ISI Papers

 

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Mohammed, J., Nasri, N. S., Ahmad Zaini, M. A., Hamza, U. D. & Ani, F. N. Adsorption of benzene and toluene onto KOH activated coconut shell based carbon treated with NH3. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. 2015, 102: 245-255.
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Danlami, J. M., Zaini, M. A. A., Arsad, A. & Yunus, M. A. C. A parametric investigation of castor oil (Ricinus comminis L) extraction using supercritical carbon dioxide via response surface optimization. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 2015, 53: 32-39.
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Rahmanian, A., Ahmad Zaini, M. A. & Tuan Abdullah, T. A. Carbon dioxide capture from reforming gases using acetic acid-mixed chemical absorbents. Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society. 2015, 36(7): 1940-1943. (PDF)
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Danlami, J. M., Arsad, A. & Zaini, M. A. A. Characterization and process optimization of castor oil (Ricinus communis L.) extracted by the soxhlet method using polar and non-polar solvents. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 2015, 47: 99-104.
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Lee, L. Z. & Ahmad Zaini, M. A. Metal chloride salts in the preparation of activated carbon and their hazardous outlook. Desalination and Water Treatment. In press, DOI:10.1080/19443994.2015.1077348. (PDF)
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Alias, N. & Zaini, M. A. A. On the view of dielectric properties in microwave-assisted activated carbon preparation. Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering. In press, DOI:10.1002/apj.1927.
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Hui, T. S. & Zaini, M. A. A. Potassium hydroxide activation of activated carbon: A commentary. Carbon Letters. 2015, 16(4): 275-280. (PDF)
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Mahamad, M. N., Zaini, M. A. A. & Zakaria, Z. A. Preparation and characterization of activated carbon from pineapple waste biomass for dye removal. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. 2015, 102: 274-280.
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Danlami, J. M., Zaini, M. A. A., Arsad, A. & Yunus, M. A. C. Solubility assessment of castor (Ricinus communis L) oil in supercritical CO2 at different temperatures and pressures under dynamic conditions. Industrial Crops and Products. 2015, 76: 34-40.
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Danlami, J. M., Arsad, A., Zaini, M. A. A. & Sulaiman, H. A comparative study of various oil extraction techniques from plants. Reviews in Chemical Engineering. 2014, 30(6): 605-626.
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Mohd-Setapar, S. H., Mohamad-Aziz, S. N., Chuong, C. S., Che Yunus, M. A., Ahmad Zaini, M. A. & Kamaruddin, M. J. A review of mixed reverse Micelle system for antibiotic recovery. Chemical Engineering Communications. 2014, 201(11): 1664-1685.
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Syafiq Hazwan Ruslan, M., Ganeson, T., Hasan, M., Idham, Z., Mohd-Setapar, S. H., Ahmad-Zaini, M. A., Morad, N. A. & Che Yunus, M. A. Kinetic study of catechin extracted from Areca catechu seeds using green extraction method. Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering. 2014, 9(5): 743-750.
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Zaini, M. A. A., Meng, T. W., Kamaruddin, M. J., Setapar, S. H. M. & Yunus, M. A. C. Microwave-induced zinc chloride activated palm kernel shell for dye removal. Sains Malaysiana. 2014, 43(9): 1421-1428. (PDF)
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Zaini, M. A. A., Cher, T. Y., Zakaria, M., Kamaruddin, M. J., Mohd-Setapar, S. H. & Che Yunus, M. A. Palm oil mill effluent sludge ash as adsorbent for methylene blue dye removal. Desalination and Water Treatment. 2014, 52(19-21): 3654-3662. (PDF)
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Watanabe, T., Zaini, M. A. A., Amano, Y. & Machida, M. Removal of 2-methylisoborneol from aqueous solution by cattle manure compost (CMC) derived activated carbons. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology – AQUA. 2014, 63(4): 239-247.
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Zaini, M. A. A., Che Yunus, M. A., Mohd-Setapar, S. H., Amano, Y. & Machida, M. Effect of heat treatment on copper removal onto manure-compost-activated carbons. Desalination and Water Treatment. 2013,  51(28-30): 5608-5616. (PDF)
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Zaini, M. A. A. & Kamaruddin, M. J. Critical issues in microwave-assisted activated carbon preparation. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 2013, 101: 238-241.
