Isolation of Cellulose from Wheat Straw Using Alkaline Hydrogen Peroxide and Acidified Sodium Chlorite Treatments: Comparison of Yield and Properties

Autor: Umair Qasim, Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Shahid Nazir, Sadaf Ul Hassan, Sikander Rafiq, Farrukh Jamil, Ala’a H. Al-Muhtaseb, Muzaffar Ali, Muhammad Bilal Khan Niazi, Nasir M. Ahmad, Sami Ullah, Ahmad Mukhtar, Sidra Saqib

Publikováno v: Advances in Polymer Technology, Vol 2020 (2020)

Environmental concerns due to excessive use of synthetic or petroleum-based materials have encouraged scientists to develop novel, sustainable, and multifunctional material using abundant lignocellulosic biomass. In this work, a study was conducted o

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Renewable cellulosic nanocomposites for food packaging to avoid fossil fuel plastic pollution: a review

Autor: Umair Qasim, Ahmed I. Osman, Muzaffar Ali, David Rooney, Charlie Farrell, Mohammed Al-Abri, Farrukh Jamil, Dai-Viet N. Vo, Ala’a H. Al-Muhtaseb

Publikováno v: Qasim, U, Osman Ahmed, A O, Al-Muhtaseb, A H, Farrell, C, Al-Abri, M, Ali, M, Vo, D-V N, Jamil, F & Rooney, D 2020, ' Renewable cellulosic nanocomposites for food packaging to avoid fossil fuel plastic pollution: a review ', Environmental Chemistry Letters . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-020-01090-x

The extensive use of petroleum-based synthetic and non-biodegradable materials for packaging applications has caused severe environmental damage. The rising demand for sustainable packaging materials has encouraged scientists to explore abundant unco

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-020-01090-x

Bioethanol and biodiesel: Bibliometric mapping, policies and future needs

Autor: Umair Qasim, Amer Al-Hinai, Mohammed Al-Riyami, Ammara Waris, Ahmad Abu Jrai, Abrar Inayat, David Rooney, Charlie Farrell, Farrukh Jamil, Suhaib Al-Maawali, Ala’a H. Al-Muhtaseb, Mohammed Al-Abri, Lamya Al-Haj, M. I. A. Abdel Maksoud, Ahmed I. Osman

Publikováno v: Osman, A I, Qasim, U, Jamil, F, Al-Muhtaseb, A H, Abu Jrai, A, Al-Riyami, M, Al-Maawali, S, Al-Haj, L, Al-Abri, M, Inayat, A, Waris, A, Farrell, C, Abdel Maksoud, M I A & Rooney, D W 2021, ' Bioethanol and biodiesel: Bibliometric mapping, policies and future needs ', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 152, 111677 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111677

Rising demand for energy resources alongside climate emergency concerns has attracted the urgent attention of researchers towards the preparation and utilization of biofuels. This review will investigate the different generations of biofuels and more

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https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/9d4f8157-454e-400c-9a18-f72ed52d28d0

Processing of lignocellulose in ionic liquids: A cleaner and sustainable approach

Autor: Farrukh Jamil, Umair Qasim, M. Shahzad Khurram, Touqeer Ali, Jaan Kers, Ashfaq Ahmed, Abrar Inayat, Murid Hussain, Young-Kwon Park, Sikander Rafiq

Publikováno v: Journal of Cleaner Production. 323:129189

In the wake of developing a sustainable future, the valorization of abundant, eco-friendly, and renewable lignocellulose resources is of immense importance. The pretreatment of lignocellulose is inevitably an important step for getting value-added pr

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129189