NAME: Mopelola, Abeke. OMOTOSO Academic and Professional Qualifications: B.Sc. (Ibadan). M.Sc. PhD (Tennessee) ACADEMIC TITLE: Dr ACADEMIC STATUS: Senior Lecturer Area of Specialization: Industrial Chemistry Office: B 10, Department of Chemistry Contact Tel: +234 805 192 8144 E-mail: becyomo@yahoo.com

Current Research Interest

• Recycling and biodiesel

Publications

• M.A. Omotoso, J.F. Fellers and J.L. White, (1980). Melt Spinning of High Polystyrene: Rubber morphology Variance, Orientation Development and Mechanical properties, J. Appl. Poly. Science 25, 1573-1585 USA. M.A. Omotoso, (1990). Orientation in films of Amorphous Polymer. Nig. J of Science Vol. 24, 27-34 Nigeria

• M.A. Omotoso, (1991). Melt spinning of Polycarbonate, Polysulphone and Polymethyl metacrylate. Nig. J. of Science, Vol. 24, 32-35 Nigeria

• A.O. Tairu, M.A. Omotoso. R.A. Oderinde, F.O. Bamiro, (1991). Studies on Oxidative stability of crude and processed Yellow Netsedge Tuber and Almond Seed Oils, J. Fd. Sci. Technology, Vol. 28, 8 -11 India

• M.A. Omotoso, (1997). Preparation and Molecular Weight Determination of Polyurethane, J. of Science Research, Vol. 3, no. 1, 17 - 22 Nigeria

• M.A. Omotoso, (1997). Aging and Residual stresses in amorphous polymers, J. of Science Research, Vol. 3, no. 1, 23 - 26 Nigeria

• M.A. Omotoso (1998). Recyclization of Polyurethanes . J. of Science Research, Vol. 4 no 1, 35 - 38 Nigeria

• M.A. Omotoso, and Ogunsile, B.O. (2000). Preliminary evaluation of the pulp and paper potential ofMvsa paradisiacal. Bulletin of Science Association of Nigeria. Vol.23, 207 - 211 Nigeria

• B.O. Ogunsile, M.A. Omotoso and M.A. Onilude (2006). Influence of Operating Variables on Soda Pulping ofMusa.Paradifiiaca Mid-Rib, J. of Applied Science, Vol. 6 (14): 2922-2926. Asian Network

• B.O. Ogunsile, M.A. Omotoso and M.A. Onilude (2006). Comparative Soda

pulps from the Mid. Rib, Pseudostem and Stalk of Miisa Paradisciaca, J. of Biological Sciences Vol. 6, 1047-1052 Asian Network

• Adenike A.O. Ogunshe, Mopelola A. Omotoso and Adeleye Adeyeye, (Jan. 2007), In Vitro antimicrobial Characteristics of beacteriocin producing Lactobacillus strains from Nigerian indigeneous fermented foods. African Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 6 (4), 445 - 453 Africa

• Adenike A.O. Ogunshe, Mopelola A. Omotoso and A.D.V. Ayansina, (2007), Microbial Studies and Biochemical Charateristics of Controlled Fermented Afiyo - a Nigerian Fermented Food Condiment from Prosopis africana (Guill and Perr.) Taub. Pakistanian Journal of Nutrition, Vol. 6 (6): 620 -627.Asian Network.