Year 2024

• A novel approach to enhance high optically active L-lactate production from food waste by landfill leachate

  Publication

  • W. Zhang
  • J. Shi
  • Y. Li
  • Y. Ma
  • A. Khanzada
  • H. Al-Hazmi
  • X. Xu
  • X. Li
  • G. K. Hassan
  • G. Xue
  • J. Mąkinia

  - JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - Year 2024

  The recycling of food waste (FW) through anaerobic fermentation into lactic acid (LA), with two isomers L-LA and D-LA, aligns with the principles of a bio-based circular economy. However, FW fermentation is often limited by competing pathways, acidification inhibition, and trace metals deficiency. This study investigates the introduction of landfill leachate, containing buffering agents (ammonia) and trace metals, into FW fermentation....

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• Hydrochars as a bio-based adsorbent for heavy metals removal: A review of production processes, adsorption mechanisms, kinetic models, regeneration and reusability of hydrochar

  Publication

  • A. Khanzada
  • H. Al-Hazmi
  • T. A. Kurniawan
  • J. Majtacz
  • G. Piechota
  • G. Kumar
  • P. Ezzati
  • M. Saeb
  • N. Rabiee
  • H. Karimi-Maleh... and 2 others

  - SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT - Year 2024

  The spread of heavy metals throughout the ecosystem has extremely endangered human health, animals, plants, and natural resources. Hydrochar has emerged as a promising adsorbent for removing heavy metals from water and wastewater. Hydrochar, obtained from hydrothermal carbonization of biomass, owns unique physical and chemical properties that are highly potent in capturing heavy metals via surface complexation, electrostatic interactions,...

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Year 2023

• Hydrochar-nanoparticle integration for arsenic removal from wastewater: Challenges, possible solutions, and future horizon

  Publication

  • A. Khanzada
  • H. Al-Hazmi
  • B. Śniatała
  • T. Muringayil Joseph (formerly: T. Muringayil)
  • J. Majtacz
  • S. A. Abdulrahman
  • S. S. Albaseer
  • T. A. Kurniawan
  • Z. Rahimi-Ahar
  • S. Habibzadeh
  • J. Mąkinia

  - ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH - Year 2023

  Arsenic (As) contamination poses a significant threat to human health, ecosystems, and agriculture, with levels ranging from 12 to 75% attributed to mine waste and stream sediments. This naturally element is abundant in Earth's crust and gets released into the environment through mining and rock processing, causing ≈363 million people to depend on As-contaminated groundwater. To combat this issue, introducing a sustainable hydrochar...

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• Removal of Arsenic from Wastewater Using Hydrochar Prepared from Red Macroalgae: Investigating Its Adsorption Efficiency and Mechanism

  Publication

  • A. Khanzada
  • M. Rizwan
  • H. Al-Hazmi
  • J. Majtacz
  • T. A. Kurniawan
  • J. Makinia

  - Water - Year 2023

  Arsenic (As) is a prominent carcinogen component produced via both geogenic and anthropogenic processes, posing serious risks to human health. This study aimed to investigate the potential of hydrochar prepared from red macroalgae for removing As from synthetic wastewater. The hydrochar was produced through 5 h hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) treatment at 200 °C, and then, chemically activated with ferric chloride hexahydrate...

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