Dr Vincent Olukayode Oninla

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Dr Vincent Olukayode Oninla

Senior Lecturer

Email Address: voninla@oauife.edu.ng

Staff: Academic Staff

Rank in the department: Senior Lecturer

Short Bio, Academic, and Research Activities:

Dr. V.O. Oninla is presently a senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State Nigeria. He obtained his B.Sc (Hons) degree in Chemistry from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. He then proceeded to the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, where he bagged both his M.Sc (Physical Chemistry)and P.hD (Chemistry). He was a recipient of the University of Ibadan postgraduate research scholarship from 2009 to 2012. In year 2009, he was awarded a Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Scholarship (sandwich), with which he carried out his P.hD research work at the Life and Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES), Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany, from 2009 to 2011. From 2011 to 2012, he was appointed a Research Assistant (Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft) at LIMES, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany.
Dr. Oninla has taught Physical Chemistry courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He has also supervised a number of undergraduate and graduate students’ theses. His present research focus is on both biophysical and eco-friendly bioremediation of the environment. He currently isolates and purifies natural polymers, such as starch and cellulose, from their native sources and then further modifies them (through methods which include nanoscience, and graft copolymerization with different eco-friendly monomers) for different applications, especially in the treatments of industrial wastewaters. In collaboration with colleagues and co-researchers, he synthesizes molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for the specific targeting of certain analytes (pollutants) from aqueous and non-aqueous media. His research team also simulates the experimental processes involving graft copolymerization as well as the interactions of the analytes (heavy metals, dyes and other organic and inorganic pollutants) through computational chemistry.
Dr. Oninla has a great passion for teaching and research. Judging from feedbacks, he is very accommodating and friendly. And, due to his ardent dedication and approach to work, he is a mentor to many upcoming researchers, both within and outside his immediate university. He has published a number peer-reviewed articles in reputable journals, and more of his manuscripts are presently undergoing a review process.

Office/Room Number: NCL (Yellow House) Room 104

Area of Specialization: Biophysical/Material Chemistry

Current Research Projects for Postgraduate Students:

(i) Isolation and purification of biopolymers from their native sources for the syntheses of nanomaterials and graft copolymers for utilization in the sequestration of pollutants from industrial effluents – experimental and computational approach.
(iii) Investigation of the mechanism of analytes removal by nanomaterials and graft copolymers – experimental and computational studies.
(vi) Experimental and computational studies of the syntheses of novel conjugated molecularly imprinted polymers for the capturing of target analytes from aqueous medium.

List of Selected Publications (with DOI Number or a Hyperlink):

