Char-based Composites

W.A.K.G. Wan Azlina is a researcher and professor of bioenergy and environmental engineering in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). She is also Head of the Sustainable Process Engineering Research Centre (SPERC) at UPM. Her research background focuses mainly on the sustainable chemical valorisation of biomass and wastes to bioenergy, biofuels, and biomaterials. She has published vastly in reputable journals and conference proceedings (>300), as well as book chapters and has been the recipient of many prestigious awards including Malaysia’s L’oreal Fellowship for Women in Science (FWIS) and Top Research Scientist Malaysia (TRSM 2021). She has also been actively involved in numerous professional bodies or organizations namely the Chemical Engineering Technical Division (CETD), Institute of Engineers Malaysia (2014-2016) and the Young Scientist Network (YSN) (2018-2022). S.M. Sapuan is a Professor (Grade “A”) of composite materials in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, at the Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is also the former Head of the Advanced Engineering Materials and Composites Research Centre (AEMC) at UPM. He attained his BEng in mechanical engineering from the University of Newcastle, in Australia and then went on to receive his MSc in engineering design and PhD in materials engineering, from De Montfort University in the UK. He is a Professional Engineer and a Fellow of many professional societies, including the Society of Automotive Engineers; the Academy of Science Malaysia; the International Society for Development and Sustainability; the World Academy of Sciences; the Plastic and Rubber Institute Malaysia (PRIM); the Malaysian Scientific Association and the Institute of Materials Malaysia. He is an Honorary Member and past Vice President of the Asian Polymer Association and Founding Chairman and Honorary Member of The Society of Sugar Palm Development and Industry, Malaysia. During the course of his career, he has produced over 2500 publications, including 989 journal papers, 68 books and 246 book chapters. M.M. Harussani is currently, pursuing his doctoral course at the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) in Materials Science sponsored by the Japanese Government under the Monbukagakusho: MEXT 2022 Scholarship. He is a postgraduate student in materials engineering, who is affiliated with the Universiti Putra Malaysia. In 2015, he was awarded the MyBrainSC Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) Scholarship to pursue his bachelor’s degree (BSc) in Physics from the Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He graduated in 2019, with a CGPA of 3.80. He then went on to successfully complete his research-mode master's degree in Materials Engineering at (UPM) with a CGPA of 4.00. His research interests include carbon, hydrogen energy, energy conversion and materials science. During his short academic career he has already been the recipient of numerous awards including the Best of the Best Award for excellence in both writing and presentation for his paper on waste-to-wealth strategy and utilization of carbon material–char as nanofillers in an International Conference of Sugar Palm and Allied Fibre Polymer Composites 2021 (SAPC2021); and the Best Presenter Award in the 7th Postgraduate Seminar on Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP, 2020). To date, he has authored or co-authored almost 40 publications, 5 book chapters, 2 conference papers, 12 conference proceedings/seminar papers/presentations), and has submitted 3 books on char and composites, 1 copyright and 1 product patent.

• 1 Introduction to the char, biochar, and its composites in various potential applications—a review2 Char and biochar production: technology, applications, and major challenges3 Char as nanofillers: effects on mechanical performance of char-reinforced polymer composites4 Physical and chemical characterization of char, biochar, and its composite5 Characterization and manufacturing technology of cellulose nano-biochar as natural feedstocks for advanced carbon materials in soil remediation6 Frontier technology of hydrogel biochar composites for wastewater treatments7 Application of char and biochar composites for gas cleaning technology: hydrogel biochar composites8 Biochar for energy storage applications9 Biochar as a potential solid fuel10 Application of biochar and biochar composites as catalyst11 Toxicity screening of hazardous materials-infused char composites12 Biochar and the circular economy13 Characteristics and degradation of carbon low-density polyethylene (LDPE) composites in the environment