In focus: Environmentally Sound and Sustainable Technologies

Sieng‐Huat Kong, Su Shiung Lam, Peter Nai Yuh Yek, Rock Keey Liew, Nyuk Ling Ma, Mohammad Shahril Osman, Chee Chung Wong, None, Self‐purging microwave pyrolysis: an innovative approach to convert oil palm shell into carbon‐rich biochar for methylene blue adsorption Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. ,vol. 94, pp. 1397- 1405 ,(2019) , 10.1002/JCTB.5884

Shiou Xuan Tan, Hwai Chyuan Ong, Steven Lim, Yean Ling Pang, Jassinnee Milano, Process intensification of biodiesel synthesis via ultrasound‐assisted in situ esterification of Jatropha oil seeds Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. ,vol. 94, pp. 1362- 1373 ,(2019) , 10.1002/JCTB.5869

Tanveer Ahmed Khan, Hyun‐Joong Kim, Arun Gupta, Saidatul S Jamari, Rajan Jose, Synthesis and characterization of carbon microspheres from rubber wood by hydrothermal carbonization Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. ,vol. 94, pp. 1374- 1383 ,(2019) , 10.1002/JCTB.5867

Mohammed Ngabura, Siti Aslina Hussain, Wan Azlina WAK Ghani, Mohammed S Jami, Yen P Tan, Optimization and activation of renewable durian husk for biosorption of lead (II) from an aqueous medium Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. ,vol. 94, pp. 1384- 1396 ,(2019) , 10.1002/JCTB.5882

Trinh D Nguyen, Sang T Vo, Md R Islam, Kwon T Lim, Dai‐Viet N Vo, Long G Bach, Functionalization of halloysite nanotube surfaces via controlled living radical polymerization: covalent immobilization of penicillin for a bioactive interface Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. ,vol. 94, pp. 1416- 1424 ,(2019) , 10.1002/JCTB.5888

Norhuda Abdul Manaf, Ali Abbas, Economic and environmental sustainability of low‐carbon power generation: relevancy in the Malaysia Green Technology Master Plan (GTMP) Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. ,vol. 94, pp. 1425- 1432 ,(2019) , 10.1002/JCTB.5901

Su Shiung Lam, Xie Yi Lee, Wai Lun Nam, Xue Yee Phang, Rock Keey Liew, Peter NY Yek, Yee Ling Ho, Nyuk Ling Ma, Mohd HNB Rosli, None, Microwave vacuum pyrolysis conversion of waste mushroom substrate into biochar for use as growth medium in mushroom cultivation Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. ,vol. 94, pp. 1406- 1415 ,(2019) , 10.1002/JCTB.5897