Mohammed J.k Bashir

Central Queensland University · School of Engineering and Technology

Heavy metals (HM) are highly toxic and can lead to human and environmental health issues, which pose a global threat. Most heavy metal contamination happens through contamination in soil-water media. Many heavy metal remediation methods have been proposed and researched to treat heavy metal contaminated soil-water medium, and organic or biomass-bas...

Over the last thirty years, the palm oil industry in Malaysia has grown to become an important sector of agriculture-based industry. A total of 108.52 billion MYR was generated in export earnings for Malaysia in 2021. However, the disposal of palm oil mill effluent (POME) is causing a major issue that must be appropriately addressed for sustainable...

Full text at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ce/zkae016 The study focuses on the transition from conventional energy sources to sustainable renewable energy (RE) in Palestine, particularly in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The research aims to understand the relationship between key factors and residents’ willingness to invest in the RE sector, with a...

Environmental aspects are now being considered in the selection of consumer items, including textiles, all over the world. These businesses generate enormous amounts of wastewater because, according to the World Bank, textile processing is responsible for 20% of all water pollution worldwide. High concentrations of suspended solids (SS), phosphates...

The utilization of hybrid treatment technologies has been recognized as one of the treatment methods conducted to enhance the efficiency of wastewater treatment due to the various challenges such as the high concentration of pollutants and the limited ability of a single treatment process. Leachate from Pulau Burung Sanitary Landfill (PBSL) has bee...

Africa faces significant economic and environmental challenges, including waste generation, food insecurity, and energy inefficiency, jeopardizing future generations. To address this, Africa has adopted the 10-year Sustainable Consumption and Production Framework for Africa (10-YFP), evident through national and local projects focusing on sustainab...

The long-term sustainability of the global water supply, with a paramount emphasis on cleanliness and safety, stands as a formidable challenge in our modern era. In response to this pressing issue, adsorption techniques have emerged as pivotal and widely recognized solutions for the removal of hazardous pollutants, with a particular emphasis on lea...

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Sustainable energy transition has brought the attention towards microalgae utilization as potential feedstock due to its tremendous capabilities over its predecessors for generating more energy with reduced carbon footprint. However, the commercialization of microalgae feedstock remains debatable due to the various factors and considerations taken...

Management of municipal solid waste (MSW) and energy constraints are the most pressing issues for Palestine's sustainable development and environmental protection. Palestinians are harmed by the environmental and health risks associated with the dumpsite. In addition to imported electricity, natural gas and crude oil are also used to generate elect...

The development of the palm oil industry has induced the generation of palm oil mill effluent (POME) together with its waste activated sludge (WAS) in recent years. This study aims to discover new opportunities in treating POME WAS that has high organic content with low degradability but having potential in converting waste into energy. The optimiz...

Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip are in a very delicate situation when it comes to achieving sustainable growth in the energy sector, due to financial, environmental, and political challenges. Replacing electric water heaters with solar water heaters (SWH) in Gaza can lead to better hot water supply, cost savings, and gas emission reduction. T...

treatment techniques and reuse of fresh municipal wastewater (MWW) from the east-south area of Erbil city, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The collected wastewater samples were analyzed for 21 quality parameters. Some of the quality parameters such as color (146 Pt. Co and 337 Pt. Co), total solids (800 mg/L), suspended solids (400 mg/L and 1100 mg/L), nit...

Recovery of wastewater is essential for better management of water resources and can aid in reducing regional or seasonal water shortages. When algae were used to clean wastewater, amazing benefits were guaranteed, such as a decrease in the formation of dangerous solid sludge and the creation of valuable algal biomass through recycling of the nutri...

Microalgae cultivation has received much interest in foods and biofuel production and provides a significant potential option for cleaning the soil, water, and environment from several contaminants. Accordingly, microalgae harvesting becomes essential to separate the solid–liquid microalgae suspension for other green technologies and sustainable pr...

Novel waste treatment methods and dependable alternative energy sources must keep up with the world’s rapid population growth, urbanization’s higher living standards, and the concurrent escalation of socio-economic activities. Porous carbon materials hold the potential to be a significant contributor in both of these domains because of their proven...

