Biorefinery of Industrial Effluents for a Sustainable Circular Economy

Dr. Mu. Naushad is working as a full professor in the Department of Chemistry, College of Science at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. His research interests include wastewater treatment, adsorption, ion exchange, bioremediation, and photodegradation. Dr. Naushad is the author and coauthor of more than 500 refereed journal publications and several books, book chapters, and US patents.

Dr. Shamsul Rahman Mohamed Kutty is working as a professor in the Civil Engineering Department at the Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia. He received his PhD degree from the University of Memphis, TN, United States. He has worked with UTP for more than 20 years. Throughout the years, he has been involved in research and consultancies related to environmental management systems, water quality, wastewater treatment, and solid waste management for biogas generation.

Dr. Md. Sohrab Hossain is currently working as a senior lecturer in the Department of Fundamental and Applied Sciences at the Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia. Dr. Sohrab obtained his PhD degree in environmental technology from the Universiti Sains Malaysia. He has expertise in supercritical fluid technology, hazardous waste management, wastewater treatment, and waste to biofuel production.

Dr. Abdullahi Haruna Birniwa is working as a senior lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at Sule Lamido University, Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State of Nigeria. He[CE11] holds PhD degree in polymer chemistry from Bayero University, Kano and the University Malaya in Malaysia in 2019, MSc degree in color chemistry from Bayero University, Kano in 2013, and his BSc degree in applied chemistry from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto in 2008.

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Ahmad Hussaini Jagaba is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. He obtained his B.Eng. from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi; M. Eng. Civil Engineering from Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) and PhD in Civil Engineering (Environmental) from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia. He has authored and co-authored several articles that include research articles, review papers, conference papers, and book chapters in environmental engineering with special emphasis in physical/chemical and biological wastewater treatment, biomass conversion, sewage and industrial sludge and solid waste management. He is an Editor in the "International Journal of Sustainable Engineering (IJSE)”, Taylor & Francis. He is also a reviewer for reputable journals in: Elsevier, Springer, MDPI, Wiley online etc.