Dr. Amirhossein Malakahmad
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Dr. Amirhossein Malakahmad

Associate Professor
Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from National University of Malaysia, Malaysia

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Biography

Associate Professor Dr. Amirhossein Malakahmad is Deputy Head and MSc Environmental Engineering Program Manager at Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia. He has received his PhD in field of Solid Waste Management in 2006 and interviewed and pictured in Malaysian newspapers for his innovation approach to solve solid waste management issues in Malaysia. He has delivered several special lectures and keynotes in field of Solid Waste Management, Hazardous Waste Management, Environmental Engineering, and Air Pollution for government and private sectors in Malaysia and abroad. He has guided several undergraduate and postgraduate students and published/presented several original papers in international refereed journals and conferences in fields of Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development. He has secured various funds from public and private sectors for his research in area of solid waste management and industrial wastewater treatment. He is the instructor of Solid and Hazardous Waste Engineering course for undergraduate students in UTP since 2008. He developed many innovative approaches in his teaching including problem-based and CSR-based teachings. He has received numerous awards including best education delivery awards, best science and engineering design awards, invention, innovation & technology award, and publication awards from 2009 to 2015.

Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences
100%
Industrial Waste Water Treatment
62%
Biological Treatment
90%
Physicochemical Treatment
75%
Solid Waste Management
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

