Biochar: A Sustainable Approach

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Dr. Showkat Ahmad Bhawani is presently working as an associate professor at the Department of Chemistry Faculty of Resource Science and Technology UNIMAS Malaysia. In addition to this he has a teaching experience of two years from King Abdul Aziz University-North Jeddah and a post-doctoral experience of three years from the Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia. He received his M.Sc. in Analytical Chemistry and Ph.D. in Applied Analytical Chemistry from Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh India. He is working on the synthesis of molecular imprinting polymers for the removal/extraction of dyes fungicides and various natural products from environmental and biological samples. In addition to this he is also working on the development of new test methods and determining standard conditions for analysis (separation isolation and determination) of various analytes from environmental and biological samples. Dr. Aamir Hussain Bhat is a faculty member at the Department of Chemistry Higher College of Technology Muscat Oman. He was born on June 4 1980 in Baramulla India. He received his highest degree of Doctorate from the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur which ranks among the prestigious institutes of India. He has four years of postdoctoral experience at Universiti Sains Malaysia and around 5 years of teaching experience in the capacity of an assistant professor in Chemistry at Universiti Teknologi Petronas Malaysia. Dr. Aamir was awarded Prime Minsterial Postdoctoral fellowship by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia for his excellence in the field of research. He has been a principal investigator of many government-funded projects. He is serving as a reviewer for several high impact ISI journals of Elsevier Springer Wiley Taylor and Francis Sage etc.Dr. Rafeah Wahi is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Resource Science and Technology UNIMAS. She received her Doctorate degree in Environmental Engineering from the Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2015. She was awarded the 2016 UNIMAS Most Promising Academician (Anugerah Akademik Harapan 2016) and Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing by Elsevier in 2016. Her current H-index is 9 and one of her review papers was cited for more than 250 times. She also co-authored 3 books and published more than 50 scientific publications including journals proceedings and articles in bulletins. She is a reviewer for more than 15 journals. She has also been involved in the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) as Strategic Committee for Service Learning Malaysia-University for Society (SULAM) since 2018 and contributed in writing the SULAM Playbook and High Impact Educational Practices (HIEPs) in General Studies Courses (MPU) Guidebook.Dr. Zainab Ngaini is a professor at the Faculty of Resource Science and Technology. She obtained her Ph.D. in 2002 from the University of East Anglia UK in Organic Chemistry. Her field of specialization covers green synthesis of organic compounds for various applications and chemical modification of agricultural waste for industrial applications such as biochars as adsorbent for environmental and biomedical applications adsorbent for oil spills remedies green biomaterials for solar energy sound-absorbing materials with inherent fire retardant properties eco-friendly paraffin wax alternatives for batik industries and many more products that benefit the society. She is also listed as an inventor of 12 patents.  She is a consultant for Serapi Bayu Sdn Bhd on Sarawak Stingless Bees Honey Project and Research panel in research and innovation for the Malaysian Pepper Board and Science School Kuching.  She is an active committee member of Institut Kimia Malaysia.