Dedication
Dr.AkilishonoredtodedicatethisbooktothelateMr.SadiqAli (father-in-law)andthelateMrs.Ahadunnisa(mother-in-law) withheartandsoulandalwayskeeptheirinspirationalwords andunconditionalloveclosetomeandmyfamily.May AlmightyAllahSWTforgivetheirsmallandbigsinsand givethehighestplaceinparadise-JannatulFirdaus(Aameen).
Contributorsxvii
AbouttheEditorsxxi
Prefacexxv
1.Introductionofadsorptiontechniquesforheavymetals remediation1
MustaphaOmenesaIdris,AsimAliYaqoob,MohamadNasir MohamadIbrahim,AkilAhmadandMohammedB.Alshammari
1.1Introduction1
1.2Adsorption:Aviablephysicochemicalmethodforremoving toxicheavymetals2
1.3Microbesasadsorbents2
1.3.1Fungi3 1.3.2Bacteria4 1.3.3Algae5
1.4Lignocellulosicmaterialasadsorbent6
1.5Industrialwastesasadsorbents7
1.6Naturalwasteadsorbents8 1.6.1Clay8 1.6.2Zeolite8 1.6.3Chitosan8 1.6.4Peat9
1.6.5Siliceousmaterial9
1.7Derivedandhybridadsorbents9
1.8Nanomaterialabsorbents10
1.9Conclusion10 References11
2.Electricalandmechanicalpropertiesof electroconductivemembranes19 LauKiaKian,MohammadJawaid,AkilAhmadandNaheedSaba
2.1Introduction19
2.2Electricalproperty20 2.3Mechanicalproperty29 2.4Conclusion35 References35
3.AmberliteXADresinsforseparationand preconcentrationofmetalions39
AsmaKhatoon,AkilAhmadandSitiH.M.Setapar
3.1Introduction39
3.2Useofchelatingresinformetalionsextraction40
3.3Mechanismofchelation44
3.4Conclusion44 References44
4.Plantleaveswasteforremovalofmetalions47
ChiragBatukbhaiGodiyaandLuisA.M.Ruotolo
4.1Introduction47
4.2Plantleavesasadsorbents51
4.2.1Pureplantleavesasadsorbents51
4.2.2Functionalizedplantleavesbasedadsorbents52
4.2.3Othertreatmentmethodsfortheplantleavesadsorbents59
4.2.4Carbonaceousformsofplantleavesasadsorbents60
4.3Adsorptionmechanism64
4.4Adsorptionkineticsandisotherms67
4.5Recoveryandregeneration69
4.6Conclusiveremarksandfutureperspectives70 Acknowledgements71 References71
5.Fruitstonesasgreenmaterialsforwastewater remediation83
ManarE.Abdel-Raouf
5.1Introduction83
5.2Removalofheavymetalsfromwastewater85
5.3Removalofsomeheavymetalsbyfruitstonesandfruit seedsasbiosorbents86
5.3.1Lead(II)removalbyneatfruitstonesandseeds86
5.3.2Removaloflead(II)bymodifiedseedsandstones89
5.3.3Removalofmercuryfromaqueoussolutionbyfruitstones92
5.4Core-shellnanocompositesforheavymetalremediation93
5.5Futureperspectives94 References95
6.Carbon-basednanocompositesfortheremediation ofmetalfromwastewater101
FahmidaParvinandShafiM.Tareq
6.1Introduction101
6.2Healtheffectofthetoxicheavymetals102
6.3Synthesisandmetaladsorptionprocessofcarbon-based nanocomposites103
6.3.1Grapheneoxidenanocomposite104
6.3.2Carbonnanotube-basednanocomposites105
6.4Factorcontrolthemetalabsorptioncapacityofthe nanocomposites110
6.4.1EffectofpH110
6.5Desorptionandregenerationoftheadsorbent110
6.6Conclusions112 References112
7.Activatedcarbonaspotentialmaterialforheavymetals removalfromwastewater117
FahmidaParvin,NahinMostofaNiloy,Md.MorshedulHaqueand ShafiM.Tareq
7.1Introduction117
7.2Materialsforactivatedcarbonsynthesis118
7.2.1Conventionalwastesforactivatedcarbonsynthesis119
7.2.2Nonconventionalwastesforactivatedcarbonsynthesis119
