James Darmey is currently a Lecturer at Kumasi Technical University, Ghana. He holds a Master of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, and a BSc in Minerals Engineering from the University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana. His current research interests include mineral processing and extractive metallurgy (ferrous metallurgy), waste management, pyrolysis-gasification, and the bioconversion of wastes and biomass to produce valuable products, including activated carbon for gold adsorption, energy, and other materials.