School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering

University of Hull, UK

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

2004 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

Publications (Selected)

1. Zein, S. H. (2026). Water footprint of waste-to-hydrogen production in the GCC: A comparative pathway analysis and governance framework. Water, 18(11), Article 1320.
2. Zein, S. H. (2026). Carbon materials derived from waste streams: From processing pathways to structure-property-function relationships. Materials, 19(10), Article 2146.
3. Zein, S. H. (2026). Advanced waste-to-energy technologies: Evidence, scalability, and implications for a net-zero transition. Applied Sciences, 16(9), Article 4169.
4. Al Saadi, A. S., Al-Yahmadi, I., Zein, S. H., et al. (2026). Advanced membrane technologies and hybrid treatment systems for sustainable removal of naturally occurring radioactive materials from industrial wastewater. Membranes, 16(4), Article 125.
5. Akmalina, R., Ng, Z. W., Hafyan, R. H., et al. (2026). Environmental impact evaluation of octane booster production derived from lignin. Waste and Biomass Valorization.
6. Alhassan, M., Jalil, A. A., Bin Bahari, M., et al. (2025). Exploring the superior mild temperature performance of nickel-infused fibrous titania silica for enhanced dry reforming of methane. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 139, 971–984.
7. Al-Qadri, A. A., Ahmed, U., Jameel, A. G. A., et al. (2025). Sustainable ammonia production from plastic waste gasification integrated with partial oxidation: Technoeconomic assessment. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 109, 762–773.
8. Al-Qadri, A. A., Ahmed, U., Razzak, S. A., et al. (2025). Technical and economic assessment of hydrogen production from heavy fuel oil via thermochemical conversion routes. Fuel, 385, Article 134054.
9. Esmati, F., Holliday, M. C., Zein, S. H., et al. (2025). Enhancing hexavalent chromium removal from textile effluent with low-cost adsorbent: Simulation and a techno-economic study. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 22(8), 6345–6364.
10. Al-Qadri, A. A., Ahmed, U., Hossain, M. M., et al. (2024). Technoeconomic feasibility of producing clean fuels from waste plastics: A novel process model. Energy Conversion and Management, 316, Article 118822.
11. Okoye, I. J., Zein, S. H., Oko, E., et al. (2025). Sustainable syngas production: Economic and circular economy benefits of PET waste gasification. Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology, 41(3), 235–250.
12. Lahafdoozian, M., Khoshkroudmansouri, H., Zein, S. H., et al. (2024). Hydrogen production from plastic waste: A comprehensive simulation and machine learning study. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 59, 465–479.
13. Ng, Z. W., Yeoh, K. Y., Hafyan, R. H., et al. (2025). Techno-economic analysis of production of octane booster components derived from lignin. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 15(3), 3845–3859.
14. Bahari, M. B., Mamat, C. R., Jalil, A. A., et al. (2023). Advances in MXene-based photoanodes for water-splitting. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 947, Article 117750.
15. Jabbar, K. J., Zein, S. H., Hasan, A. H., et al. (2023). Process design optimisation, heat integration, and techno-economic analysis of oil refinery: A case study. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 45(2), 4931–4947.
16. Yasir, H. A., Zein, S. H., Holliday, M. C., et al. (2024). Comparison of activated carbon and low-cost adsorbents for removal of 2,4-dichlorophenol from wastewater using Aspen Adsorption and response surface methodology. Environmental Technology, 45(15), 3029–3047.
17. Al-Qadri, A. A., Ahmed, U., Jameel, A. G. A., et al. (2023). Process design and techno-economic analysis of dual hydrogen and methanol production from plastics using energy integrated system. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 48(29), 10797–10811.
18. Zein, S. H., Hussain, A. A., Yansaneh, O. Y., et al. (2022). Modelling and simulation of dissolution/reprecipitation technique for low-density polyethene using solvent/non-solvent system. Processes, 10(11), Article 2387.
19. Ng, Z. W., Gan, H. X., Putranto, A., et al. (2023). Process design and life cycle assessment of furfural and glucose co-production derived from palm oil empty fruit bunches. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 25(12), 13937–13958.
20. Holliday, M. C., Parsons, D. R., & Zein, S. H. (2022). Microwave-assisted hydrothermal carbonisation of waste biomass: The effect of process conditions on hydrochar properties. Processes, 10(9), Article 1756.

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