Circular Bioeconomy: Towards a Sustainable Future

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Dr. Fazia Adyani Ahmad Fuad is Associate Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering & Sustainability Faculty of Engineering International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Malaysia. She obtained her doctoral degree (Structural Biochemistry) at the University of Edinburgh Scotland UK. Her research interests include investigating the potential of specific enzymes that are involved in human metabolic pathways as targets for developing drugs against infectious diseases such as dengue and malaria. Her main interests include a combination of in silico drug design and biochemical analyses on specific protein targets which allows further understanding of various receptor-ligand interactions.   Dr. Faridah Yusof is currently Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering & Sustainability Faculty of Engineering International Islamic University Malaysia. Her main areas of research include biotransformation bioprocess and bioseparation engineering protein/peptides and enzyme research purification technology latex biochemistry and natural rubber/carbon nanotubes nanocomposites.   Dr. Amanatuzzakiah Abdul Halim is Associate Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering & Sustainability Faculty of Engineering International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). She obtained her Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering from the University College London. Her research interests are in the area of microalgae utilization on wastewater treatment ozonated water application and molecularly imprinted polymer-based sensor.   Dr. Farah B. Ahmad is Associate Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering & Sustainability Faculty of Engineering International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) (Malaysia). She obtained her Ph.D.  in Energy and Process Engineering from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) (Australia). Her current research focuses on bioprocessing; sustainable biofuel production and biorefineries especially from lignocellulosic biomass; and biosensors including electrochemical and piezoelectric-based sensors.   Dr. Yusilawati Ahmad Nor is Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering & Sustainability Faculty of Engineering Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). She received her Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Science (Nanotechnology) from The University of Queensland Australia. Her research interest is in the area of nanotechnology nano-delivery nanomaterials ozonated product and carbon materials from waste resources.