7.3Preparationandactivationofactivatedcarbon119
7.3.1Physicalactivation120
7.3.2Chemicalactivation120
7.4DifferentformsofAC121
7.5HeavymetaladsorptionmechanismofAC122
7.6Futurechallengesandlimitation125
7.7Conclusions125 References127
8.Fruitpeelsaseffectivematerialsforheavymetal remediationfromtheaqueousenvironment131
AbdulraheimM.A.HasanandManarE.Abdel-Raouf
8.1Introduction131
8.1.1Neatfruitpeelsforwastewaterremediation134
8.1.2Neatvegetablepeelsforheavymetalremoval138
8.1.3Modifiedplantpeelsasbiosorbents143
8.2Activatedcarbonfromdifferentpeels147
8.3Futureperspectives150 References150
9.Applicationofagro-basedadsorbentforremoval ofheavymetals157
WaheedTariq,ChaudhryArslan,NafeesaTayyab,HaroonRashidand AbdulNasir
9.1Introduction157
9.2Textileindustryandwaterpollution159
9.3Heavymetalscontamination160
9.3.1Chromium(Cr)161
9.3.2Copper(Cu)162
9.3.3Zinc(Zn)162
9.3.4Nickel(Ni)163
9.3.5Lead(Pb)163
9.3.6Cadmium(Cd)163
9.3.7Mercury(Hg)164
9.4Conventionaltreatmenttechniquesforheavymetalsremoval164
9.5Adsorption165
9.5.1Factorseffectingadsorption167
9.6Adsorbentsandtheirapplicationforheavymetalremoval168
9.6.1Sugarcanebagasse168
9.6.2Potatopeels169
9.6.3Moringaoleiferaseeds170
9.6.4Sawdust171
9.6.5Ricehusk172
9.6.6Orangeandbananapeels173
9.6.7Activatedcarbon173
9.6.8Teawaste174
9.6.9Eggshells175
9.7Conclusion175 Recommendations176 References176
10.Applicationofmetal-basednanoparticlesformetal removalfortreatmentsofwastewater–areview183 TadeleAssefaAragawandAdaneAdugnaAyalew
10.1Introduction183
10.2Metals-basednanoparticles185
10.2.1Iron-basednanoparticles185
10.2.2Manganeseoxide-basednanoparticles191
10.2.3Aluminumoxidenanoparticles192
10.2.4Titaniumoxidenanoparticles193
10.2.5Zincoxides-basednanomaterials194
10.2.6Ceriumoxidesnanoparticles195 10.2.7Zirconiumoxidesnanoparticles196
10.2.8Silver(Ag)nanoparticles197
10.3Adsorptionmechanismofheavymetalsbynanometal/oxides200
10.3.1AdsorptionmechanismofFe3 O4 nanoadsorbent201
10.3.2MechanismsofremovalofheavymetalsbyTiO2 203
10.3.3RemovalmechanismofMnO2 205
10.3.4Adsorptionmechanisminceriumoxide206
10.3.5Adsorptionmechanismandphotoreductionof metalsonZr/ZrO2 nanoparticle209
10.3.6HeavymetalionsremovalmechanismsbyZnO particles211
10.3.7Mechanismandbehaviorofsilvernanoparticles inheavymetalsasadsorbent213
10.4Factorsinfluencingadsorptioncapacityofmetal-based nanometals215
10.5Conclusionandperspectives218
10.6Declarationofcompetinginterest219 Acknowledgments219 References219
11.Grapheneoxide-basednanofiltrationmembranesfor separationofheavymetals231
MuhammadAyubandMohdHafizDzarfanOthman
11.1Introduction231
11.2HMsandtheirtoxicityinwaterbodies234
11.3Typesoffiltrationmembranes235
11.3.1Nanomaterialsandnanofiltrationmembranes238
11.3.2GO-basedmixedmatrixpolymercompositeflatsheet membranes239
11.4Graphenefamilyandgrapheneoxide241
11.5GO-basednanofiltrationmembranes(GO-NFMs)245
11.5.1FabricationmethodsofGO-basedmembranes247
11.5.2LargeareaGO-NFMsforcommercialpurpose257
11.6CharacterizationofGOnanosheetsandGO-NFMs258
11.7GO-NFMsforremovalofHMsfromwater261
