Imran Ahmad- Doctor of Philosophy
- Bioprocess Engineer & Scientific Consultant at ProAlgaeTech
Imran Ahmad
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Bioprocess Engineer & Scientific Consultant at ProAlgaeTech
Wastewater Treatment.Nature-Based Solutions.Microalgae.HRAPs
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Introduction
Environmental engineer specializing in wastewater treatment, algae-based technologies, and sustainable bioenergy. Experienced in teaching, research, and international projects including Horizon 2020 (PAVITR). Focused on nature-based solutions and circular bioeconomy to promote environmental sustainability. Passionate about developing green technologies for water and energy management in support of global sustainability goals.
Skills and Expertise
Current institution
ProAlgaeTech
Current position
- Bioprocess Engineer & Scientific Consultant
Additional affiliations
July 2009 - August 2015
Vivekananda College of Technology & Management
Position
- Head of Department
Description
- Worked as one of the founder faculty and head of the department
Education
November 2016 - February 2019
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Publications (60)
Landfill leachate is a highly concentrated organic wastewater with complex compositions. It is a major source of pollution potentially threatening the quality of groundwater, surface water, and life forms. The treatment of landfill leachate consists of various combination processes such as biological, chemical and physical methods. In this study, r...
![Classification of landfill sites in Malaysia (Moh & Manaf, 2017) [8]](profile/Imran-Ahmad-44/publication/341651210/figure/tbl1/AS:895460545933313@1590505839270/Classification-of-landfill-sites-in-Malaysia-Moh-Manaf-2017-8_Q320.jpg)
In Malaysia, the population is increasing at a rapid rate reaching 32.6 million in 2019. This has resulted in a tremendous amount of solid wastes being generated which was estimated as about 38,200 tons per day (1.12 kg/cap/day), in 2018 enough to fill the Twin Towers every seven days. 82.5% of which is disposed of in landfills. If not managed prop...
The objective of this study was to valuate the start-up performance of the Modified Anaerobic Baffled Reactor (MABR) system by using granular sludge treating landfill leachate. Anaerobic reactor start-up is a complex process as it depends on the substrate characteristics, working conditions, inoculum and reactor configuration. To reduce the start-u...
Increasing population, urbanization and changing lifestyle has led to enormous generation of municipal solid waste which is ultimately disposed in sanitary landfills leading to the problem of leachate pollution. Leachate needs to be treated with an effective method before its disposal. Among various options available the treatment using anaerobic t...
The fast-growing global population is pressing the requirement of energy leading to the extensive use of fossil fuels globally which tends to their exhaustion, alongside the environmental pollution. The need of a third-generation fuel which is viably sustainable has increased and for that microalgae are standing out among various other competitors....
The rapid growth of restaurants due to people's changing lifestyles has been implicated in negative impacts on environmental sustainability made by restaurant wastewater (RWW). To overcome this challenge, this work cultivated Chlorella vulgaris with RWW in the Bubble Column Photobioreactor (BCPBR) to investigate the efficiency of removing pollutant...
With 80% of wastewater globally discharged untreated and non-renewable energy resources rapidly depleting, the call for sustainable solutions has never been louder.
Nature-Based Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Bioenergy Production explores the groundbreaking integration of natural systems and advanced technologies to address critical glob...
With 80% of wastewater globally discharged untreated and non-renewable energy resources rapidly depleting, the call for sustainable solutions has never been louder.
Nature-Based Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Bioenergy Production explores the groundbreaking integration of natural systems and advanced technologies to address critical glob...
With 80% of wastewater globally discharged untreated and non-renewable energy resources rapidly depleting, the call for sustainable solutions has never been louder.
Nature-Based Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Bioenergy Production explores the groundbreaking integration of natural systems and advanced technologies to address critical glo...
In modern system-level metabolic engineering, genome-wide metabolic reconstructions are used as a systems-based framework for integrating and analyzing large “omics” data sets as well as for assessing cell design molecular and bioinformatics approach “in silico”. Microalgae growth processes are based on the concurrent interaction of micronutrients...
