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2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
85
Citations
37321
World Ranking
2612
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Malaysia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Malaysia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Malaysia Leader Award

Overview

Abdul Latif Ahmad is affiliated with Universiti Sains Malaysia in Malaysia and has an extensive publication record primarily within the fields of engineering and environmental science. Their research spans multiple subfields, including mechanical engineering, water science and technology, biomedical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, as well as electrical and electronic engineering.

Their main research topics focus on membrane technologies and processes related to water purification and environmental sustainability. Notable areas of study include membrane separation technologies, membrane separation and gas transport, membrane-based ion separation techniques, solar-powered water purification methods, extraction and separation processes, surface modification and superhydrophobicity, and carbon dioxide capture technologies.

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Abdul Latif Ahmad cover a variety of environmental and engineering challenges. These include:

  • Environmental impacts and imperative technologies towards sustainable treatment of aquaculture wastewater: A review, 2022, Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • Supercapacitors: Overcoming current limitations and charting the course for next-generation energy storage, 2024, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
  • Membrane distillation: Progress in the improvement of dedicated membranes for enhanced hydrophobicity and desalination performance, 2020, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
  • A review on metal-organic frameworks as filler in mixed matrix membrane: Recent strategies to surpass upper bound for CO2 separation, 2021, Journal of CO2 Utilization
  • A critical review to bridge the gaps between carbon capture, storage and use of CaCO3, 2020, Journal of CO2 Utilization

Abdul Latif Ahmad frequently collaborates with colleagues including Siew Chun Low, C.P. Leo, Boon Seng Ooi, Meor Muhammad Hafiz Shah Buddin, and Nuur Fahanis Che Lah.

Key venues where this researcher has published multiple papers are:

  • Membranes
  • Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • Journal of Physical Science
  • Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering
  • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Their work contributes significantly to the advancement of technologies related to sustainable water treatment, membrane science, and environmental engineering applications, reflecting a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches within engineering and environmental sciences.

Best Publications

  • Adsorption of methylene blue onto bamboo-based activated carbon: kinetics and equilibrium studies.

    B H Hameed;A T M Din;A L Ahmad

  • Adsorption of basic dye on high-surface-area activated carbon prepared from coconut husk: equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic studies.

    I.A.W. Tan;A.L. Ahmad;B.H. Hameed

  • MICROALGAE AS A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOURCE FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION: A REVIEW

    A.L. Ahmad;N.H. Mat Yasin;C.J.C. Derek;J.K. Lim

  • ADSORPTION OF BASIC DYE (METHYLENE BLUE) ONTO ACTIVATED CARBON PREPARED FROM RATTAN SAWDUST

    B.H. Hameed;A.L. Ahmad;K.N.A. Latiff

  • Equilibrium and kinetic studies on basic dye adsorption by oil palm fibre activated carbon

    I.A.W. Tan;B.H. Hameed;A.L. Ahmad

  • Adsorption isotherms, kinetics, thermodynamics and desorption studies of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol on oil palm empty fruit bunch-based activated carbon.

    I.A.W. Tan;A.L. Ahmad;B.H. Hameed

  • Adsorption isotherm, kinetic modeling and mechanism of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol on coconut husk-based activated carbon

    B.H. Hameed;I.A.W. Tan;A.L. Ahmad

  • Equilibrium modeling and kinetic studies on the adsorption of basic dye by a low-cost adsorbent: coconut (Cocos nucifera) bunch waste.

    B.H. Hameed;D.K. Mahmoud;A.L. Ahmad

  • Water recycling from palm oil mill effluent (POME) using membrane technology

    Abdul Latif Ahmad;Suzylawati Ismail;Subhash Bhatia

  • Adsorption isotherm and kinetic modeling of 2,4-D pesticide on activated carbon derived from date stones.

    B.H. Hameed;J.M. Salman;A.L. Ahmad

  • ADSORPTION OF BASIC DYE USING ACTIVATED CARBON PREPARED FROM OIL PALM SHELL: BATCH AND FIXED BED STUDIES

    I.A.W. Tan;A.L. Ahmad;B.H. Hameed

  • Adsorption of copper (II), chromium (III), nickel (II) and lead (II) ions from aqueous solutions by meranti sawdust.

    M. Rafatullah;O. Sulaiman;R. Hashim;A. Ahmad

  • Coagulation of residue oil and suspended solid in palm oil mill effluent by chitosan, alum and PAC

    Abdul Latif Ahmad;S. Sumathi;B.H. Hameed

  • Batch adsorption of phenol onto physiochemical-activated coconut shell

    Azam T. Mohd Din;B.H. Hameed;Abdul L. Ahmad

  • Preparation of activated carbon from coconut husk: optimization study on removal of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol using response surface methodology.

    I.A.W. Tan;A.L. Ahmad;B.H. Hameed

  • Optimization of preparation conditions for activated carbons from coconut husk using response surface methodology

    I.A.W. Tan;A.L. Ahmad;B.H. Hameed

  • Current challenges in membrane separation of CO2 from natural gas: A review

    J.K. Adewole;J.K. Adewole;A.L. Ahmad;S. Ismail;C.P. Leo

  • Recent development in additives modifications of polyethersulfone membrane for flux enhancement

    A.L. Ahmad;A.A. Abdulkarim;B.S. Ooi;S. Ismail

  • Adsorption of reactive dye onto cross-linked chitosan/oil palm ash composite beads

    M. Hasan;A.L. Ahmad;B.H. Hameed

  • Adsorption of residue oil from palm oil mill effluent using powder and flake chitosan: Equilibrium and kinetic studies

    A L Ahmad;S Sumathi;B H Hameed

  • Treatment of pulp and paper mill wastewater by polyacrylamide (PAM) in polymer induced flocculation.

    S.S. Wong;T.T. Teng;A.L. Ahmad;A. Zuhairi

  • Preparation and characterization of activated carbon from oil palm wood and its evaluation on Methylene blue adsorption

    A.L. Ahmad;M.M. Loh;J.A. Aziz

  • Oryza sativa L. husk as heavy metal adsorbent: Optimization with lead as model solution

    M.M.D. Zulkali;A.L. Ahmad;N.H. Norulakmal

Frequent Co-Authors

Boon S. Ooi
Boon S. Ooi King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Subhash Bhatia
Subhash Bhatia Universiti Sains Malaysia
B.H. Hameed
B.H. Hameed Qatar University
Ahmad Zuhairi Abdullah
Ahmad Zuhairi Abdullah Universiti Sains Malaysia
Mohd Roslee Othman
Mohd Roslee Othman Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abdul Wahab Mohammad
Abdul Wahab Mohammad University of Sharjah
Abdul Rahman Mohamed
Abdul Rahman Mohamed Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abdullah S. Sultan
Abdullah S. Sultan King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Rokiah Hashim
Rokiah Hashim Universiti Sains Malaysia
Othman Sulaiman
Othman Sulaiman Universiti Sains Malaysia

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