

Publication Date: 2025/9/3

We investigate the reduction of CO2 to ethylene across buffered anolyte pH values 4 to 14 using a co...

Water and Potassium Transport in Anion Exchange Membranes Used for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction
John C Hendershot, Monsuru Dauda, Soundarzo Tasnim, Ignace Kodjo Agbadan, Mustapha Bello, Junghyun Park, John Flake

Publication Date: 2025/7/11

Alkaline CO2 electrolyzers hold promise for sustainable chemicals and fuels; however, durability cha...

Durability of Membrane Electrode Assembly Components for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to C2 Products
Ignace Kodjo Agbadan, Soundarzo Tasnim, Monsuru Dauda, Mustapha Bello, John C Hendershot, Junghyun Park, John Flake

Publication Date: 2025/7/11

The durability of zero-gap membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for electrochemical conversion of CO2 r...

(IE&EE Student Achievement Award) Strategies for Sustainable Ethylene, Ethanol, and Acetate via Electrochemical COโ‚‚ Reduction
Monsuru Dauda, Mustapha Bello, John C Hendershot, Junghyun Park, Ignace Kodjo Agbadan, Soundarzo Tasnim, John Flake

Publication Date: 2025/7/11

There has been significant progress in the electrochemical reduction of CO2 since the seminal work o...

Durability and Selectivity in the Electrochemical Conversion of CO2/CO to C2 Products
John Flake, Monsuru Dauda, John C Hendershot, Mustapha Bello, Junghyun Park, Ignace Kodjo Agbadan, Soundarzo Tasnim, Eryn Kennedy, Koffi Yao, Dongxia Liu

Publication Date: 2025/5/21

There has been significant progress in the electrochemical reduction of CO2 since Hori's 1985 discov...

Fundamental Insights into Copper-Epoxy Interfaces for High-Frequency Chip-to-Chip Interconnects
Junghyun Park, Monsuru Dauda, Mustapha Bello, Ignace Agbadan, Anthony Christian Engler, Jaimal M Williamson, Varughese Mathew, Sunggook Park, John C Flake

Publication Date: 2024/12/18

Future processes and materials are needed to enable multichip packages with chip-to-chip (C2C) data...

Comparative Selectivity of CO and CO2 Reduction Using Cu Electrocatalysts in Zero-Gap MEA Cells
Mustapha Bello, Monsuru Dauda, John C Hendershot, Junghyun Park, Ignace Agbadan, Soundarzo Tasnim, John C Flake

Publication Date: 2024/11/22

The electrochemical reduction of CO2 to C2 products is believed to proceed via the formation of adso...

Selective CO2 Reduction to Multicarbon Products on Cu-Based Electrocatalysts in Membrane Electrode Assembly
Monsuru Dauda, Mustapha Bello, John C Hendershot, Junghyun Park, Ignace Agbadan, Soundarzo Tasnim, Orhan Kizilkaya, Phillip Sprunger, Koffi Yao, John C Flake

Publication Date: 2024/11/22

Electrochemical reduction of CO2 in membrane electrode assembly (MEA) cells with gas diffusion elect...

The Future of Die-to-Die Copper Interconnects and Epoxy Dielectrics
Junghyun Park, Monsuru Dauda, Mustapha Bello, John C Flake

Publication Date: 2024/11/22

Recent Die-to-Die (D2D) interconnects require high data rates operating at high frequencies (> 10 GH...

Activity and Selectivity in the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 at CuSnx Electrocatalysts Using a Zero-Gap Membrane Electrode Assembly
Monsuru Dauda, John Hendershot, Mustapha Bello, Junghyun Park, Alvaro Loaiza Orduz, Orhan Kizilkaya, Phillip Sprunger, Anthony Engler, Koffi Yao, Craig Plaisance, John Flake

Publication Date: 2024/8/28

In this study Cu, Sn, and bimetallic CuSnx nanoparticles were synthesized and evaluated as electroca...

pH Effects in the Electrochemical Reduction of CO at Cu Electrocatalysts in an MEA Cell Configuration
Mustapha Bello, John C Hendershot, Monsuru Dauda, Junghyun Park, John C Flake

Publication Date: 2024/8/9

We explore the impact of pH and buffer on the electrochemical reduction of CO at Cu electrocatalysts...

Selectivity and Durability in the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to C2 Products Using Cu-P, Cu-Sn and Cu-Se Electrocatalysts
Monsuru Dauda, John C Hendershot, Mustapha Bello, Ignace Agbadan, Soundarzo Tasnim, Craig Plaisance, John C Flake

Publication Date: 2024/8/9

Ethylene is typically reported as the primary product from CO2 reduction at copper electrocatalysts...