11.7.1SurfacemodifiedGO-NFMS261
11.7.2RejectionmechanismsofGO-NFMs263
11.7.3PerformanceCriteriaofGO-NFMs265
11.7.4OperatingparametersforefficientremovalofHMs fromwastewater269
11.7.5AdvantagesanddrawbacksofGO-NFMs271
11.8ConclusionandRecommendation272 Futurechallenges274 Acknowledgment275 References275
12.TheuseofPVDFmembraneforwastewatertreatment289
HazirahS.Zakria,MohdHafizDzarfanOthman,RozianaKamaludin, MukhlisA.Rahman,JuhanaJaafarandAhmadF.Ismail
12.1Introduction289
12.2Wastewatertreatment290
12.2.1Polymericmembraneaswastewatertreatment293
12.2.2Polyvinylidenefluoride(PVDF)modification296
12.3PollutantremovalusingPVDFmembranes298
12.3.1Removalofheavymetal298 12.3.2Removalofdyes301 12.3.3RemovalofCECs306 12.3.4Removalofoil308
12.4Conclusionsandfutureprospects312 Acknowledgement313 References313
13.Polyethersulfone(PES)nanofiltrationmembranefor treatmentoftoxicmetalcontaminatedwater319
AnsaKanwal,AsimAliYaqoob,AffiaSiddique, MohamadNasirMohamadIbrahimandAkilAhmad
13.1Introduction319
13.2StrategiesforPESmembranesmodification321 13.2.1Surfacemodification321 13.2.2Additionalsurfacemodificationstrategies324 13.2.3Bulkmodification326
13.3CharacterizationofperformanceofmodifiedPESmembrane330 13.3.1Hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity330 13.3.2Permeabilityandselectivity330 13.3.3Antifoulingproperties331 13.3.4Anticoagulationandadditionalbiologicalproperties331
13.4Nanofiltrationmembraneformetalremoval/rejection331 13.5Futureperspective334 13.6Conclusion335 Acknowledgements336 Conflictsofinterest336 References336
14.Potentialuseofultrafiltration(UF)membranefor remediationofmetalcontaminants341 AffiaSiddique,AsimAliYaqoob,MuhammadA.Mirza, AnsaKanwal,MohamadNasirMohamadIbrahimandAkilAhmad
14.1Introduction341
14.2Principlesofmembranefouling344 14.2.1Basicmechanismsformembranefiltration344 14.2.2Foulingofmembrane345
14.3TheUFbenefitsandlimitationsinoil-basedwatertreatment346 14.4ModificationmethodsforUF347 14.5Removalofmetalions348 14.5.1Roleofcomplexingagentsinultrafiltration349
14.6UFmembraneproblemsassociatedwithwatertreatment353 14.6.1Permeabilityandselectivitytrade-off353 14.6.2Foulingoforganicmatter355
14.7Conclusion,challenges,andfutureperspectives355
Acknowledgements357 References357
15.Applicationandfabricationofnanofiltrationmembrane forseparationofmetalionsfromwastewater365
AsimAliYaqoob,AnsaKanwal,MohamadNasirMohamadIbrahim, AleidG.MohammadSandAkilAhamd
15.1Introduction365
15.2Fundamentalsofnanofiltration369
15.2.1Separationmechanisms369
15.2.2Characterizationofnanofiltrationmembranes370
15.3Nanofiltrationmembranepreparationandmodification371
15.3.1Interfacialpolymerization(IP)371
15.3.2Graftingpolymerization373
15.4Nanomaterialbasednanofiltrationmembranes377
15.4.1Metalandmetaloxidenanomaterialnanofiltration membranes377
15.4.2Carbon-basednanomaterialsnanofiltrationmembranes380
15.4.3Metal organicframeworks(MOFs)-based nanofiltrationmembranes385
15.5Applicationofnanofiltrationmembraneforseparationof metalionsfromwastewater386
15.6Conclusionsandfutureperspectives388 Acknowledgements390 Conflictsofinterest390 References390