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Ahmad, A., Khatoon, A., Mohd-Setapar, S. H., Mohamad-Aziz, S. N., Ahmad-Zaini, M. A. & Chuong, C. S. Effect of parameter on forward extraction of amoxicillin by using mixed reverse micelles. Research Journal of Biotechnology. 2013, 8(10): 10-14.
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Setapar, S. H. M., Khatoon, A., Ahmad, A., Yunus, M. A. C. & Zaini, M. A. A. Use of supercritical CO2 and R134a as solvent for extraction of β-carotene and α-tocopherols from crude palm oil. Asian Journal of Chemistry. 2014, 26(18): 5911-5916.
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Zaini, M. A. A., Amano, Y. & Machida, M. Enhanced lead(II) binding properties of heat-treated cattle-manure-compost-activated carbons. Desalination and Water Treatment. 2013, 52: 6420-6429. (PDF)
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Mohd-Setapar, S. H., Yian, L. N., Yunus, M. A. C., Muhamad, I. I. & Zaini, M. A. A. Extraction of rubber (hevea brasiliensis) seeds oil using supercritical carbon dioxide. Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy. 2013, 7(2): 213-218.
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Zaini, M. A. A., Cumming, I. W. & Holdich, R. G. Rejection of oil emulsion using tubular surface filters. Sains Malaysiana. 2013, 42(2): 159-166. (PDF)
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Zaini, M. A. A., Amano, Y. & Machida, M. Adsorption of heavy metals onto activated carbons derived from polyacrylonitrile fiber. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2010, 180(1-3): 552-560.
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Zaini, M. A. A., Okayama, R. & Machida, M. Adsorption of aqueous metal ions on cattle-manure-compost based activated carbons. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2009, 170(2-3): 1119-1124.
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Qian, Q., Sunohara, S., Kato, Y., Zaini, M. A. A., Machida, M. & Tatsumoto, H. Water vapor adsorption onto activated carbons prepared from cattle manure compost (CMC). Applied Surface Science. 2008, 254(15): 4868-4874.
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Jibril Mohammed, Noor S. Nasri, Muhammad A. A. Zaini, Usman D. Hamza, Husna M. Zain & Farid Nasir Ani. Optimization of microwave irradiated – coconut shell activated carbon using response surface methodology for adsorption of benzene and toluene. Desalination & Water Treatment. 2016, 57: 7881-7897. (PDF)
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Juan Rafael García, Ulises Sedran, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini & Zainul Akmar Zakaria. Preparation, characterization, and dye removal study of activated carbon prepared from palm kernel shell. Environmental Science Pollution Research. 2017, DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-8975-8.
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Jock Asanja Alexander, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini, Abdulsalam Surajudeen, El-Nafaty Usman Aliyu, & Aroke Umar Omeiza. Insight into kinetics and thermodynamics properties of multicomponent lead(II), cadmium(II) and manganese(II) adsorption onto Dijah-Monkin bentonite clay. Particulate Science & Technology. 2017, DOI: 10.1080/02726351.2016.1276499.
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Jock Asanja Alexander, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini, Surajudeen Abdulsalam, Usman Aliyu El-Nafaty & Umar Omeiza Aroke. Physicochemical characteristics of surface modified Dijah-Monkin bentonite. Particulate Science & Technology. 2017, DOI: 10.1080/02726351.2016.1245689.
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Norulaina Alias, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini, Mohd Johari Kamaruddin & K.Y. You. Dielectric properties of potassium carbonate-impregnated cempedak peel for microwave-assisted activation. Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering. 2017, 12: 173-181.
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Lee Lin Zhi & Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini. Adsorption properties of cationic rhodamine B dye onto metals chloride-activated castor bean residue carbons. Water Science & Technology. 2017, 75(4): 864-880.
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Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini & Noor Yuhana Jusoh. Evaluation of treated and untreated sludge from yarn processing factory as adsorbent candidates for dye removal. Chiang Mai Journal of Science. 2017,44(2): 508-517. (PDF)
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Tang Shu Hui & Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini. Malachite green adsorption by potassium salts-activated carbons derived from textile sludge: Equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamics studies. Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering. 2017, 12:159-172.
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Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini & Raidah Md. Sudi. Valorization of human hair as methylene blue dye adsorbents. Green Processing and Synthesis. In-press.