The number of restaurants is increasing day by day in almost all the developing countries, causing the increase in the generation of restaurant wastewaters. Various activities (i.e., cleaning, washing, and cooking) going on in the restaurant kitchen lead to restaurant wastewater (RWW). RWW has high concentrations of chemical oxygen demand (COD), bi...
Provides a methodical compilation of deriving composites from the hidden treasure of the aquatic world. Include the current research based on the production of micro/ macroalgae which is termed as green gold of the future. Presents optimized and efficient conversion of chitosan, fish scale, collagen, water hyacinth and agar to composites
As the world’s population is increasing at an unprecedented rate, causing a severe impact on the limited and depleting petroleum reserves by their overexploitation and consumption. It is estimated that due to increasing socioeconomic and infrastructural advancements, we have already consumed about 50% of the petroleum reserves. Furthermore, the exc...
Energy is an absolute entity required to run all the systems in the world. Our excessive reliance on fossil fuels has led to the diminishing of their reserves and serious concern for energy security and sustainability. Moreover, the overconsumption and disproportionate use of fossil fuels is also creating serious risk for the environment, due to th...
Composite materials have been used as materials in many industries due to several important reasons such as light weight, high stiffness, and strength properties, aesthetically pleasing, corrosion resistance and part consolidation. The reinforcement phase of the composites is mainly made from synthetic fibres such as glass, carbon, and aramid fibre...
Growing population needs several types of materials for their use, one of which is plastics, manufactured more than 400 million tonnes every year globally. The plastics are petroleum based and non-biodegradable, ends up as a plastic garbage in freshwater, marine water, landfills creating a problem to an ecosystem. To overcome all the issues related...
From back in 1950, world production of plastic has expanded to 8.4% of annual growth rate and every year, global plastic manufacture has exceeded 400 million tons. It has been predicted that by 2025, generation of plastic would extend to 500 million tons. regardless of various application of petroleum-derived plastics and petrochemical-based polyme...
Growth in industrial production, urbanization, overexploitation of resources and inadequate waste
management, has led to the emergence of many environmental issues. Among these, the generation of
wastewaters from various sources causing pollution has been the most afflicting one. With the changing
habits of people, the preference is shifting toward...
Palm oil mill effluent (POME) is defined as the wastewater that contains high concentrations of organics, nutrients and oil and grease generated from the production process of palm oil. Therefore, proper discharge and management of POME is important to avoid deleterious impact on the environment. In fact, solid waste generation is a precursor for i...
The changing lifestyle, urbanization, and depletion of non-renewable resources to match the ever-increasing energy demand are causing a pessimistic impact on the environment. The cities are responsible for 75% of carbon emissions and about 60-80% of the energy consumption globally, causing a precarious situation because they only constitute 3% of t...
![Fig. 6. Horizontal tube PBR modified and adopted from [35]](profile/Imran-Ahmad-44/publication/362733677/figure/fig1/AS:11431281079488293@1660729146110/Horizontal-tube-PBR-modified-and-adopted-from-35_Q320.jpg)
The reduction of carbon dioxide concentration in the air (CO2) is one of the most important areas for the mitigation of climate change that is being focused on by various studies. The cultivation of microalgae is a tool that can be applied to remove CO 2 from atmosphere as they absorb light and CO2 and produce molecular oxygen during their cultivat...
Population inflation has led to the unprecedented increase in urbanization, thus causing negative impacts on environmental sustainability. Recently, there is an upsurge in the number of restaurants due to the changing lifestyles of the people. There were 167,490 food and beverage establishments in 2015, representing an annual growth rate of 5.1% si...
Increasing thrust on technological advancement around the globe has led to a drastic increase in the consumption of various products or raw materials consequently leading to an enormous amount of solid waste generation. In the developing countries mainly sanitary landfills are opted for the disposal of solid waste because of the economic advantage...
