Rabiu, Abdulkarim Baba

Abdulkarim Baba Rabiu was born in Funtua, Kastina State in 1978. Later in early 80s, my family moved to Ogun State after the demise of my father. I grew up in Sagamu, where my mother hail from..I started my early education in this town with great enthusiastic of becoming a professional in life. At the moment, I have a PhD Degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Ilorin. I am married to Nafisa Rabiu Umar with two kids (Ashraf 9 and Amatullah 4).

EDUCATION

1. Ph.D. (Mechanical. Engineering)
University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria January, 2022
2. M. Eng. (Mechanical Engineering)
University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria June, 2013
3. B. Eng. (Mechanical Engineering)
Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria January, 2009
4. National Diploma (Mechanical Engineering)
Kano State Polytechnics, Kano, Nigeria June, 2002
5. West Africa Senior School Certificate
West African Examination Council June, 1998

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Mechanical Engineering, Fuel Technology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Scopus Publications

Characterization of bio-oil and biochar from pyrolysis of waste corrugated cardboard
Farid Sotoudehnia, Abdulkarim Baba Rabiu, Abdulbaset Alayat, and Armando G. McDonald
Elsevier BV

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Publications

1. Ajimotokan H. A., Rabiu A. B. & Lawal A. R. (2018): Effects of storage time on fuel properties of Jatropha biodiesel blends with diesel. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts (JBB). 3(3) 101-106. Published by Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Canada. Available on line at

2. Sotoudehnia, F., Rabiu A. B., Alayat, A., and McDonald A. G. (2020): Characterization of bio-oil and biochar from pyrolysis of waste corrugated cardboard. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 145, 104722. Published by Elsevier. Available on line at