Zhi Ying Lai

• Bachelor of Engineering
• Graduate at University of Malaysia, Sarawak

The pervasive presence of microplastics in the environment has raised significant concerns regarding their impact on ecosystems and human health. This chapter begins by introducing the concept of microplastics, emphasizing their role as emerging pollutants and their detrimental effects on the environment. The core of this chapter focuses on the pra...

The utilization of renewable biomass resources to manufacture biofuels, chemicals, and materials has garnered considerable attention. Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have surfaced as a promising instrument within the realm of biomass conversion, owing to their distinctive attributes such as biodegradability, negligible toxicity, easier fabrication, l...

Traditional fertilizers are highly inefficient, with a major loss of nutrients and associated pollution. Alternatively, biochar loaded with phosphorous is a sustainable fertilizer that improves soil structure, stores carbon in soils, and provides plant nutrients in the long run, yet most biochars are not optimal because mechanisms ruling biochar pr...

The current energy crisis, depletion of fossil fuels, and global climate change have made it imperative to find alternative sources of energy that are both economically sustainable and environmentally friendly. Here we review various pathways for converting biomass into bioenergy and biochar and their applications in producing electricity, biodiese...

Natural based deep eutectic solvent (NADES) is a promising green solvent to replace the conventional soil washing solvent due to the environmental benign properties such as low toxicity, high biodegradability, high polarity or hydrophilicity, and low cost of fabrication process. The application of NADES is intensively studied in the extraction of o...