In this research, electrocoagulation-intensified peroxidation using an aluminum electrode was studied as a post-treatment method for poultry slaughterhouse wastewater (SWW) with 4 operational variables (pH, current density, contact time, and H2O2 dosage). Optimization was carried out using response surface methodology. Analysis of variance was used...

The process of looking for alternative energy sources is driven by the increasing demand for energy and environmental contamination caused by using fossil fuels. Recent investigations reported the efficiency of microalgae for biofuel production due to its low cost of production, high speed of growth, and ability to grow in harsh environments. In ad...

Restaurant wastewater contains a high concentration of O&G, up to 3434 mg/L. This study aims to (a) assess the efficiency of EC combined with US methods for O&G removal in restaurant wastewater, (b) identify the optimum condition for COD degradation using EC treatment via response surface methodology (RSM), and (c) determine the morphological surfa...

Full Paper Accessed at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author/Q4WNP7FSHXG4GB3DHBSJ?target=10.1002/tqem.21960 :::::::: Municipal solid waste (MSW) is one of the most well‐known biomass resources that can be utilized to produce renewable energy. Numerous countries are plagued by the proliferation of waste, particularly organic waste that can...

Several chemical coagulants previously utilize for wastewater treatment with significant performance in removing heavy metals and other parameters. However, their cost-effectiveness and the residual of toxic chemical precipitates pose problems to human health and the environment. Therefore, using plant-based natural coagulants is considered an alte...

Algae have the potential to be used as a feedstock for the synthesis of valuable compounds and biofuels. In addition, algal waste can be further transformed into biofuel, biogas, and biochar using different thermochemical processes such as microwave pyrolysis, pyrolysis, torrefaction, and hydrothermal conversion. Due to its high specific surface ar...

The coagulation-flocculation process frequently employs chemical-based coagulants and flocculants. The disadvantages of utilizing these chemical substances have triggered researchers to investigate natural substances to replace or reduce the number of chemical-based coagulants and flocculants. Thus, this study investigates the potential use of tann...

Solar energy has recently become a viable option for desalinating seawater, primarily in arid regions. However, increasing the productivity of solar still by integrating experimental base and modelling methods is still subject to prediction errors; therefore, the main objective of this research is to postulate and test boosting algorithms for predi...

The most fundamental need, which all people must have to maintain their life, is access to clean water [...]

Oil palm fiber is a type of solid waste generated from the palm oil processing plant. At present, there is no proper utilization of this abundant waste. Ammoniacal nitrogen (NH3-N) has received a lot of attention as a water pollutant due to its toxicity, which has an impact on both the environment and human health. In aquaculture wastewater (AQW),...

Growing environmental awareness coupled with stricter regulations has pushed various industries to look for appropriate technologies to treat wastewater. Natural coagulants have recently been used as part of water and wastewater technologies due to their performance, cost-effectiveness when compared to chemical coagulants, they produce less sludge...

Remediation by algae is a very effective strategy for avoiding the use of costly, environmentally harmful chemicals in wastewater treatment. Recently, industries based on biomass, especially the bioenergy sector, are getting increasing attention due to their environmental acceptability. However, their practical application is still limited due to t...

The proliferation of devices connected via the Internet of Things (IoT) leads to high energy consumption, e-waste production, and ultimately, additional extra carbon emissions. To maximize the benefits and reduce the detrimental impact of IoT on the environment, the concept of green IoT (GIoT) is presented, which can fulfill the need for a smart an...

For every ton of palm oil produced, approximately 0.2 tons of palm decanter cake (PDC) waste is generated. Hence, there is a huge opportunity to valorize this organic waste, i.e., via the deployment of black soldier fly larvae (BSFL), which has been widely employed to convert various organic wastes into larval proteins and lipids. However, the PDC...

Palm oil is the most utilized vegetable globally which is mostly produced in countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. The great amount of POME generation from palm oil mills is now a threat to the environment and require a suitable treatment of POME to reduce the organic strength in accordance with the standard discharge limit before rel...