  1. Oninla, V.O., Awokoya, K.N., Babalola, J.O., Balogun, K.I., Ismail, O.S. (2022). Optimization of synthesis conditions for graft copolymerization of methacrylic acid onto Garcinia kola pods and use in the sequestration of cationic dyes from simulated wastewaters. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-022-03443-8
    ii. Awokoya, K.N., Oninla, V.O., Ndukwe, N.A., Abiodun, O.M., Babatunde, T.C., Oyebode, B.A., Elujulo, O., Oyemakinde, E.M. (2022). Succinylation of potato (Ipomoea batatas) starch: effect of varying ethanol concentration on pasting, structural, morphological, and functional properties. Ife Journal of Science, 24, 211 – 226. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ijs.v24i2.4
    iii. Awokoya K.N., Oninla V.O., Adeyinka G.C., Ajadi M.O., Chidimma O.T., Fakola E.G., Akinyele O.F. (2022). Experimental and computational studies of microwave-assisted watermelon rind – styrene based molecular imprinted polymer for the removal of malachite green from aqueous solution. Scientific African, 16: e01194. pg 1 – 12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01194
    iv. Oninla, V.O., Awokoya, K.N., Babalola, J.O., Abimbola, A.A., Adesokan, T.B. (2022). Comparison of methylene blue sequestration potentials of unmodified and Fenton’s modified plantain (Musa paradisiaca) peels biomass. International Journal of Energy and Water Resources, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42108-022-00185-1.
    v. Awokoya, K.N., Oninla, V.O., and Bello, D.J (2021). Corrigendum to “Synthesis of oxidized Dioscorea dumentorum starch nanoparticles for the adsorption of lead(II) and cadmium(II) ions from wastewater” [Environ. Nanotechnol. Monit. Manage. 15 (May) (2021) 100440]. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 16: 100489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2021.100489
    vi. Adigun, O.A., Oninla, V.O., Babarinde, N.A.A., Oyedotun, K.O., Manyala, N. (2000). Characterization of sugarcane leaf-biomass and investigation of its efficiency in removing Nickel(II), Chromium(III) and Cobalt(II) ions from polluted Water, Surfaces and Interfaces 20, 100621. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2020.100621
    vii. Awokoya, K.N., Oninla, V.O., Jonathan O. Babalola, J.O., Mbaeyi, N.N., Folorunso, F.T., Ndukwe, N.A. (2019). Adsorption of malachite green onto Styrene-Methacrylate based molecularly imprinted polymer, Ife Journal of Science 21(3): 67 – 80. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ijs.v21i3.7
    viii. Olowoyo, J.O., Kumar, M., Singh, B., Oninla, V.O., Babalola, J.O., Valdés, H., Vorontsov, A.V., Kumar, U. (2019). Self-assembled reduced graphene oxide-TiO2 nanocomposites: Synthesis, DFTB+ calculations, and enhanced photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to methanol, Carbon 147 385 – 397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2019.03.019
    ix. Adigun, O.A., Oninla, V.O., Babarinde, N.A.A. (2019). Application of sugarcane leaves as biomass in the removal of cadmium(II), lead(II) and zinc(II) ions from polluted water, International Journal of Energy and Water Resources 3:141–152. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42108-019-00024-w
    x. Oninla, V.O., Olatunde A.M., Babalola J.O., Adesanmi O.J., Towolawi G.S., Awokoya K.N. (2018). Qualitative assessments of the biomass from oil palm calyxes and its application in heavy metals removal from polluted water, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 6: 4044 –4053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2018.05.030
    xi. Awokoya K.N., Oninla, V.O., Adeleke I.T. and Babalola J.O. (2018). Preparation and characterization of methacrylic acid-based molecularly imprinted polymer as a new adsorbent for recognition of 1,4-dihydroxybenzene. International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry 16: 1 – 11. https://doi.org/10.9734/IRJPAC/2018/38586
    xii. Awokoya, K.N., Sanusi, R.O., Oninla, V.O. and Ajibade, O.M. (2017). Activated periwinkle shells for the binding and recognition of heavy metal ions from aqueous media. International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry 13: 1-10. http://doi.org/10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/31440
    xiii. Babalola, J.O., Koiki, B.A., Eniayewu, Y., Salimonu, A., Olowoyo, J.O., Oninla, V.O., Alabi, H.A., Ofomaja, A.E., Omorogie, M.O. (2016). Adsorption efficacy of Cedrela odorata seed waste for dyes: non linear fractal kinetics and non linear equilibrium studies. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 4: 3527 – 3536. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2016.07.027
    xiv. Babalola, J.O., Omorogie, M.O., Babarinde, A.A., Unuabonah, E.I., Oninla, V.O. (2016). Optimization of the biosorption of Cr3+, Cd2+ and Pb2+ using new biowaste: zea mays seed chaff. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 15: 1571 – 1580. https://doi.org/10.30638/eemj.2016.169
    xv. Oninla, V.O., Breiden, B., Babalola, J.O., Sandhoff, K. (2014). Acid Sphingomyelinase activity is regulated by membrane lipids and facilitates cholesterol transfer by NPC2. Journal of Lipid Research 55: 2606 – 2619. https://doi.org/10.1194/jlr.M054528

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