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Norulaina Alias, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini & Mohd. Johari Kamaruddin. Relationships between dielectric properties and characteristics of impregnated and activated samples of potassium carbonate- and sodium hydroxide-modified palm kernel shell for microwave-assisted activation. Carbon Letters. In-press. (PDF)
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See Ming-Twang, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini, Liza Md. Salleh, Mohd. Azizi Che Yunus, Mu. Naushad. Potassium hydroxide-treated palm kernel shell sorbents for the efficient removal of methyl violet dye. Desalination and Water Treatment. In-press. (PDF)
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Jock Asanja Alexander, Abdulsalam Surajudeen, El-Nafaty Usman Aliyu, Aroke Umar Omeiza & Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini. Multi metals column adsorption of lead(II), cadmium(II) and manganese(II) onto natural bentonite clay. Water Science and Technology. In-press. Doi: 10.2166/wst.2017.391.
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Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini, Norulaina Alias & Mohd. Azizi Che Yunus. Bio-polishing sludge adsorbents for dye removal. Polish Journal of Chemical Technology. 2016, 18(4): 15-21. (PDF)
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Syafiuddin, A.,  Salmiati, S., Hadibarata, T.,  Kueh, A.B.H.,  Salim, M.R.,  Zaini, M.A.A. Silver nanoparticles in the water environment in Malaysia: Inspection, characterization, removal, modeling, and future perspective. Scientific Reports. 2018, 8(1): 1-14.
40. Ruslan, M.S.H.,  Idham, Z.,  Nian Yian, L.,  Ahmad Zaini, M.A.,  Che Yunus, M.A. Effect of operating conditions on catechin extraction from betel nuts using supercritical CO2-methanol extraction. Separation Science and Technology. 2018, 53(4): 662-670.
41. Alexander, J.A.,  Zaini, M.A.A.,  Abdulsalam, S.,  Aliyu El-Nafaty, U.,  Aroke, U.O. Isotherm studies of lead(II), manganese(II), and cadmium(II) adsorption by Nigerian bentonite clay in single and multimetal solutions. Particulate Science and Technology. 2018, 37(4): 399-409.
42. Jock Asanja Alexander, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini, Abdulsalam Surajudeen, El-Nafaty Usman Aliyu, and Aroke Umar Omeiza. Surface modification of low-cost bentonite adsorbents – A review. Particulate Science and Technology. 2018, 37(5): 534-545.
43. Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini, Mohd Shafiq Mohd Shaid. Metal-chloride-activated empty fruit-bunch carbons for rhodamine B removal. Hungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry. 2016, 44(2): 129-133.
44. Mohd Shafiq Hakimi Mohd Shaid, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini, Noor Shawal Nasri. Isotherm studies of methylene blue adsorption onto waste tyre pyrolysis powder-based activated carbons. Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences. 2017, 13(4): 671-675.
45. Hamzat Bashir Aderemi, Noor Shawal Nasri, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini. Physicochemical properties of char derived from palm fatty acid distillate. Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences. 2018, 14(3): 403-406.
46. Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini, Abdul Haris Ali. Adsorptive characteristics and microwave dielectric properties of oil palm empty fruit bunch-based activated carbons for dye removal. Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences. 2018, 14(2): 241-245.
47. A.A. Abdulrasheed, A.A. Jalil, S. Triwahyono, M.A.A. Zaini, Y. Gambo, M. Ibrahim. Surface modification of activated carbon for adsorption of SO2 and NOX: A review of existing and emerging technologies. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2018, 94: 1067-1085.
48. Nur Atirah Ibrahim, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini. Dielectric properties in microwave‐assisted solvent extraction – Present trends and future outlook. Asia Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering. 2018, 13(4), DOI: 10.1002/apj.2230.
49. Nur Atirah Ibrahim, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini. Microwave-assisted solvent extraction of castor oil from castor seeds. Chinese Jounal of Chemical Engineering. 2018, 26: 2516-2522.
50. Ng Boon Swan, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini. Adsorption of malachite green and congo red dyes from water: Recent progress and future outlook. Ecol Chem Eng S. 2019, 26(1): 119-132.
51. Mohd Shafiq Hakimi Mohd Shaid, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini, Noor Shawal Nasri. Evaluation of methylene blue dye and phenol removal onto modified CO2-activated pyrolysis tyre powder. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019, 223: 487-498.
52. Mohd Shafiq Hakimi Mohd Shaid, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini, Noor Shawal Nasri. Isotherm, kinetics and thermodynamics of methylene blue dye adsorption onto CO2-activated pyrolysis tyre powder. Desalination & Water Treatment. 2019, 143: 323-332.