This study aims to investigate the performance plant-based natural coagulant from rosehip seed powder in the treatment of iron and steel factory wastewater. The concentrations of COD, total suspended solids (TSS), ammonia-nitrogen (NH 3-N), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), aluminum (Al), and nickel (Ni) in effluent wastewater were examined. Co...

This study aims to examine the failure behaviour of damaged reinforced concrete (RC) beams retrofitted using externally bonded ultra-high-performance fibre-reinforced cementitious composites (UHPFRCCs) systems at different levels of damage levels. To overcome the sudden failure in shear at supports, one strip of UHPFRCCs was bonded on the tension f...

Thermal remediation technologies are fast and effective tools for the remediation of contaminated soils and sediments. Nevertheless, the high energy consumption and the effect of high temperature on the soil properties may hinder the wide applications of thermal remediation methods. This review highlights the recent studies focused on thermal remed...

Advanced treatment of biologically processed palm oil mill effluent (BIOTPOME), which possesses a potential danger to the water sources is required to meet the Malaysian discharge standard, as BIOTPOME contains high level of chemical oxygen demand (COD), suspended solids and oil and grease even after going through conventional treatment process. Th...

Link to full paper: ...... https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/er.7881 ........ Gaza has been suffering from a major crisis in the energy sector, and there is a need to adopt sustainable sources of renewable energy such as wind energy to meet the growing energy needs. This study focuses on wind energy harvesting potential as a renewab...

In this study, palm oil mill effluent (POME) treated by ultrasonication at optimum conditions (sonication power: 0.88 W/mL, sonication duration: 16.2 min and total solids: 6% w/v) obtained from a previous study was anaerobically digested at different hydraulic retention times (HRTs). The reactor biomass was subjected to metagenomic study to investi...

A wide range of highly concentrated non-biodegradable organics have existed in stabilized landfill leachate, which is highly dangerous to the environment. Although various purification processes have been invented for leachate treatment, yet advanced membrane filtration is still one of the most environmentally friendly processes for stabilized leac...

Nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) has been extensively investigated for the remediation of soil, wastewater, and groundwater contaminated with heavy metals. This paper presents a collective review of nZVI synthesis, nZVI interaction mechanisms with heavy metals, factors affecting nZVI reactivity, recent applications of nZVI for heavy metals removal...

Hydraulic fracturing drilling technology can cause a high risk of surface spill accidents and thus water contamination. Climate change together with the high water demand and rapid increase in industrial and agricultural activities are valued reasons why we should all care about the availability of water resources and protect them from contaminatio...

Shifting toward a circular economy has obtained huge attention from countries all over the world as a sustainable route to reduce the mounting volumes of solid waste, which has a direct link with today’s economy. Recently, the single-stream recycling technique has obtained sufficient interest. In this recycling technique, all the recyclable materia...

In shale gas-producing countries, soil, and groundwater contamination due to surface spills associated with hydraulic fracturing operations is one of the most worrying problems that arise, since its elimination is not easy or cheap to carry out, and its effects persist for many years. Thus, this study identifies the environmental and health risks a...

Recently, national and international effluent standards have become more stringent, posing a significant challenge in the water treatment industry. Accordingly, treatment techniques with minimal energy consumption and maximal performance are urgently required for wastewater and water treatments. This topic was investigated from both technical and e...

Hybrid coagulants have recently received attention in water and wastewater treatment technologies mainly due to their cost-efficiency and exceptional performance. As such, this study highlights the recent advanced applications of hybrid coagulants in wastewater treatment. The materials used for hybrid coagulants, such as those hybridised in chemica...

Landfill remains as the most common municipal waste disposal method in the world. However, the production of leachate associate with landfill persists as a major drawback, which bring harmful effect to the environment. Persulfate oxidation is recently used for stabilized leachate treatment. Persulfate alone is still limited for leachate oxidation a...