16.Photocatalyticreductionofhighlytoxicleadand cadmiumfromaqueoussolution399
WaheedTariq,AbdulNasir,ChaudhryArslan,HaroonRashid, MuhammadSarmadandSyedH.Gillani
16.1Introduction399
16.2Heavymetalsinwastewater400
16.3Wastewatertreatmenttechnologies401
16.4Nanotechnologyforwastewatertreatment403
16.5Advancedoxidationprocesses403
16.5.1Ozonation404
16.5.2Ozoneplusoxidanttreatment405
16.5.3O3 plusUVtreatment(photolyticozonation)405
16.5.4O3 pluscatalysttreatment406
16.5.5H2 O2 plusUVtreatment406
16.5.6Combinationofall(O3 /H2 O2 /UV)406
16.6Photocatalysis407
16.6.1Homogenousphotocatalysis408
16.6.2Heterogeneousphotocatalysis408
16.6.3Mechanism408
16.7Photocatalystandtheirapplicationforheavymetalremoval409
16.7.1Tinoxide409 16.7.2Copperoxide411
16.7.3Nanocompositeoftinoxide/copperoxide412
16.8Leadtoxicityandremoval414
16.8.1Detectionmechanism414
16.8.2Removalofleadthroughphotocatalysis415
16.9Cadmiumtoxicityandremoval418
16.9.1Sourcesofcadmium418
16.9.2Photocatalyticremovalofcadmium418 16.10Conclusion420 References421
17.Polymers-basednanocompositesfordecontamination ofwatermatrices427
AdnanKhan,SumeetMalik,NisarAli,MohsinKhurshid, MuhammadZubair,XiaoyanGao,LingliNiandMuhammadBilal
17.1Wastewatercontaminants427
17.2Methodsavailabletoovercomewastewatercontaminants429
17.3Biopolymersasefficientsorbents431
17.4Biopolymersbasednanobiosorbents431
17.5Nanobiosorbentsforcationsremovalfromwastewater432
17.6Nanosorbentsfordyesremovalfromwastewater437
17.7Nanosorbentsforothercontaminantsremovalfrom wastewater441
17.8Conclusionandfutureprospects441 Acknowledgment445 Conflictofinterest445 References445
18.Metal-organicframeworksforreductionofheavy metals457
AdnanKhan,SumeetMalik,NisarAli,YongYang,SureshGhotekar, ArpitaRoyandMuhammadBilal
18.1Introduction457
18.2Methodsfortheremovalofheavymetals458
18.3Sorptionusingvarioussorbents459
18.4StructuralfeaturesandpropertiesofMOFsandMOF-based adsorbents460
18.5MOFsasefficientsorbents460
18.5.1SorptiononthesurfaceofpristineMOFs462
18.5.2Sorptionheavymetalsonthesurfaceofmodified MOFs462
18.5.3SorptionofheavymetalsMOFscomposites463
18.6ThemechanismforsorptionofHMs463 18.7Conclusionandfutureprospects466 Acknowledgment467 Conflictofinterests467 References467
19.UseofCarbonbasedphotocatalystformetalremoval475 MohsinR.Dustgeer,HazirahS.Zakria,AsimJilani, SajidR.Ahmad,MuhammadB.Shakoor, MohdHafizDzarfanOthmanandShahidP.Ansari
19.1Introduction475
19.2Variousheavymetalinwateranditsilleffectsonhealth476 19.2.1Arsenic478
19.2.2Chromium478 19.2.3Cadmium478
19.2.4Copper479 19.2.5Lead479
19.2.6Nickel480
19.2.7Mercury480
19.3Variousmethodstoremovemetalsfromwastewater481
19.3.1Adsorptiononnewadsorbents481
19.3.2Electrodialysis481
19.3.3Membranefiltration482
19.3.4Ionexchange483
19.4Advantagesofphotocatalystoverothertechniques483
19.4.1Photocatalysisanditstype484
19.4.2Factoraffectingtheefficiencyofphotocatalytic process485
19.5Principleofphotocatalysis486
19.6Conclusionandfutureprospect488 References488
20.Photocatalytictreatmentofwastewaterusing nanoporousaerogels:Opportunitiesandchallenges495 MuzammilAnjum,Ph.D,WeiLiu,Ph.D,SamiaQadeer,Ph.Dand AzeemKhalid,Ph.D
