Dr. Ngong Kodiah Beyeh, Oakland University professor has been awarded research grant to improve crude oil transportation. Beyeh is using his extensive knowledge of chemical compounds to keep crude oil pipelines from clogging.
The two-year, $110,000 grant from the American Chemical Society’s Petroleum Research Fund will support his research on preventing aggregation of asphaltenes, molecular substances known to restrict oil flow.
According to the university newsletter, If the research succeeds, it could lead to vast improvements in the transportation of crude oil to market. Dr. Beyeh noted that his preliminary studies using macrocycles to prevent asphaltene aggregation showed promise, which he believes was key to securing the grant.
According to Dr. Beyeh, the grant will also sponsor one doctoral student and a few undergraduate students who will assist in the research.
Dr. Beyeh, graduated from the University of Jyväskylä in 2004 with M.Sc in Nanoscience and went further to bag a PhD in Organic Chemistry in 2008 also from the same University.
