Engineered Biocomposites for Dye Adsorption compiles and discusses applications, mechanisms, and performance evaluation of various biocomposites during dye adsorption. The book analyzes the techno-economic and life-cycle assessment of biocomposites for dye adsorption. It highlights different adsorbent materials for dye degradation and resource recovery ranging from but not limited to activated carbon, biochar, hydrochar, pyrochar, waste fruits, waste industrial sludge, geological materials, graphene, carbon nanotubes, MXene, polymers, metals, nanomaterials, and metal–organic frameworks.

The book shows how combining materials such as biocomposites significantly yields better dye adsorption than a single material and addresses conventional issues with adsorption such as adsorbent cost, effectiveness, regeneration, and sustainability and provides insights into the preparation and use of new adsorbent materials for dye removal from aqueous solutions. The information contained in this book will increase readers’ fundamental knowledge, guide future researchers, and can be incorporated into future works on experimental studies on dye adsorption. As such it serves as an indispensable resource and reference work for engineers, wastewater specialists, biotechnologists, chemists, microbiologists, researchers, and students studying industrial effluents, biomass, bioproducts, and adsorption processes.

• Offers a collection of the state-of-the-art dye removal methods using conventional and advanced/new adsorbents
• Provides a detailed understanding of the methods of preparation and properties of new adsorbents and biocomposites
• Includes applications of biocomposite adsorbents in dye removal, their effectiveness and limitations, and process optimization

Ahmad Hussaini Jagaba is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. He obtained his B.Eng. from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi; M. Eng. Civil Engineering from Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) and PhD in Civil Engineering (Environmental) from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia. He has authored and co-authored several articles that include research articles, review papers, conference papers, and book chapters in environmental engineering with special emphasis in physical/chemical and biological wastewater treatment, biomass conversion, sewage and industrial sludge and solid waste management. He is an Editor in the “International Journal of Sustainable Engineering (IJSE)”, Taylor & Francis. He is also a reviewer for reputable journals in: Elsevier, Springer, MDPI, Wiley online etc.

Dr. Shamsul Rahman Mohamed Kutty is working as a professor in the Civil Engineering Department at the Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia. He received his PhD degree from the University of Memphis, TN, United States. He has worked with UTP for more than 20 years. Throughout the years, he has been involved in research and consultancies related to environmental management systems, water quality, wastewater treatment, and solid waste management for biogas generation.

Dr. Mohamed Hasnain Isa obtained his BSc Eng (Civil) and MSc Eng (Environmental & Water Resources) degrees from the Aligarh Muslim University, India. He completed PhD (Environmental Eng) from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Dr. Hasnain has held various academic positions in India and Malaysia. He is currently the Assistant Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation) and a Professor at the Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Brunei Darussalam. Prof. Hasnain’s research emphasis is on the treatment of wastewater with the aim of achieving resource efficiency and advance sustainability. His research focusses on energy recovery through removal of organic matter and degradation of recalcitrant compounds.

Dr. Abdullahi Haruna Birniwa is working as a senior lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at Sule Lamido University, Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State of Nigeria. He[CE11] holds PhD degree in polymer chemistry from Bayero University, Kano and the University Malaya in Malaysia in 2019, MSc degree in color chemistry from Bayero University, Kano in 2013, and his BSc degree in applied chemistry from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto in 2008.

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