20.1Introduction495
20.2Aerogels497
20.3Principlesofaerogelsynthesis498
20.3.1Sol-gelprocess500
20.3.2Redoxprocess501
20.3.3Hydrothermalprocess501
20.3.4Othermethods501
20.4Classificationofphotocatalyticaerogels502
20.4.1Carbon-basedaerogels502
20.4.2Polymericaerogels504
20.4.3Bio-basedaerogels505
20.4.4Metal-basedaerogels506
20.5Aerogel-photocatalyticcleaningofwastewater508
20.5.1Principleofphotocatalysis508
20.5.2Photocatalyticpollutantremoval508
20.6Challengesandfutureperspectives515
20.7Conclusionsandoutlooks515 References516
21.Nanofiltrationmembraneuseforseparationof heavymetalsfromwastewater523
JamalA.Siddique
21.1Whatispollution?523
21.1.1Historyofpollution523
21.1.2Typesofpollutions524
21.2Waterpollutionandwastewater524
21.2.1Wastewater526
21.3Heavymetalpollutantsandtreatments526
21.4Separationtechnologyandprocesses527
21.5Membranetechnologyandproductivemethods529
21.6Nanofiltrationtechniques530
21.7Rolenanofiltrationmembranewithheavymetalin wastewatertreatment533
21.8Synthesisanddevelopmentofnanofiltrationmembrane533
21.9Currentchallengesandfutureresearch540
21.10Commercialaspectsofnanofiltrationresearch541
21.11Conclusions542 References542 Index549
Contributors
ManarE.Abdel-Raouf,EgyptianPetroleumResearchInstitute,1AhmedEl-zomor street,Nasrcity,Cairo,Egypt
AkilAhmad,ChemistryDepartment,CollegeofScienceandHumanities,PrinceSattam BinAbdulazizUniversity,Al-Kharj,SaudiArabia
SajidR.Ahmad,CollegeofEarth&EnvironmentalSciences,UniversityofthePunjab, Lahore,Pakistan
NisarAli,KeyLaboratoryforPalygorskiteScienceandAppliedTechnologyofJiangsu Province,National&LocalJointEngineeringResearchCenterforDeepUtilization TechnologyofRock-saltResource,FacultyofChemicalEngineering,HuaiyinInstituteofTechnology,Huaian,China
MohammedB.Alshammari,ChemistryDepartment,CollegeofScienceandHumanities,PrinceSattamBinAbdulazizUniversity,Al-Kharj,SaudiArabia
MuzammilAnjum,Ph.D,DepartmentofEnvironmentalSciences,PMASAridAgricultureUniversity,Rawalpindi,Pakistan;SchoolofMaterialScienceandEngineering, SunYat-senUniversity,Guangzhou,China
ShahidP.Ansari,DepartmentofAppliedChemistry,AligarhMuslimUniversity,India
TadeleAssefaAragaw,FacultyofChemicalandFoodEngineering,BahirDarInstitute ofTechnology,BahirDarUniversity,BahirDar,Ethiopia
ChaudhryArslan,DepartmentofStructuresandEnvironmentalEngineering,University ofAgriculture,Faisalabad,Pakistan
AdaneAdugnaAyalew,FacultyofChemicalandFoodEngineering,BahirDarInstitute ofTechnology,BahirDarUniversity,BahirDar,Ethiopia
MuhammadAyub,AdvancedMembraneTechnologyResearchCentre(AMTEC), SchoolofChemicalandEnergyEngineering,FacultyofEngineering,Universiti TeknologiMalaysia,JohorBahru,Johor,Malaysia
MuhammadBilal,SchoolofLifeSciencesandFoodEngineering,HuaiyinInstituteof Technology,Huaian,China
MohsinR.Dustgeer,DepartmentofEnvironmentalSciencesandEngineering,GovernmentCollegeUniversityFaisalabad,Faisalabad,Pakistan
XiaoyanGao,KeyLaboratoryforPalygorskiteScienceandAppliedTechnologyof JiangsuProvince,National&LocalJointEngineeringResearchCenterforDeep UtilizationTechnologyofRock-saltResource,FacultyofChemicalEngineering, HuaiyinInstituteofTechnology,Huaian,China
