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Malaysia
2026

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132
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308
National Ranking
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137
Citations
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World Ranking
20
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Malaysia Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Malaysia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Malaysia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Malaysia Leader Award

Overview

Ahmad Fauzi Ismail is affiliated with the University of Technology Malaysia in Malaysia, with a research focus spanning various engineering and environmental science disciplines. Their work encompasses multiple fields, including engineering, environmental science, and materials science, with a significant interdisciplinary approach.

Their main areas of study cover:

  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science
  • Materials Science

Within these broad fields, the scientist's research delves into specialized subfields such as water science and technology, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, and materials chemistry.

Key subfields include:

  • Water Science and Technology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

The primary research topics focus extensively on membrane technologies and nanomaterials. The main topics they work on are:

  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Graphene research and applications

Ahmad Fauzi Ismail has collaborated extensively with several researchers in the field. The most frequent coauthors include:

  • Pei Sean Goh
  • Juhana Jaafar
  • Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
  • Mukhlis A. Rahman
  • Wan Norharyati Wan Salleh

The scientist's publications are distributed across prominent journals specializing in environmental chemical engineering, membranes, materials science, and water processing technologies. Most publication venues include:

  • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • Membranes
  • Materials Today Proceedings
  • Desalination
  • Journal of Water Process Engineering

Selected recent papers that reflect the scope of their research are:

  • Antioxidant, Antimicrobial and Antiviral Properties of Herbal Materials, 2020, Antioxidants
  • Adsorptive Removal of Heavy Metal Ions Using Graphene-Based Nanomaterials: Toxicity, Roles of Functional Groups and Mechanisms, 2020, Chemosphere
  • A Review of Technologies for the Phenolic Compounds Recovery and Phenol Removal from Wastewater, 2021, Process Safety and Environmental Protection
  • Polymeric Membranes for Desalination Using Membrane Distillation: A Review, 2020, Desalination
  • A Review on Photothermal Material and Its Usage in the Development of Photothermal Membrane for Sustainable Clean Water Production, 2021, Desalination

Best Publications

  • A review of heat treatment on polyacrylonitrile fiber

    Muhammad Syukri Abd Rahaman;A. F. Ismail;A. Mustafa

  • A review of the effects of emerging contaminants in wastewater and options for their removal

    Nurmin Bolong;Nurmin Bolong;A. F. Ismail;Mohd Razman Salim;T. Matsuura

  • Membrane technology enhancement in oil–water separation. A review

    M. Padaki;R. Surya Murali;M. S. Abdullah;N. Misdan

  • A recent progress in thin film composite membrane: A review

    Woei Jye Lau;Ahmad Fauzi Ismail;Nurasyikin Misdan;Mohd. Azraai Kassim

  • Performance studies of mixed matrix membranes for gas separation: A review

    M.A. Aroon;M.A. Aroon;A.F. Ismail;T. Matsuura;T. Matsuura;M.M. Montazer-Rahmati

  • State-of-the-art membrane based CO2 separation using mixed matrix membranes (MMMs): An overview on current status and future directions

    Mashallah Rezakazemi;Abtin Ebadi Amooghin;Mohammad Mehdi Montazer-Rahmati;Ahmad Fauzi Ismail

  • Behaviours of natural organic matter in membrane filtration for surface water treatment — a review

    A.W. Zularisam;A.F. Ismail;Razman Salim

  • A review on the latest development of carbon membranes for gas separation

    A.F. Ismail;L.I.B. David

  • Biogas as a renewable energy fuel – A review of biogas upgrading, utilisation and storage

    Imran Ullah Khan;Imran Ullah Khan;Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman;Haslenda Hashim;Takeshi Matsuura

  • A review on polyamide thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes: History, applications, challenges and approaches

    Woei Jye Lau;Stephen Gray;T. Matsuura;Daryoush Emadzadeh

  • Recent advances of inorganic fillers in mixed matrix membrane for gas separation

    P. S. Goh;Ahmad Fauzi Ismail;S. M. Sanip;B. C. Ng

  • Recent trends of heavy metal removal from water/wastewater by membrane technologies

    N. Abdullah;N. Yusof;W.J. Lau;J. Jaafar

  • Fabrication of carbon membranes for gas separation--a review

    S.M Saufi;A.F Ismail

  • Enhanced hydrophilicity and salt rejection study of graphene oxide-polysulfone mixed matrix membrane

    B.M. Ganesh;Arun M.Isloor;Ahmad Fauzi Ismail

  • A review on RO membrane technology: Developments and challenges

    Seema S. Shenvi;Arun M. Isloor;Ahmad Fauzi Ismail

  • Membrane fouling in desalination and its mitigation strategies

    P.S. Goh;W.J. Lau;M.H.D. Othman;A.F. Ismail

  • Polymeric nanofiltration membranes for textile dye wastewater treatment: Preparation, performance evaluation, transport modelling, and fouling control — a review

    Woei Jye Lau;A. F. Ismail

  • Recent advances in nanomaterials for water protection and monitoring.

    Rasel Das;Chad D. Vecitis;Agnes Schulze;Bin Cao

  • A review on inorganic membranes for desalination and wastewater treatment

    P.S. Goh;A.F. Ismail

  • A novel thin film composite forward osmosis membrane prepared from PSf–TiO2 nanocomposite substrate for water desalination

    D. Emadzadeh;W.J. Lau;T. Matsuura;M. Rahbari-Sisakht

  • Transport and separation properties of carbon nanotube-mixed matrix membrane

    A. F. Ismail;Pei Sean Goh;Suhaila Mohd Sanip;M. Aziz

  • Hollow fiber gas-liquid membrane contactors for acid gas capture: a review.

    A. Mansourizadeh;A.F. Ismail

  • Post spinning and pyrolysis processes of polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based carbon fiber and activated carbon fiber: A review

    Norhaniza Yusof;Ahmad Fauzi Ismail

  • Penetrant-induced plasticization phenomenon in glassy polymers for gas separation membrane

    A.F. Ismail;W. Lorna

  • Recent advances of inorganic fillers in mixed matrix membrane for gas separation separation

    Pei Sean Goh;A. F. Ismail;S. M. Sanip;B. C. Ng

Frequent Co-Authors

Takeshi Matsuura
Takeshi Matsuura University of Ottawa
Juhana Jaafar
Juhana Jaafar University of Technology Malaysia
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman University of Technology Malaysia
Pei Sean Goh
Pei Sean Goh University of Technology Malaysia
Woei Jye Lau
Woei Jye Lau University of Technology Malaysia
Mukhlis A. Rahman
Mukhlis A. Rahman University of Technology Malaysia
Wan Norharyati Wan Salleh
Wan Norharyati Wan Salleh University of Technology Malaysia
Farhana Aziz
Farhana Aziz University of Technology Malaysia
Arun M. Isloor
Arun M. Isloor National Institute of Technology Karnataka
Dipak Rana
Dipak Rana University of Ottawa

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