Kwadwo Osseo-Asare
Kwadwo Osseo-Asare

Kwadwo Osseo-Asare
Distinguished Professor of Metallurgy and
Energy and Geo-environmental Engineering
208 Steidle Building
(814) 865-4882
asare@matse.psu.edu

Biographical Sketch: 

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Research Interests: 
  • Aqueous Processing: Materials Synthesis & Processing
  • Nanoparticle Synthesis, Purification, and Assembly
  • Wet Processing in Semiconductor Fabrication
  • Chemical-Mechanical Polishing, Surface Cleaning & Finishing
  • Hydrometallurgy
  • Separation Science & Technology
  • Environmental Systems
  • Applied Aqueous Chemistry: Interfacial and Colloidal Phenomena
  • Surfactant Science
  • Semiconductor Electrochemistry
  • Thermodynamic Modeling
Areas of Research: 

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Technology Impacted By Research: 

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Journal Articles and Publications: 
  1. X. Zeng, J. Quaye, and K. Osseo-Asare "Partition of Hematite in the Triton X-100/Dextran Aqueous Biphase System", Colloids Surf., 246, 135-145 (2004).
  2. P. Suphantharida and K. Osseo-Asare, "Cerium Oxide Slurries in Chemical-Mechanical Polishing: Electrophoretic Mobility and Adsorption Investigations of Ceria/Silicate Interaction", J. Electrochem. Soc., 151, G658-G662 (2004).
  3. Q. Liu and K. Osseo-Asare, "Synthesis of Monodisperse Al-Substituted Hematite Particles from Highly Condensed Metal Hydroxide Gels", J. Colloid Interface Sci., 231, 401-403 (2000).
  4. F. J. Arriagada and K. Osseo-Asare, "Synthesis of Nanosize Silica in a Nonionic Water-in-Oil Microemulsion: Effects of the Water/Surfactant Molar Ratio and Ammonia Concentration", J. Colloid Interface Sci., 211, 210-220 (1999).
  5. D. Wei, and K. Osseo-Asare, "Semiconductor Electrochemistry of Particulate Pyrite: Mechanisms and Products of Dissolution. J. Electrochem. Soc. , 144, 546-553 (1997).

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