Contributors
SyedH.Gillani,DepartmentofStructuresandEnvironmentalEngineering,University ofAgriculture,Faisalabad,Pakistan
SureshGhotekar,DepartmentofChemistry,Smt.DevkibaMohansinhjiChauhanCollegeofCommerceandScience,Silvassa,UniversityofMumbai,DadraandNagar Haveli(UT),India
ChiragBatukbhaiGodiya,DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,FederalUniversityof SãoCarlos,SãoCarlos,SP,Brazil
Md.MorshedulHaque,HydrobiogeochemistryandPollutionControlLaboratory,DepartmentofEnvironmentalSciences,JahangirnagarUniversity,Dhaka,Bangladesh
AbdulraheimM.A.Hasan,EgyptianPetroleumResearchInstitute,1AhmedEl-zomor street,Nasrcity,Cairo,Egypt
MohamadNasirMohamadIbrahim,SchoolofChemicalSciences,UniversitiSains Malaysia,Pinang,Malaysia
MustaphaOmenesaIdris,SchoolofChemicalSciences,UniversitiSainsMalaysia, PulauPinang,Malaysia;DepartmentofPureandIndusatrialChemistry,KogiState University,Anyigba,KogiState,Nigeria
AhmadF.Ismail,AdvancedMembraneTechnologyResearchCentre(AMTEC),School ofChemicalandEnergyEngineering,FacultyofEngineering,UniversitiTeknologi Malaysia,JohorBahru,Johor,Malaysia
JuhanaJaafar,AdvancedMembraneTechnologyResearchCentre(AMTEC),School ofChemicalandEnergyEngineering,FacultyofEngineering,UniversitiTeknologi Malaysia,JohorBahru,Johor,Malaysia
MohammadJawaid,LaboratoryofBiocompositeTechnology,INTROP,UniversitiPutra Malaysia,Serdang,Malaysia
AsimJilani,CenterofNanotechnology,KingAbdul-AzizUniversity,Jeddah,Saudi Arabia
RozianaKamaludin,AdvancedMembraneTechnologyResearchCentre(AMTEC), SchoolofChemicalandEnergyEngineering,FacultyofEngineering,Universiti TeknologiMalaysia,JohorBahru,Johor,Malaysia
AnsaKanwal,DepartmentofChemistry,MirpurUniversityofScienceandTechnology, MirpurAJK,Pakistan;DepartmentofChemistryandMolecularBiology,University ofGothenburg,Box462,SE-40530GothenburgSweden
AzeemKhalid,Ph.D,DepartmentofEnvironmentalSciences,PMASAridAgriculture University,Rawalpindi,Pakistan
AdnanKhan,InstituteofChemicalSciences,UniversityofPeshawar,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,Pakistan
AsmaKhatoon,CentreofLipidsEngineeringandAppliedResaerch,Universiti TeknologiMalaysia,JohorBahru,Malaysia
MohsinKhurshid,DepartmentofMicrobiology,GovernmentCollegeUniversity,Faisalabad,Pakistan
LauKiaKian,LaboratoryofBiocompositeTechnology,InstituteofTropicalForestry andForestProducts(INTROP),UniversitiPutraMalaysia,UPMSerdang,Selangor, Malaysia
WeiLiu,Ph.D,SchoolofMaterialScienceandEngineering,SunYat-senUniversity, Guangzhou,China
SumeetMalik,InstituteofChemicalSciences,UniversityofPeshawar,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,Pakistan
MuhammadA.Mirza,DepartmentofChemistry,MirpurUniversityofScienceand Technology,Mirpur,AJK,Pakistan
AleidG.MohammadS,SchoolofChemicalSciences,UniversitiSainsMalaysia, Penang,Malaysia;DepartmentofChemistry(PreparatoryYear),FacultyofScience, UniversityofHail,Hail,SaudiArabia
AbdulNasir,DepartmentofStructuresandEnvironmentalEngineering,Universityof Agriculture,Faisalabad,Pakistan
