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Richard Kingsley Padi

LECTURER

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Lecturer, Department of Food Process Engineering, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF FOOD PROCESS ENGINEERING
sustainable bio-process designtechno-economic assessmentssystems modellinglife cycle sustainability analysis
Publications

22

Citations

275

H-index

8

i10-index

8

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
12.5
Most cited paper
76
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 09:27
Publications

22 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Feasibility of commercial waste biorefineries for cassava starch industries: Techno-economic assessment
RK Padi, A Chimphango
2020 Bioresource technology 297, 122461, 2020 Agriculture 76
Commercial viability of integrated waste treatment in cassava starch industries for targeted resource recoveries
RK Padi, A Chimphango
2020 Journal of Cleaner Production 265, 121619, 2020 Agriculture 39
Economic and environmental analysis of waste-based bioenergy integration into industrial cassava starch processes in Africa
RK Padi, A Chimphango, AP Roskilly
2022 Sustainable production and consumption 31, 67-81, 2022 Agriculture 34
Prospects for commercial microalgal biorefineries: integrated pilot demonstrations and process simulations based techno-economic assessment of single and multi-product value chains
PR Kingsley, L Braud, MK Mediboyina, K McDonnell, F Murphy
2023 Algal Research 74, 103190, 2023 Social Sciences 26
Comparative sustainability assessments for integrated cassava starch wastes biorefineries
RK Padi, A Chimphango
2021 Journal of Cleaner Production 290, 125171, 2021 Agriculture 25
Techno-economic potentials of integrating decentralised biomethane production systems into existing natural gas grids
RK Padi, S Douglas, F Murphy
2023 Energy 283, 128542, 2023 Social Sciences 22
Comparative techno-economic and life cycle assessments of single and intercropped-mixed feedstocks-based biorefineries for profitable and cleaner production of energy
SC Msiska, R Padi, A Chimphango
2024 Journal of Cleaner Production 450, 141988, 2024 Social Sciences 12
Assessing the potential of integrating cassava residues-based bioenergy into national energy mix using long-range Energy Alternatives Planning systems approach
RK Padi, A Chimphango
2021 Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 145, 111071, 2021 Agriculture 12
Process simulation and assessment of the impact of satellite biorefineries and product diversification on the economic and environmental performance of energy-targeted …
SC Msiska, RK Padi, A Chimphango
2024 Journal of Cleaner Production 469, 143221, 2024 Social Sciences 7
A decentralized intercropped mixed-feedstock biorefinery pathway to accelerate agricultural mechanization for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa
SC Msiska, RK Padi, A Chimphango
2026 Energy for Sustainable Development 93, 101994, 2026 Agriculture 4
Perspectives towards biomass valorization in integrated circular biorefineries: Insights from sorghum residue-based value chains in Sub-Saharan Africa
DC Makepa, RK Padi, CER Reis, A Chimphango
2026 Biomass and Bioenergy 212, 109335, 2026 Engineering 4
Comparative life cycle assessments of stand-alone and integrated green hydrogen and biofuel value chains: A case study on drop-in biocrude, biohydrogen and biomethanol …
RK Padi, V González, K Maran, A Martinez, M Brandão, E Sánchez, ...
2025 Biomass and Bioenergy 201, 108138, 2025 Engineering 4
Strengthening circular economy in Sub-Saharan agriculture through intercropped mixed feedstock biorefineries: A techno-economic and life cycle assessment approach
SC Msiska, RK Padi, A Chimphango
2026 Cleaner and Circular Bioeconomy, 100215, 2026 Agriculture 2
Recent Advances and Challenges in Establishing Commercial Scale Multi-product Microalgal Biorefineries
RK Padi, MK Mediboyina, L Braud, E Gusciute, J Sweeney, K McDonnell, ...
2022 Engineering 2
Postharvest technology for advancing sustainable bioenergy production for food processing and reduction of postharvest losses
RK Padi, AFA Chimphango
2021 Food losses, sustainable postharvest and food technologies, 281-311, 2021 Engineering 2
Techno-economic and sustainability models for integration of cassava waste-based biorefineries into cassava starch processes based on process simulation and a systems modelling …
RK Padi
2021 Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University, 2021 Agriculture 2
Energy Saving Process Scheme and Quality of Wheat‐Cassava Spaghetti Using Fresh Cassava Substitution
RK Padi, GA Komlaga, FK Saalia
2023 Journal of Food Processing and Preservation 2023 (1), 2342079, 2023 Agriculture 1
Potential and economic impact of renewable energy in improving african rural food processing
RK Padi
2016 Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University, 2016 Engineering 1
Mind the Gap: The Methodological Issues in Biobased Product LCAs and their Relevance to European Policy. Main Findings of the ULTRA-BIO Project
F Pellengahr, R Padi, L Shen, IV Gursel, H Ballemans, E Bouwman, ...
2026 34th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition, 2026 Engineering 0
Thermochemical Characterisation of Landfill Municipal Solid Waste for Energy Recovery Applications
D Nugloze, RK Padi, M Mensah, F Offei, A Fanyin-Martin, K Miezah, ...
2026 Results in Engineering, 110521, 2026 Engineering 0
Cleaner and Circular Bioeconomy
SC Msiska, RK Padi, A Chimphango
1900 Engineering 0
Synergies of green hydrogen and biobased value chains deployment: Synthesis Report Work Packages 4 & 5
C Hennig, T Kanto, RK Padi, M Junginger, A Funke, J Lundgren
1900 IEA Bioenergy Task 44, 0 Engineering 0