Electrochemical reduction of CO2: a common acetyl path to ethylene, ethanol or acetate
Monsuru Dauda, John Hendershot, Mustapha Bello, Junghyun Park, Alvaro Loaiza Orduz, Nicholas Lombardo, Orhan Kizilkaya, Phillip Sprunger, Anthony Engler, Craig Plaisance, John Flake

Publication Date: 2024/3/5

Ethylene is well known as the primary product of CO2 reduction at Cu electrocatalysts using zero-gap...

Durability of CO and CO2 Electrolyzers with Copper Electrocatalysts, Gas Diffusion Electrodes, and Anion Exchange Membranes
John C Flake, Mustapha Bello, Monsuru Dauda, John C Hendershot, Ricardo Gonรงlaves, Feng Jiao, Yushan Yan, Koffi Yao

Publication Date: 2023/12/22

Recent works have shown that the electrochemical reduction of CO2 or CO to C2 products may be carrie...

Understanding the Role of Cu Electocatalyst, Binder, and Membrane Interfaces in CO2 Electrolyzer Durability
John C Hendershot, Mustapha Bello, Monsuru Dauda and John C. Flake

Publication Date: 2023/8/28

Carbon dioxide electrolyzers capable of maintaining stable performance for thousands of hours are ne...

Application of Agricultural Waste for the Adsorption of Pharmaceutical Pollutants in Wastewater: A Review
E.O. Dada, P.O. Adeniran, Monsuru Dauda, T.J. Afolabi, A.O. Alade

Publication Date: 2021

Modernization and growth in population have contributed to the continuous release of new and emergin...

Investigation of Adsorptive Removal of Methylene Blue from Synthetic Wastewater Using Polymeric Composite
Monsuru Dauda, Ayobami Ajani, Tฤฑnuade Jolaade AFOLABI, Abass ALADE

Publication Date: 2023

Recycling polymeric waste into another useful material is considered to be the preferred way of taki...

Zinc oxide-nanoparticle impregnated poultry droppings activated carbon for model oil desulfurization: Experimental investigation and regression modelling with uncertainty quantification
Kazeem K Salam, Idayat A Olowonyo, Kehinde A Babatunde, Monsuru Dauda, Dauda O Araromi, Mujidat O Aremu, Opeoluwa D Sole-Adeoye, Temitope O Adesina

Publication Date: 2025

This study presents a novel, eco-friendly approach for adsorptive desulfurization, utilizing Poultry...


Thesis/Dissertation

Copper-Based Electrocatalysts for Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to C2 Productsโ€ Published Master of Science in Chemical Engineering Dissertation, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, United State.
Monsuru Dauda (2024).
Polysoptive Treatment of Methylene Blue Blue wastewater By Batch and Continous Techniqueโ€ Unpublished B.Tech. Dissertation, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
Monsuru Dauda. (2021).
Design of 1.5 Mtons/Year Of Gold Bar Plant From Gold Oreโ€ Unpublished B.Tech. Dissertation, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
Monsuru Dauda. (2021).

Conference Presentation

Flake, J. C., Dauda, M. O., Bello, M., Hendershot, J. C., Gonรงlaves, R., Jiao, F., Yan, Y., & Yao, K. (2023).
C2 product selectivity in the electrochemical reduction of CO2 at CU-P, Cu-Sn and Cu-se electrocatalysts. ACS Spring 2024 in New Orlean.
Experimental Study of Adsorption of Methylene Blue Synthetic Wastewater Using Polymeric Composite as A Low-Cost Adsorbent. 2nd International Conference on Engineering and Environmental Science. Osun State University, Nigeria.
Monsuru Dauda, Alade, A.O., Afolabi, T.J., Araromi, D.O., Salam, K.K., Arinkoola, A.O., Adeniji, A.T., and Atolagbe R.O. (November, 2021).

Posters Presentation

Efficient Removal of Dyes Present in Industrial Water Effluent using a Novel Polymeric Adsorbent Composite.. LSU African in Research.
Dauda, M.O., (2022).
Synthesis of Novel Functional Cellulose as a Low-cost Adsorbent for Methylene Blue Removal from Synthetic Wastewater. LAUTECH LIRIDE, Poster Code: EGAT 22-011.
Monsuru Dauda, Alade, A.O., Afolabi T. J., Adeniji, A.T., Latinwo, G.K1 & Yusuf, A.O. (2022).
ADSORLVER: A Novel Stand-Alone Software for Processing Adsorption Experimental Data. LAUTECH LIRIDE, Poster Code:EGAT 22-007.
Akinyemi, A.G., Ajayi, J.O., Monsuru Dauda, Afolabi, T. J. & Alade, A.O. (2022).
Potential of Novel Tri-composite clay in Emerging Contaminant Remediation: A Diclofenac -Na Study. PUEDUE University Davidson Schol of Chemical Engineering.
Adeniji, A.T., Alade, A.O., , Afolabi T. J., Monsuru Dauda, Akinkuade, K. A. & Ganiyu, S .O. (2021).

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