LingliNi,KeyLaboratoryforPalygorskiteScienceandAppliedTechnologyofJiangsu Province,National&LocalJointEngineeringResearchCenterforDeepUtilization TechnologyofRock-saltResource,FacultyofChemicalEngineering,HuaiyinInstituteofTechnology,Huaian,China
NahinMostofaNiloy,HydrobiogeochemistryandPollutionControlLaboratory,DepartmentofEnvironmentalSciences,JahangirnagarUniversity,Dhaka,Bangladesh
MohdHafizDzarfanOthman,AdvancedMembraneTechnologyResearchCentre (AMTEC),SchoolofChemicalandEnergyEngineering,FacultyofEngineering, UniversitiTeknologiMalaysia,JohorBahru,Johor,Malaysia
FahmidaParvin,HydrobiogeochemistryandPollutionControlLaboratory,DepartmentofEnvironmentalSciences,JahangirnagarUniversity,Dhaka,Bangladesh; DepartmentofEnvironmentalSciences,JahangirnagarUniversity,Savar,Dhaka, Bangladesh
SamiaQadeer,Ph.D,DepartmentofBiologyandEnvironmentalSciences,AllamaIqbal OpenUniversity,Islamabad,Pakistan
MukhlisA.Rahman,AdvancedMembraneTechnologyResearchCentre(AMTEC), SchoolofChemicalandEnergyEngineering,FacultyofEngineering,Universiti TeknologiMalaysia,JohorBahru,Johor,Malaysia
HaroonRashid,DepartmentofStructuresandEnvironmentalEngineering,University ofAgriculture,Faisalabad,Pakistan
ArpitaRoy,DepartmentofBiotechnology,SchoolofEngineering&Technology,Sharda University,GreaterNoida,India
LuisA.M.Ruotolo,DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,FederalUniversityofSão Carlos,SãoCarlos,SP,Brazil
NaheedSaba,LaboratoryofBiocompositeTechnology,InstituteofTropicalForestry andForestProducts(INTROP),UniversitiPutraMalaysia,UPMSerdang,Selangor, Malaysia
MuhammadSarmad,DepartmentofChemistry,UniversityofAgriculture,Faisalabad, Pakistan
SitiH.M.Setapar,CentreofLipidsEngineeringandAppliedResaerch,Universiti TeknologiMalaysia,JohorBahru,Malaysia
MuhammadB.Shakoor,CollegeofEarth&EnvironmentalSciences,Universityofthe Punjab,Lahore,Pakistan
AffiaSiddique,DepartmentofChemistry,MirpurUniversityofScienceandTechnology,MirpurAJK,Pakistan;SchoolofChemistryandBiosciences,FacultyofLife Sciences.UniversityofBradford,Bradford,WestYorkshire,UK
JamalA.Siddique,DepartmentofChemistry,AligarhMuslimUniversity,Aligarh,India
ShafiM.Tareq,HydrobiogeochemistryandPollutionControlLaboratory,Department ofEnvironmentalSciences,JahangirnagarUniversity,Dhaka,Bangladesh
WaheedTariq,DepartmentofStructuresandEnvironmentalEngineering,Universityof Agriculture,Faisalabad,Pakistan
NafeesaTayyab,DepartmentofStructuresandEnvironmentalEngineering,University ofAgriculture,Faisalabad,Pakistan
YongYang,KeyLaboratoryforPalygorskiteScienceandAppliedTechnologyofJiangsu Province,National&LocalJointEngineeringResearchCentreforDeepUtilization TechnologyofRock-saltResource,FacultyofChemicalEngineering,HuaiyinInstituteofTechnology,Huai’an,China
AsimAliYaqoob,SchoolofChemicalSciences,UniversitiSainsMalaysia,Pulau Pinang,Malaysia
HazirahS.Zakria,AdvancedMembraneTechnologyResearchCentre(AMTEC), SchoolofChemicalandEnergyEngineering,FacultyofEngineering,Universiti TeknologiMalaysia,JohorBahru,Johor,Malaysia
MuhammadZubair,DepartmentofChemistry,UniversityofGujrat,Gujrat,Pakistan