Zaharah Ibrahim
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Biography
Zaharah Ibrahim is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia. She graduated from Northern Illinois University, USA with BS (Biochemistry) and MS (Chemistry), Phd from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Her research interest in Environmental Biotechnology focuses on the biological treatment of difficult organics such as azo dyes, volatile, non-volatile aromatic compounds and toxic heavy metals originating from industrial effluents. Highly adapted microorganisms were selected and applied as suspension, biofilms and biogranules in the treatment process. Current progress in research includes using molecular tools for monitoring treatment of real textile wastewater.
Abstract
Abstract : Beneficial microbes for the treatment of dyes contaminated wastewater