53. Tang Shu Hui, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini. Preparation of textile sludge-derived activated carbons via KI and KOH activation for fast and efficient removal of methylene blue. Desalination & Water Treatment. 2019, 138: 335-345.
54. Azrul Nurfaiz Mohd Faizal, Muhamad Hazim Abdul Halim, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini. Kinetics and dynamic adsorption of methylene blue by CO2‑activated resorcinol formaldehyde carbon gels. Carbon Letters. 2019, DOI: 10.1007/s42823-019-00046-8.
55. Oluwadayo Francis Asokogene, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini, Misau Muhammad Idris, Surajudeen Abdulsalam, Aliyu El-Nafaty Usman. Physicochemical properties of oxalic acid-modified chitosan/neem leave composites from Pessu river crab shell. International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 2019, DOI: 10.1515/ijcre-2018-0274.
56. MZ Mohd Nasir, G Indiran, MA Ahmad Zaini. Assessment of thermal regeneration of spent commercial activated carbon for methylene blue dye removal. Particulate Science and Technology. 2020, DOI: 10.1080/02726351.2020.1775738.
57. Asokogene Oluwadayo Francis, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini, Zainul Akmar Zakaria, Idris Misau Muhammad, Surajudeen Abdulsalam, Usman Aliyu El-Nafaty. Equilibrium and kinetics of phenol adsorption by crab shell chitosan. Particulate Science and Technology. 2020, DOI: 10.1080/02726351.2020.1745975.
58. TS Hui, MAA Zaini. Development of activated carbon pellets using a facile low-cost binder for effective malachite green dye removal. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2020, 253, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.119970.
59. CS Quek, N Ngadi, MA Ahmad Zaini. The oil-absorbing properties of kapok fibre–A commentary. Journal of Taibah University for Science. 2020, 14(1), 507-512.
60. SH Tang, MAA Zaini. Isotherm studies of malachite green removal by yarn processing sludge-based activated carbon. Chemistry-Didactics-Ecology-Metrology. 2019, 24(1-2), 127-134.
61. CS Quek, N Ngadi, MAA Zaini. Kinetics and thermodynamics of dispersed oil sorption by kapok fiber. Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S. 2019, 26(4), 759-772.
62. ANM Faizal, MAA Zaini. Resorcinol-formaldehyde carbon gels adsorption: A commentary. Acta Chemica Iasi. 2019, 27(2), 227-250.
63. Francis Oluwadayo Asokogene, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini, Muhammad Misau Idris, Surajudeen Abdulsalam, El-Nafaty Aliyu Usman. Methylene Blue Adsorption onto Neem Leave/Chitosan Aggregates: Isotherm, Kinetics and Thermodynamics Studies. International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering. 2019, 18(1), DOI: 10.1515/ijcre-2019-0093.
64. Asokogene Oluwadayo Francis, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini, Idris Misau Muhammad, Surajudeen Abdulsalam and Usman Aliyu El-Nafaty. Adsorption dynamics of dye onto crab shell chitosan/neem leaf composite. Water Practice & Technology. 2020, DOI: 10.2166/wpt.2020.054.
65. Pua Eng Hock, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini. Zinc chloride–activated glycerine pitch distillate for methylene blue removal—isotherm, kinetics and thermodynamics. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 2020, DOI: 10.1007/s13399-020-00828-5.
66. Lee Lin Zhi, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini. One-step synthesis of magnetic activated carbons for methylene blue dye removal: activation conditions and adsorption studies. Desalination and Water Treatment. 2020, DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2020.26095.
67. Asokogene Oluwadayo Francis, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini*, Idris Misau Muhammad, Surajudeen Abdulsalam. Usman Aliyu El-Nafaty. Adsorption dynamics of phenol by crab shell chitosan. Int. J. Chem. React. Eng. 2020, DOI: 10.1515/ijcre-2020-0014.
68. Nur Atikah Abdul Salim, Mohd Hafiz Puteh, Abdull Rahim Mohd Yusoff, Noorul Hudai Abdullah, Mohamad Ali Fulazzaky, Mohd A’ben Zulkarnain Rudie Arman, Mohd Hairul Khamidun, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini, Achmad Syafiuddin, Noraziah Ahmad, Zainab Mat Lazim, Maria Nuid, Nur Azmira Zainuddin. Adsorption isotherms and kinetics of phosphate on waste mussel shell. Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences. 2020, 16(3): 393-399.