Challenges and opportunities for biochar to promote circular economy and carbon neutrality

TA Kurniawan, MHD Othman, X Liang, HH Goh… - Journal of environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar, derived from unused biomass, is widely considered for its potential to deal with
climate change problems. Global interest in biochar is attributed to its ability to sequester …

Remediation technologies for contaminated groundwater due to arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), and/or fluoride (F): A critical review and way forward to contribute to …

TA Kurniawan, W Lo, X Liang, HH Goh… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Groundwater contamination is a serious environmental problem that could hinder the world
from contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This article provides an …

Decarbonization in waste recycling industry using digitalization to promote net-zero emissions and its implications on sustainability

TA Kurniawan, MHD Othman, X Liang, HH Goh… - Journal of environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Digitalization and sustainability have been considered as critical elements in tackling a
growing problem of solid waste in the framework of circular economy (CE). Although …

Removal of Cd (II) and Pb (II) from synthetic wastewater using Rosa damascena waste as a biosorbent: An insight into adsorption mechanisms, kinetics, and …

F Batool, A Mohyuddin, A Amjad, A ul Hassan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to their toxicity to public health, the presence of inorganic pollutants in the aquatic
environment have become a global concern. This work investigates the technical feasibility …

Microbial fuel cells (MFC): a potential game-changer in renewable energy development

TA Kurniawan, MHD Othman, X Liang, M Ayub… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Currently, access to electricity in the cities of the Global South is so limited that electrification
remains low in rural areas. Unless properly tackled, one-third of the world's cities will suffer …

From liquid waste to mineral fertilizer: Recovery, recycle and reuse of high-value macro-nutrients from landfill leachate to contribute to circular economy, food security …

TA Kurniawan, MHD Othman, X Liang, HH Goh… - Process Safety and …, 2023 - Elsevier
As nutrients shortage that will occur by the next decade could limit global fertilizer
production, there are growing needs to recover macro-nutrients such as P and N from landfill …

Applicability of magnetic biochar derived from Fe-enriched sewage sludge for chromate removal from aqueous solution

D Fu, TA Kurniawan, Y Wang, Z Zhou, Q Wei… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, inexpensive biochar derived from different feedstock was synthesized,
characterized, and tested for Cr (VI) removal from synthetic wastewater. The physical …

Leveraging food waste for electricity: A low-carbon approach in energy sector for mitigating climate change and achieving net zero emission in Hong Kong (China)

TA Kurniawan, X Liang, HH Goh, MHD Othman… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, food waste has been a global concern that contributes to climate change. To
deal with the rising impacts of climate change, in Hong Kong, food waste is converted into …

Chitosan-coated coconut shell composite: A solution for treatment of Cr (III)-contaminated tannery wastewater

TA Kurniawan, F Batool, A Mohyuddin, HH Goh… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2025 - Elsevier
Background Tannery industry generates a large amount of Cr (III)-contaminated wastewater
daily. Unless properly treated, not only this effluent contaminates the water body, but also …

Fixed-bed studies of landfill leachate treatment using chitosan-coated carbon composite

F Batool, TA Kurniawan, A Mohyuddin, MHD Othman… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
The feasibility of a chitosan-coated coconut-shell (CS) carbon composite for landfill leachate
treatment in a fixed-bed study was investigated in terms of COD and NH3-N removal. The …