[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive overview of the utilization of recycled waste materials and technologies in asphalt pavements: Towards environmental and sustainable low …

NSA Yaro, MH Sutanto, L Baloo, NZ Habib, A Usman… - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Given the prevailing concerns about greenhouse gas emissions, global warming, and the
growing demand for renewable resources, the pavement industry, among others, is actively …

Trend and current practices of coagulation-based hybrid systems for pulp and paper mill effluent treatment: mechanisms, optimization techniques and performance …

AH Jagaba, AH Birniwa, AK Usman, ND Mu'azu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents an overview of pulp and paper mills (PPM) production processes, the
resulting release of wastewater effluent loaded with wide range of pollutants and associated …

Biochar-based geopolymer nanocomposite for COD and phenol removal from agro-industrial biorefinery wastewater: kinetic modelling, microbial community, and …

AH Jagaba, IM Lawal, AA Ghfar, AK Usman, NSA Yaro… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Agro-industrial biorefinery effluent (AIBW) is considered a highly polluting source
responsible for environmental contamination. It contains high loads of chemical oxygen …

[HTML][HTML] Anthracene degradation by Achromobacter xylosoxidans strain BUK_BTEG6 isolated from petrochemical contaminated soil

S Usman, HM Yakasai, MY Gimba, D Shehu… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the degradation of pollutants by microorganisms has emerged as a feasible
and cost-effective strategy for restoring the quality of the environment. Anthracene is an …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization and invitro toxicity assay of bio-reduced hexavalent chromium by Acinetobacter sp. isolated from tannery effluent

AF Abdulmalik, HM Yakasai, S Usman… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chromium, a transition metal element widely distributed in the earth's crust, with the valence
from− 2 to+ 6, but exists mainly in the form of trivalent and hexavalent states. Hexavalent …

[HTML][HTML] Biodegradation potential of 2, 4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid by Cupriavidus campinensis isolated from rice farm cultivated soil

JB Muhammad, D Shehu, S Usman… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study was carried out for nine months to find bacterial strain capable of mineralizing 2, 4-
dichlorophenoxyacetic acid herbicide. A popular pre-/post emergent systemic herbicide …

[HTML][HTML] Mitigating water contamination by controlling anthropogenic activities of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) for surface water quality assurance

HA Muhammed, A Yahaya, SS Abdullahi… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) have wide applications in agriculture, industry, and
domestic uses. Unfortunately, they are resistant to photolytic biodegradation and exist for a …

[HTML][HTML] Natural, synthetic, and composite materials for industrial effluents treatment: a mini review on current practices, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability

SS Abdullahi, REA Mohammad, AH Jagaba… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The need for energy, chemicals, food, and other vital survival necessities rises as the world's
population is growing quickly. The production of waste materials has become a critical …

[HTML][HTML] Cobalt oxide doped polyaniline composites for methyl orange adsorption: Optimization through response surface methodology

AH Birniwa, U Ali, BM Jahun, BNS Al-dhawi… - Case Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract In this study, Cobalt Oxide (Co₃O₄) cube-doped polyaniline (PANI) composites
were successfully synthesized through an in-situ oxidative polymerization process, with the …

[HTML][HTML] Agricultural wastewater treatment using oil palm waste activated hydrochar for reuse in plant irrigation: synthesis, characterization, and process optimization

AH Jagaba, FM Bashir, IM Lawal, AK Usman… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
The best possible use of natural resources and the large amounts of trash produced by
industrial and human activity is necessary for sustainable development. Due to the threat of …