Editor and Contributors
About the Editor
Abu Zahrim Yaser obtained his Ph.D. from Swansea
University (UK). Dr. Zahrim’s research mainly focuses
on the integrated wastewater treatment and composting
and has been leading several projects since 2006. To
date, Dr. Zahrim has published 1 book (Springer), 11
book chapters (including 1 chapter for encyclopedia), 31
journals, and 50+ other publications. He was the Guest
Editor for Environmental Science and Pollution
Research special issue (impact factor: 2.800). His paper
entitled “Modelling and optimisation of coagulation of
highly concentrated industrial grade leather dye by
response surface methodology” was awarded the
Chemical Engineering Journal Top Cited Papers
(Elsevier). In addition, his group won Best Poster for a
study entitled “Macromolecular flocculation of lignin
particles” at Third International Conference on
Recycling and Reuse of Materials (ICRM 2014), India.
He won several medals in innovation competition
including a gold medal for an invention called “UMS
Residual Oil Trap” at iENA 2018, Germany. Besides
that, he is actively involved as a reviewer for several
journals. The Elsevier (UK) has recognized him as
among the Outstanding Reviewers for the Chemical
Engineering Journal (2017), Desalination (2010, 2017),
Chemosphere (2017), Industrial Crops and Products
journal (2015), and Journal of Environmental Chemical
Engineering (2018). Dr. Zahrim was the director for the
first Earth Day celebration at UMS (2018). He was the
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About the Editor
Abu Zahrim Yaser obtained his Ph.D. from Swansea
University (UK). Dr. Zahrim’s research mainly focuses
on the integrated wastewater treatment and composting
and has been leading several projects since 2006. To
date, Dr. Zahrim has published 1 book (Springer), 11
book chapters (including 1 chapter for encyclopedia), 31
journals, and 50+ other publications. He was the Guest
Editor for Environmental Science and Pollution
Research special issue (impact factor: 2.800). His paper
entitled “Modelling and optimisation of coagulation of
highly concentrated industrial grade leather dye by
response surface methodology” was awarded the
Chemical Engineering Journal Top Cited Papers
(Elsevier). In addition, his group won Best Poster for a
study entitled “Macromolecular flocculation of lignin
particles” at Third International Conference on
Recycling and Reuse of Materials (ICRM 2014), India.
He won several medals in innovation competition
including a gold medal for an invention called “UMS
Residual Oil Trap” at iENA 2018, Germany. Besides
that, he is actively involved as a reviewer for several
journals. The Elsevier (UK) has recognized him as
among the Outstanding Reviewers for the Chemical
Engineering Journal (2017), Desalination (2010, 2017),
Chemosphere (2017), Industrial Crops and Products
journal (2015), and Journal of Environmental Chemical
Engineering (2018). Dr. Zahrim was the director for the
first Earth Day celebration at UMS (2018). He was the
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