About the Authors

Ahmed A. Al-Amiery

dr.ahmed1975@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor, 43000, Malaysia, Environmental Research Center, University of Technology (UOT), Baghdad, 10001, Iraq

Yasameen K. Al-Majedy

Affiliation Environmental Research Center, University of Technology (UOT), Baghdad, 10001, Iraq

Abdul Amir H. Kadhum

Affiliation Environmental Research Center, University of Technology (UOT), Baghdad, 10001, Iraq

Abu Bakar Mohamad

Affiliations Environmental Research Center, University of Technology (UOT), Baghdad, 10001, Iraq, Fuel Cell Institute, University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor, 43000, Malaysia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AAA ABM AHK. Performed the experiments: YKA. Analyzed the data: AAA ABM AHK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AAA ABM YKA AHK. Wrote the paper: AAA.