In modern system-level metabolic engineering, genome-wide metabolic reconstructions are used as a
systems-based framework for integrating and analyzing large “omics” data sets as well as for assessing
cell design molecular and bioinformatics approach “in silico”. Microalgae growth processes are
based on the concurrent interaction of micronutrients...
Today's planet faces several critical problems such as resource depletion, environmental destruction, and climate change that affect all areas of life as we know it. Figuring out how to address these issues and prioritizing Earth’s health has been at the forefront of study as it is a key issue that affects us all. One element that requires further...
![Topographic Map of Sana’a city [20]](publication/361226869/figure/fig3/AS:1165611275161600@1654914792422/Topographic-Map-of-Sanaa-city-20_Q320.jpg)
Rapid population growth, urbanization, economic progress, and changing lifestyles all contributed to an increase in resource consumption and waste generation. Global solid waste generation was about 1.3 BT/year and was predicted to further increase to a tremendous amount of 2.2 BT/year by 2030. Municipal solid waste generation is increasing at a hi...
As the world’s population is increasing at an unprecedented rate, causing a severe
impact on the limited and depleting petroleum reserves by their overexploitation and
consumption. It is estimated that due to increasing socioeconomic and infrastructural
advancements, we have already consumed about 50% of the petroleum reserves. Furthermore,
the...
Microalgae species are the potential source to produce protein, carbohydrates, lipids, pigments as well
as other metabolites that are currently obtained from conventional agriculture which is having many
limitations in terms of sustainability. Algae are the emerging area of study and due to continuous and
progressive research they are expected to b...
It is estimated that the solar energy provided to the Earth in 1 h could satisfy the global energy needs for 1 year. Solar energy is an abundant, clean, and inexhaustible source of energy. Therefore it is necessary to find an efficient way of harnessing this energy, and the solar tracking system is a result of this quest. The efficiency of solar sy...
It is being estimated by the World Bank that the operations and maintenance cost for the basic water and sanitation services (WASH) is expected to increase from 4 to 30 Billion USD per year by 2030 which substantially surpass the capital cost of basic WASH services. Still the local and global funding prioritize the capital investment in the current...
Population growth supplemented by urbanization and industrial developments has led to elevate the global energy demands, building up risk for the finite and non-renewable petroleum reserves. Besides being at the verge of getting exhausted fossil fuels are major contributors of greenhouse gases to the environment. This led to the expedition for sust...
Bottle Gourd (Lageneria Siceraria) has widespread use as a vegetable in different parts of the world. It is extremely advantageous resource because it comprises lots of nutritional properties that are required for nourishment and which are necessary for health. Approximately it contains: Moisture: 94.5±0.06; Protein: 1.2±0.06; Fat: 0.2±0.02; Carboh...
Solid waste management is a vital area that needs to be addressed as it leads
to a sustainable environment and welfare of the public. Unfortunately, in developing
nations, improper solid waste management leads to the pollution of the environment and
this affects people’s health. The challenges and the improvement measures for solid waste
vary for e...
Wastewater generated from restaurants may pose a serious threat to the environment and the sewer system if not treated effectively. Restaurant wastewater contains many pollutants out of which fat, oil and grease which is more commonly known as FOG are of much concern because of its complex nature and detrimental effects. FOG may congeal due to sapo...
In the revolutionizing world, one of the serious concerns is about the urbanization and changing habits of people. The trend of eating out at restaurants is exceedingly going to fade the culture of cooking at homes. There were about 170,000 restaurants in 2015, representing an annual hike of 5 % as reported by the Department of Statistics, Malaysia...
The overwhelming situation of complex energy demand, environmental pollution and risk to sustainability have led to the advent of microalgae. Microalgae may be grown in varying environments (i.e., pH, nutrients, temperature), non-arable land with less water footprint. Moreover, by capturing light through photosynthesis, microalgae produce larger qu...
