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Head of Department’s Welcome Address/Introduction:
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

Location:
Osogbo

Brief History:
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.

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:
We have three functional laboratories that serve the academic programmes of the Department. The laboratories are well-equipped for undergraduate practical work and projects, as well as cutting-edge research activities for postgraduate studies. All the staff members have offices that are well-equipped with the required and necessary facilities. Adequate classrooms and seminar rooms are provided for the teaching and learning of the students. The library is well-equipped with modern facilities and up-to-date books, publications and periodicals necessary for teaching and learning.Research Activities:The Department has been a leading element in advancing frontiers in research and knowledge within and outside Nigeria. Many members of the Department have published in reputable international journals. The Department has cordial relationships with the Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN), the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria (ICCON) the American Chemical Society (ACS) and other research bodies. Our research activities include: Synthesis of green nanoparticles (GNPs) and their applications in water treatment Environmental assessment of petroleum hydrocarbons and heavy metals from petroleum service stations on nearby soil and groundwater in Osogbo, Osun state Antioxidants, antimicrobial, anti-glycemic activities of synthesized calcium nanoparticles, zinc nanoparticles from leaf extract of Annona muricata Microplastics abundance and associated pollutants in vegetables: Implications on nutritional composition and bioactive components Measurement and toxicities of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in fish organs: A case study of Nile tilapia and spotted catfish harvested from Otin-River  Heavy metals in the sediment and water: Sources, ecological and human health risk Applications of Adansonia digitata, Ceiba pentandra and Ceratotheca sesamoids leaf- hydrocolloids as Rheology Modifier and Phytochemical agents in selected Human Diseases Management and control Investigation of the influence of fermentation on the nutritional values, functional properties and rheological attributes of soybeans Gold mining and its toxicity in aquatic habitat: Underscoring the importance of assessment

Journals:
Some selected publications for the passing year in reputable journals by members of staff of the Department are listed below:
1. Adebanjo Jacob Anifowose, Alaru Kunle Gbadamosi , Tinuola Munirat Oguntope , Omoteleola Serah Olarinde , Oluwaferanmi Samuel Fasoiro , Shola Hezekiah Awojide (2024). First forensic quantification, source-identification and health risk estimation of volatile organic carbons in the anthropogenically impacted Omi-Asoro Stream in Ilesa, Nigeria. Cleaner Water. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clwat.2023.100002. Published by Elsevier.
2. Babalola, B. M., Afolabi, S. O., Afolabi, V. O., Arogundade, I. O., Adefisan, A. O. and Anifowose, A. J. (2024). Effect of chemical modifications on the adsorptive ability of palm kernel fibre for indigo blue dye. Lafia Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 2(1), 33–39. https://doi.org/10.62050/ljsir2024.v2n1.284. Published by the Faculty of Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.
3. Azeez L., Oyedeji A.O., Adedotun I.S., Adeleke A.E. (2024). Nanotechnology to monitor, remedy, and prevent pollution: An overview. Chapter 2. In (Eds): Bilal M., Iqbal H.F.M., Nguyen T.A., Yasin G., Gupta R.M. Nanotechnology to Monitor, Remedy, and Prevent Pollution. 25 – 42. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15660-1.00002-2. Published by Elsevier.
4. Azeez L., Oyinlola A., Oyedeji A.O., Agbaogun B.K., Busari H.K., Adejumo A.L., Agbaje W.B., Adeleke A.E., Awolola O.S. (2024). Facile removal of rhodamine B and metronidazole with mesoporous biochar prepared from palm tree biomass: adsorption studies, reusability, and mechanisms. Water Practice and Technology. 19(4), 730 – 744. Published by International Water Association. Impact factor – 1.6.
5. Aremu H.K., Oyewole O.I., Adenmosun A., Oyafajo L., Iwalewa Z.I., Ademola A., Azeez L., Adeleke M.A. (2024). Bioactive components in Psidium guajava extracts elicit biotoxic attributes and distinct antioxidant enzyme modulation in the larvae of vectors of lymphatic filariasis and dengue. Experimental Parasitology 261: 108766. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2024.108766. Published by Elsevier. Impact Factor 1.4
6. Yusuf-Omoloye N.A., Adeyemi F.M., Sule W.F., Azeez L., Oyedara O.O. Wahab A.K., Ajigbewu O.H., Lateef A. (2024). Green-synthesis, characterization, and antibacterial activity of Azanza garckeana seed extract silver nanoparticles against vancomycin-resistant Enterococci. Next Nanotechnology. 6, 100035. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nxnano.2023.100035. Published by Elsevier.
7. Oyedeji A.O., Odeyemi B.A., Azeez L. (2024). Dietary risk assessment of cyromazine and its analogue melamine in evaporated and infant milk samples in Nigeria. Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control. 11: 39-46. Published by Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
8. Aremu H.K., Dare C.A., Adekale I.A., Adetunji B.D., Musa D.A., Azeez L., Oyewole O.I. (2024). Phytomediated stress modulates antioxidant status, induces overexpression of CYP6M2,Hsp70, α-esterase, and suppresses the ABCtransporter in Anopheles gambiae (sensu stricto) exposed to Ocimumtenuiflorumextracts. PLoSONE 19(5): e0302677. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0302677
9. Shola Hezekiah Awojide, Ezekiel OlumideFadunmade, Adeola Adepeju Adegboye, Kehinde Adenike Oyewole, Ifeoluwa Samuel Adedotun, Abayomi Gideon Adeyemo and Jesutofunmi Victoria Ayeni (2024). A comparative study on the synergistic activities of fractions and crude essential oil of Syzygiumaromaticum. Bulletin of the National Research Centre (2024) 48:47 https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-024-01205-2
10. K. A. Fasasi, O. F. Awodiran, D. J. Ayeni1, O. I. Awoniyi, and S. H. Awojide (2024). Assessment of Bee Honey in some Districts in South-Western Nigeria for Agricultural Pesticide Residues and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). The Journal of Agricultural Sciences - Sri Lanka Vol. 19, No 1, January 2024. Pp 142-15.
11. Dada A. O., Inyinbor A.a., Tokula B. E., Ajanaku C. O., Ayo-Akere, Latona D.F. (2024). Sustainable Chitosan Supported Magnetite Nanocomposites for Sequestration of Rhodamine B Dye from the environment. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 1342, 1,012013.
12. Adetoro R.O., Shittu M. O. A.; Adetayo-Balogun A.A.; Okedinachi P. A. and Amuda O.S. (2024). Kinetic Studies of Periwinkle Shell Hydroxyapatite (PSHAP) for the Removal of Metal Ions in Steel Rolling Mill Wastewater. Research Journal of Pure Science and Technology, 7(2): 37-49. DOI: 10.56201/rjpst.v7.no2. 2024. Published by International Institute of Academic Research and Development.
13. Adejumo, A. L., Basiru, S.O., Adeleke, A. E.,Adetoro, R. O.,Aremu,H. K.,Owolabi, S. O. and Azeez, L. (2024a).Potential Consequences of Water-Soluble Acetaminophen-Chromium Combination in Clarias Gariepinus: Bioaccumulation and Oxidative Perturbations of Antioxidant Enzyme Activities.Fountain Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences, 13(1): 73 – 87. DOI: 10.53704/fujnas.v13i1.562. Published by College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Fountain University, Osogbo, Nigeria.
14. Adejumo, A.L., Adetoro, R.O., Oladejo, A.A., Kolawole, T.O., Oyedeji, A.O., Adeleke, E.A., Oke, A.M. Awolola O.S., Isola O.E., Azeez, L. (2024b). Risk Evaluation Associated with Abelmuscus EsculentusConsumption Grown on Decommissioned Goldmine Sediment and Water. Fountain Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences, 13(2): 12-22. DOI: 10.53704/fujnas.v13i2.566. Published by College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Fountain University, Osogbo, Nigeria.
15. Azeez L., Lateef A., Adelere I. A. (2024). Environmental behaviuor and fate of nanomaterials in soil – plant interaction, In: Microbiome and nano-cross-Talk, pp. 149–186. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-18822-0.00007-4. Published by Elsevier
16. Azeez L., Adejumo A. L. Oladejo A. A., Olalekan B., Basiru S., Oyelami O. K., Makanjuola A. O., Ogungbe V. Hammed A., Abdullahi M. (2024). Exploiting the synergistic influence of AgNPs-TiO2NPs: enhancing phytostabilization of pb and mitigating its toxicity in Vigna unguiculata. International Journal of Phytoremediation. Published by Taylor & Francis.