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Selected Publications

  1. Olisa, E., N. Sapari, A. Malakahmad, E.H. Ezechi, A. Riahi, U.K. Orji and S.U. Ibrahim, 2016. Performance of sand channel as pre-treatment for anaerobic landfill bioreactor leachate and biogas generation. J. Environ. Sci. Technol., 9: 100-110.
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  2. Ezechi, E.H., S.R. Kutty, M.H. Isa, A. Malakahmad, C.M. Ude, E.J. Menyechi and E. Olisa, 2016. Nutrient removal from wastewater by integrated attached growth bioreactor. Res. J. Environ. Toxicol., 10: 28-38.
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  3. Yavari, S., A., Malakahmad and N.B. Sapari, 2015. Biochar efficiency in pesticides sorption as a function of production variables-a review. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 22: 13824-13841.
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  4. Yavari, S., A. Malakahmad and N.B. Sapari, 2015. A review on phytoremediation of crude oil spills. Water Air Soil Pollut., 22: 1-18.
  5. Umar, U.A., N. Shafiq, A. Malakahmad, M.F. Nuruddin, M.F. Khamidi, S.A. Farhan and S.S.S. Gardezi, 2015. 4D BIM application in AEC industry: Impact on integrated project delivery. Res. J. Appl. Sci. Eng. Technol., 10: 547-552.
  6. Olisa, E., N. Sapari, A. Malakahmad, K.U. Orji and A. Riahi, 2015. Detection of landfill gas in leachate pipe and pond of a semi-aerobic landfill. Chem. Eng. Trans., 45: 1687-1692.
  7. Malakahmad, A., N.A.B.H. Albakri and N. Shafiq, 2015. Assessment and Reduction of Carbon Footprint: An Approach via Best Management Practices in a Construction Site. In: InCIEC 2014. Hassan, R., N.M. Amin, M. Yusoff and Z. Ismail, (Ed.). Springer, Singapore, pp: 1019-1030.
  8. Leong, S.Y., S.R.M. Kutty, A. Malakahmad and C.K. Tan, 2015. Feasibility study of biodiesel production using lipids of hermetia illucens larva fed with organic waste. Waste Manage., .
  9. Ezechi, E.H., S.R.B.M. Kutty, M.H. Isa, A. Malakahmad and S.U. Ibrahim, 2015. Chemical oxygen demand removal from wastewater by integrated bioreactor. J. Environ. Sci. Technol., 8: 238-243.
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  10. Ezechi, E.H., S.R.B.M. Kutty, A. Malakahmad and M.H. Isa, 2015. Characterization and optimization of effluent dye removal using a new low cost adsorbent: Equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamic study. Process Saf. Environ. Protect., 98: 16-32.
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  11. Eisakhani, M., M.P. Abdullah, O.A. Karim and A. Malakahmad, 2015. Best management practices for water quality improvement 3 of Bertam river, Malaysia. Int. J. Appl. Eng. Res., 10: 3923-3935.
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  12. Dashti, N. G. and A. Malakahmad, 2015. Approximation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) presence in Kinta river and its tributaries. Adv. Environ. Biol., 9: 21-27.
  13. Abd Manan, T.S., A. Malakahmad and S. Sivapalan, 2015. Procedures to detect carcinogenic compounds in domestic wastewater: A review. Int. J. Sustainable Dev. Plann., .
  14. Malakahmad, A., F. Abd Lahin and Y. Witton, 2014. Biodegradation of high strength palm oil mill effluent (pome) through anaerobes partitioning in an integrated baffled reactor inoculated with anaerobic pond sludge. Water Air Soil Pollut., 255: 1883-1891.
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  15. Malakahmad, A. and Y. Witton, 2014. Production of energy from palm oil mill effluent during start-up of carrier anaerobic baffled reactor (CABR) equipped with polymeric media. J. Jpn. Inst. Energy, 93: 505-510.
  16. Aminu, M., A.N. Matori, K.W. Yusof, A. Malakahmad and R.B. Zainol, 2014. A GIS-based water quality model for sustainable tourism planning of Bertam river in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. Environ. Earth Sci., 73: 6525-6537.
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  17. Malakahmad, A., S. Nasrudin, N.E.A. Basri and S.M. Zain, 2013. Anaerobic transformation of biodegradable waste: Simultaneous production of energy and fertilizer. Am. J. Environ. Sci., 9: 113-119.
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  18. Malakahmad, A. and S.Y. Chuan, 2013. Application of response surface methodology to optimize coagulation-flocculation treatment of anaerobically digested palm oil mill effluent using alum. Desalination Water Treatment, 51: 6729-6735.
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  19. Ishak, S. and A. Malakahmad, 2013. Optimization of fenton process for refinery wastewater biodegradability augmentation. Korean J. Chem. Eng., 30: 1083-1090.
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  20. Eisakhani, M., M.P. Abdullah, O.A. Karim and A. Malakahmad, 2013. Validation of MIKE 11 model simulated data for biochemical and chemical oxygen demands transport. Am. J. Appl. Sci., 9: 382-387.
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  21. Malakahmad, A., N.A. Basri and S. Md. Zain, 2012. Design and process simulation of waste-to-energy bioreactor. J. Appl. Sci., 12: 2586-2591.
  22. Ishak, S., A. Malakahmad and H. Isa, 2012. Refinery wastewater biological treatment: A review. J. Sci. Ind. Res., 71: 251-256.
  23. Isa, M.H., S.R.M. Kutty, S.R. Mohd, N.M.D. Hussin and A. Malakahmad, 2012. Cadmium (Cd) removal from aqueous solution using microwave incinerated rice husk ash (MIRHA). Pertanika J. Sci. Technol., 20: 339-346.
  24. Eisakhani, M., A. Pauzi, O. Karim and A. Malakahmad, 2012. Conceptual approaches to improving water quality of rivers in Cameron highlands, Malaysia. J. Sustainability Sci. Manage., 7: 213-219.
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  25. Malakahmad, A., A. Hasani, M. Eisakhani and M.H. Isa, 2011. Sequencing batch reactor (SBR) for the removal of Hg 2+ and Cd 2+ from synthetic petrochemical factory wastewater. J. hazard. Mater., 191: 118-125.
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  26. Malakahamd, A., N.A. Basri and S.M. Zain, 2011. Application of modified anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) to treatment of high strength wastewater. J. Appl. Sci., 11: 1449-1452.
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  27. Malakahmad, A., M. Z.Z.B.C.M. Nasir, S.R.M. Kutty and M.H. Isa, 2010. Solid waste characterization and recycling potential for University technology PETRONAS academic buildings. Am. J. Environ. Sci., 6: 422-427.
  28. Malakahmad, A., S.M. Zain, N.E.A. Basri, S.R.M. Kutty and M.H. Isa, 2009. Identification of anaerobic microorganisms for converting kitchen waste to biogas. World Acad. Sci. Eng. Technol., 60: 882-885.
  29. Malakahmad, A., N.E.A. Basri, S.M. Zain, S.R.M. Kutty and M.H. Isa, 2009. Overview of the development of anaerobic digestion for kitchen waste in Malaysia. J. Platform, 7: 21-28.
  30. Kutty, S.R.M., S.N.I. Ngatenah, M.H. Isa and A. Malakahmad, 2009. Nutrients removal from municipal wastewater treatment plant effluent using eichhornia crassipes. World Acad. Sci. Eng. Technol., 60: 826-831.
  31. Eisakhani, M., A. Pauzi, O. Karim, A. Malakahmad, S.M. Kutty and M.H. Isa, 2009. GIS-based non-point sources of pollution simulation in Cameron highlands, Malaysia. Int. J. Civil Environ. Eng., 1: 131-135.
  32. Eisakhani, M. and A. Malakahmad, 2009. Water quality assessment of bertam river and its tributaries in Cameron highlands, Malaysia. World Appl. Sci. J., 7: 769-776.
  33. Malakahmad, A., N.A. Basri and S.M. Zain, 2008. An application of zero-waste anaerobic baffled reactor to produce biogas from kitchen waste. J. Waste Manage. Environ., 4: 644-655.
  34. Malakahmad, A., N.A. Basri and S.M. Zain, 2007. Anaerobic co-digestion of kitchen waste and sewage sludge for producing biogas. J. Platform, 5: 1511-6794.