The coronavirus (COVID-19) is a threat to public health and caused several social, environmental, and economic problems. During the lockdown in different countries, waste generation has been significantly increased due to the high consumption of packaged food and increase the order of food via online and takeaway. This paper aims to investigate the...

This review provides a general overview of the application of chemical oxidation to hydrophobic contaminants in the form of non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs). Six types of chemical oxidation processes, three conventional processes: activated persulfate, permanganate, and ozonation, along with three advanced oxidation processes (AOPs): Fenton proces...

Contaminated groundwater is a priority issue on the environmental agendas of developed countries. Therefore, there is an obvious need to develop instruments and decision-making mechanisms that allow the estimation of the risk to human health due to the presence of contaminants in soils and groundwater, in a fast and reliable manner. Thus, this stud...

Pharmaceutical contamination threatens both humans and the environment, and several technologies have been adapted for the removal of pharmaceuticals. The coagulation-flocculation process demonstrates a feasible solution for pharmaceutical removal. However, the chemical coagulation process has its drawbacks, such as excessive and toxic sludge produ...

Pharmaceutical contamination threatens both humans and the environment, and several technologies have been adapted for the removal of pharmaceuticals. The coagulation-flocculation process demonstrates a feasible solution for pharmaceutical removal. However, the chemical coagulation process has its drawbacks, such as excessive and toxic sludge produ...

Heavy metal contamination in soils had arisen into a more prominent problem as a result of increasing anthropogenic activities like manufacturing, mining, excessive application of agricultural chemicals and inappropriate disposal of wastes. Researchers across the globe had been striving to discover and develop methods to restore the soil back to it...

A large quantity of glycerine pitch (GP) generated from the oleo-chemical industry has led to significant environmental issues when it is disposed of without proper treatment. This study investigated the possibility of utilizing glycerine pitch as an alternative binder in the production of roofing tile, namely GP-RT. The percentage of GP incorporat...

The aim of this study is to develop a oil palm based biochar for the selective removal of NH 3 -N in low concentration from aquaculture wastewater. In this study, three different preparation methods of biochar were evaluated for the adsorption of NH 3 -N from synthetic aquaculture wastewater. The three methods are pyrolysis, activation with acid be...

This study aims to investigate the effects of partially carbonized alum sludge ash (ASA) which had been treated at the temperature of 200–300 °C and Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBFS) as supplementary cementitious materials on fresh and hardened properties of cement mortar. In this study, 10 mixtures with maximum replacement levels of ord...

Third-generation biofuels that are derived from microalgal biomass have gained momentum as a way forward in the sustainable production of biodiesel. Such efforts are propelled by the intention to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels as the primary source of energy. Accordingly, growing microalgal biomass in the form of suspended cultivation has be...

The emission of sulphur dioxide (SO2) gas from power plants and factories to the atmosphere has been an environmental challenge globally. Thus, there is a great interest to control the SO2 gas emission economically and effectively. This study aims to use and convert abundantly available oil palm fiber (OPF) biomass into an adsorbent to adsorb SO2 g...

Over the last few decades and due to the rapid population growth, solid waste generation is increasing rabidly. The landfilling process is considered as the main disposal method for municipal solid waste (MSW) due to the simple and applicable technique, and economic features. However, different environmental problems resulting from solid waste land...

Stabilized landfill leachate contains a wide variety of highly concentrated non-biodegradable organics, which are extremely toxic to the environment. Though numerous techniques have been developed for leachate treatment, advanced membrane filtration is one of the most environmentally friendly methods to purify wastewater effectively. In the current...

Nanotechnology has been widely used in many fields including in soil and groundwater remediation. Nanoremediation has emerged as an effective, rapid, and efficient technology for soil and groundwater contaminated with petroleum pollutants and heavy metals. This review provides an overview of the application of nanomaterials for environmental cleanu...

Nanoremediation technologies involve the use of reactive NPs for the conversion and detoxification of contaminants. The main mechanisms for remediation by NPs are catalysis and chemical reduction. In addition, adsorption is another removal mechanism facilitated by the NPs since NPs have high surface-area-to-mass ratios and different distribution of...