Grants and Awards:
Many academic staff in the Department have won individual scholarship awards for their PhD programmes. Striking research grants won by members of the Department include:
(i) Research Project: Development of Artificial Neural Network-based Model for Estimating Nano and Microplastic Pollution in Water. (ongoing).
Sponsor: National Research Fund TeTFund, Nigeria (Reference No: TETF/ES/DR&D-CE/NRF2021/SETI/WAS/00091/VOL1. 2022).
Prinicipal Investigator: Dr. Luqmon A. Azeez
Co-Investigator: Dr. Adebanjo J. Anifowose
(ii) Research Project: Innovative microbial volarization of keratinous wastes for eco-friendly production of protein-rich keratin hydrolysates (PROKESH) as biofertilizers. (ongoing).
Sponsor: National Research Fund TeTFund, Nigeria.
Prinicipal Investigator: Prof. Lateef Agabje
Co-Investigator: Dr. Luqmon A. Azeez
(iii) Research Project: Multi-omics approach to heavy metal toxicity and ameliorating potential of green nanoparticles in goldmining areas. (ongoing).
Sponsor: National Research Fund TeTFund, Nigeria.
Prinicipal Investigator: Dr. Wahab Oyeyemi
Co-Investigator: Dr. Luqmon A. Azeez
(iv) Research Project: Development of a novel fluorometric method for the determination of production rate and steady-state concentration of photochemically generated superoxide radicals in seawater. (completed)
Sponsor: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI (Project ID: 18310010)
Prinicipal Investigator: Prof. Hiroshi Sakugawa, Hiroshima University, Japan.
Co-Investigator: Dr. Adebanjo J. Anifowose

Community Empowerment Service Project:
 Air quality assessment of the campuses of Osun State University
 Production of liquid soap and hand sanitizer during Corona virus for all the campuses of Osun State University
 Water quality assessment of the commercial UNIOSUN water