Undoubtedly the most searched and spoken word of last year is coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID‐19), which initially originated in Wuhan, China near the end of 2019.
COVID‐19 is a disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS‐CoV‐2). Albeit almost all countries shut down their borders to prevent rapid
spread of the virus. Ho...
The poster will provide an overview about the production of biomass and biofuels using chlorella vulgaris. The study will also elaborate the biotechnological aspects of chlorella vulgaris and its potential in the removal of various pollutants as well as nutrients.
![Fig. 1 Preparation of biofertilizer using PGPR [64].](profile/Imran-Ahmad-44/publication/351748139/figure/fig1/AS:1025848111013892@1621592657852/Preparation-of-biofertilizer-using-PGPR-64_Q320.jpg)
![Fig. 2 IoT devices marketed in different countries [65].](profile/Imran-Ahmad-44/publication/351748139/figure/fig2/AS:1025848111034372@1621592657905/oT-devices-marketed-in-different-countries-65_Q320.jpg)
Agriculture and food systems have high risk of food and nutrition security due to rapid increasing human population and to protect environment from being exploited. Hence, new technologies must be adopted in agricultural system that meet increasing demand of food, reduction in malnutrition and are ecologically sustainable. Enriched plant growth pro...
The increase in global pollution, industrialization and fast economic progress are considered to inflict serious consequences to the quality and availability of water throughout the world. Wastewater is generated from three major sources, i.e. industrial, agricultural, and municipal which contain pollutants, such as: xenobiotics, microplastics, hea...
![Figure 3. Inclined surface 'cascade' systems [26]](profile/Imran-Ahmad-44/publication/351330531/figure/fig1/AS:1019770048630789@1620143534394/nclined-surface-cascade-systems-26_Q320.jpg)
![Figure 7. Side view and front view of flat panel PBR [32]](profile/Imran-Ahmad-44/publication/351330531/figure/fig2/AS:1019770048614403@1620143534466/Side-view-and-front-view-of-flat-panel-PBR-32_Q320.jpg)
![Figure 8. Pictures showing flat panel PBR [33]](profile/Imran-Ahmad-44/publication/351330531/figure/fig3/AS:1019770048638978@1620143534497/Pictures-showing-flat-panel-PBR-33_Q320.jpg)
Energy is indispensable for bringing competence, resilience, and comfort for the ever-advancing human lifestyle. Therefore, to satisfy the growing energy requirement researchers are trying to delve in exploring sustainable and renewable energy sources that will contribute to the reduction of carbon footprint and ultimately help to check the issue o...
Bottle Gourd (lagneria siceraria) is having a variety of uses throughout world. Recently
the interest in bottle gourd has been growing amongst consumers because it contains several
nutritive and medicinal constituents which are required for good health and wellbeing. The nutritive
value of bottle gourd makes it a popular diet ingredient in making s...
Composite materials are used in more than 40,000 end-use applications in many large markets including transportation, power, and energy. Macro trends driving more sustainable practices include energy use and availability, the effects of climate change, and the ever-rising population and consumption of resources. Technology and innovation are critic...
![Fig. 1 Global Hunger Index by Severity [12-14]](profile/Imran-Ahmad-44/publication/349027279/figure/fig1/AS:987377698869255@1612420596894/Global-Hunger-Index-by-Severity-12-14_Q320.jpg)
Recently the world is witnessing substantial strides in increasing global food production yet it is unmatched with the drastic rise in population and it will be a challenge to feed 9.8 billion people by 2050, thereby aggravating the need of food security. Food security can be defined as "the ability to access sufficient, safe, nutritious food to su...
As a renewable energy carrier, hydrogen gains international recognition, with the ability to substitute fossil fuels. A state-of-the-art technology called a microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) can produce viable, clean hydrogen energy and also treat wastewater using various renewable carbon sources. The key substrates tested include wastewater, ferme...
