Dr. Thaddeus Chukwuemeka Ezeji

The Ohio State University, USA

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

2001  Ph.D., Universität Rostock, Germany

1992  M.Sc., University of Ibadan, Nigeria

1990  B.Sc., University of Nigeria, Nigeria

Publications (selected)

1. Emmanuel, O., Okonkwo, C. C., & Ezeji, T. C. (2026). Dynamics of solvent and hydrogen production profile of a coculture of Clostridium beijerinckii and Clostridium pasteurianum. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 41, 104755.
2. Qureshi, N., Mishra, S., Liu, Z. S., et al. (2026). Butyric acid production from corn: economics of fermentative production of a novel biobased chemical. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, 53, kuag009.
3. Emmanuel, O., Rozina, & Ezeji, T. C. (2025). Pure or blend: Microbial cultures in the race to optimize butanol productio. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 224, 116131.
4. Saba, B., Akinola, S. A., Christy, A. D., et al. (2025). Biomanufacturing of early platform chemicals from industrial processing food waste using mono- and co-culture electrofermentation. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 13(5), 117732.
5. Akinola, S. A., Saba, B., Christy, A., et al. (2025). Biohydrogen and Biobutanol Production from Spent Coffee and Tea Waste Using Clostridium beijerinckii. Fermentation-Basel, 11(4), 177.
6. Okonkwo, C. C., Duduyemi, A., Ujor, V. C., et al. (2024). Developing a separation system to enable real-time recovery of acetone-butanol during fermentation. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 108(1), 508.
7. Olorunsogbon, T., Okonkwo, C. C., & Ezeji, T. C. (2024). Molecular Markers and Regulatory Networks in Solventogenic Clostridium Species: Metabolic Engineering Conundrum. Fermentation-Basel, 10(6), 297.
8. Thunuguntla, R., Atiyeh, H. K., Zhang, H. L., et al. (2024). Biochar facilitated Biological CO2 conversion to C2-C6 alcohols and fatty acids. Bioresource Technology, 397, 130464.
9. Rozina, Ahmad, M., Ezeji, T. C., et al. (2024). Utilization of waste seed oil from Cestrum nocturnum as a novel source for cleaner production of biodiesel using green nano-catalyst of antimony oxide. Fuel, 364, 131124.
10. Ezeji, T. C., Atiyeh, H., Mariano, A. P., et al. (2023). Innovative bioconversion of non-food substrates to fuels. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 11, 1163513.
11. Saba, B., Bharathidasan, A. K., Ezeji, T. C., et al. (2023). Characterization and potential valorization of industrial food processing wastes. Science of the Total Environment, 868, 161550.
12. Okonkwo, C. C., Duduyemi, A., Ujor, V. C., et al. (2023). From Agricultural Wastes to Fermentation Nutrients: A Case Study of 2,3-Butanediol Production. Fermentation-Basel, 9(1), 36.
13. Rivera, E. C., Assumpçao, D. C., Kwon, H. J., et al. (2023). Mechanistic modeling of redox balance effects on the fermentation of eucalyptus wood-derived xylose to acetone-butanol-ethanol. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 190, 108738.
14. Olorunsogbon, T., Adesanya, Y., Atiyeh, H. K., et al. (2022). Effects of Clostridium beijerinckii and Medium Modifications on Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol Production From Switchgrass. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 10, 942701.
15. Qureshi, N., Saha, B. C., Liu, S. Q., et al. (2021). Cellulosic Butanol Biorefinery: Production of Biobutanol from High Solid Loadings of Sweet Sorghum Bagasse-Simultaneous Saccharification, Fermentation, and Product Recovery. Fermentation-Basel, 7(4), 310.
16. Adesanya, Y., Atiyeh, H. K., Olorunsogbon, T., et al. (2022). Viable strategies for enhancing acetone-butanol-ethanol production from non-detoxified switchgrass hydrolysates. Bioresource Technology, 344, 126167.
17. Ujor, V. C., Lai, L. B., Okonkwo, C. C., et al. (2021). Ribozyme-Mediated Downregulation Uncovers DNA Integrity Scanning Protein A (DisA) as a Solventogenesis Determinant in Clostridium beijerinckii. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 9, 669462.
18. Chacón, S. J., Matias, G., Ezeji, T. C., et al. (2021). Three-stage repeated-batch immobilized cell fermentation to produce butanol from non-detoxified sugarcane bagasse hemicellulose hydrolysates. Bioresource Technology, 321, 124504.
19. Okonkwo, C. C., Ujor, V., & Ezeji, T. C. (2021). Production of 2,3-Butanediol from non-detoxified wheat straw hydrolysate: Impact of microbial inhibitors on Paenibacillus polymyxa DSM 365. Industrial Crops and Products, 159, 113047.
20. Chacón, S. J., Matias, G., Vieira, C. F. D., et al. (2020). Enabling butanol production from crude sugarcane bagasse hemicellulose hydrolysate by batch-feeding it into molasses fermentation. Industrial Crops and Products, 155, 112837.
21. Qureshi, N., Lin, X., Liu, S., et al. (2020). Global View of Biofuel Butanol and Economics of Its Production by Fermentation from Sweet Sorghum Bagasse, Food Waste, and Yellow Top Presscake: Application of Novel Technologies. Fermentation-Basel, 6(2), 58.
22. Ujor, V. C., Okonkwo, C. C., Rush, B. B., et al. (2020). Harnessing the Residual Nutrients in Anaerobic Digestate for Ethanol Fermentation and Digestate Remediation Using Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Fermentation-Basel, 6(2), 52.
23. Okonkwo, C. C., Ujor, V., Cornish, K., et al. (2020). Inactivation of the Levansucrase Gene in Paenibacillus polymyxa DSM 365 Diminishes Exopolysaccharide Biosynthesis during 2,3-Butanediol Fermentation. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 86(9), e00196-20.
24. Sun, X., Atiyeh, H. K., Adesanya, Y., et al. (2020). Feasibility of using biochar as buffer and mineral nutrients replacement for acetone-butanol-ethanol production from non-detoxified switchgrass hydrolysate. Bioresource Technology, 298, 122569.
25. Okonkwo, C. C., Ujor, V., & Ezeji, T. C. (2019). Chromosomal integration of aldo-keto-reductase and short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase genes in Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 enhanced tolerance to lignocellulose-derived microbial inhibitory compounds. Scientific Reports, 9, 7634.