Composite materials are used in more than 40,000 end-use applications in many large markets including transportation, power, and energy. Macro trends driving more sustainable practices include energy use and availability, the effects of climate change, and the ever-rising population and consumption of resources. Technology and innovation are critic...
Improper Solid Waste Management leads to the generation of landfill leachate at the landfills. To reduce the negative impacts of highly toxic and recalcitrant leachate on the environment, several techniques have been used. A lot of research is conducted to find suitable methods for the treatment of landfill leachate such as biological processes, ch...
The increase in global pollution, industrialization and fast economic progress are considered to inflict serious consequences to the quality and availability of water throughout the world. Wastewater is generated from three major sources i.e. industrial, agricultural, and municipal which contain pollutants such as xenobiotics, microplastics, heavy...
Microalgae is an oleaginous expedient having various applications such as production of biofuels (biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas), nutraceutical compounds and the potential to treat wastewaters. The factors contributing to its viability are high growth rate(5-10 times higher than other plants); can be grown in different environments(hot/cold);rich i...
With the rising global population, achieving nutritional food for all is a matter of concern. Therefore, sources of nutrients having low cost and can easily and speedily produce copious amounts ofnutritional value are required. Microalgae stands out for that purpose since it can produce nutrients as well as nutraceutical compounds. “Nutraceuticals”...
Landfill leachate is highly concentrated organic wastewater with complex composition. It is a major source of pollution potentially threatening the quality of groundwater, surface water and life forms. Leachate needs to undergo a series of treatment prior to discharge into soil, ground water and surface water bodies. Current biological treatment of...
Treatment of landfill leachate often involves technologies to reduce toxicity to meet environmental standards prior to discharge into water bodies. The malignant of generating landfill leachate primarily depends on the source of waste dumped at the landfill site. Heavy metals are one of the major pollutants in leachate. Due to their harmful nature...
The main objective of this study is to evaluate the start-up performance of the MABR using granular sludge treating landfill leachate. Anaerobic reactor start-up is a complex process as it depends on the substrate characteristics, operating conditions, inoculum and reactor configuration. Reduction of the time necessary for the start-up and improved...
![Categories of leachate [3]](profile/Imran-Ahmad-44/publication/325700168/figure/tbl2/AS:925177479168002@1597590908471/Categories-of-leachate-3_Q320.jpg)
Solid Waste Management (SWM) has become an issue of concern ever since humans began to build communities within a concentrated area. The greater the population density the more important is a proper waste management system. The main objective of the disposal system was to take care of the sanitation and health of the community. However, with the de...
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Some of the book chapters mentioned below are still available due to some researchers backing off at the last moment if any researcher(s) is willing please mail to mustafwibinqamar@gmail.com
Since we are at the verge of submission to the publication house so it will not get late
Biomethane production from the anaerobic digestion of wastewaters
Biohydrogen: A green fuel for sustainable energy
Carbon Sequestration and Wastewater Treatment: An Approach to Reduce Carbon Footprint
Technoeconomic Analysis of Green Technologies in the Treatment of Wastewaters
Thanks a lot
Sincerely
Dr Imran
Dear Researchers
Greetings from India
This is to kindly inform you that the book proposals sent by me and Dr. Nadeem, and Dr. Norhayati are fortunately accepted by CRC Press (Taylor & Francis) and IWA, respectively. Green technologies and nature-based solutions for wastewater treatment and energy production are very dynamic and sustainable topics. Since the titles and the subsequent TOC (attached) are in accordance with your expertise. Therefore, on behalf of the editors, I request that you kindly contribute book chapters for the same. The chapters can be your research studies, case studies, or review studies.
If you and your research group are interested in contributing, then please contact mustafwibinqamar@gmail.com
If you are interested in any chapter, please confirm at the earliest.
I hope for your kind cooperation and support in this regard.
Thanking you
i was extra cautious in protecting the galdieria culture but it was still attacked by fungi
what should be done to protect as it is very sensitive
can be seen in figure
