Zarook Mohamed Shareefdeen, Assistant Professor
PhD, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA, 1994

Address:
Department of Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering American University of Sharjah
P.O. Box 26666
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Room: EL 138
Office: +(971) 6 515 2988
Fax: +(971) 6 515 2979
E-mail: zshareefdeen@aus.edu

Research Interests

Biofiltration, bio-reactor design, odor and VOC analysis, and biotechnology of pollution control  

Biography

Dr. Zarook Mohamed Shareefdeen received his doctorate in 1994 from the Chemical Engineering Department at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA. He joined the AUS Department of Chemical Engineering in August 2006 as Assistant Professor. Prior to joining AUS, Dr. Zarook held several academic and industrial positions. He was an assistant professor at King Fahd University of Petroleum Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia; post graduate researcher at University of California, Riverside, USA; and director of research and applied technology at Biorem Technologies Inc., ON, Canada. Dr. Zarook has published several journal articles, technical papers and book chapters, and given presentations at many international conferences. He has also supervised several graduate theses, edited the book Biotechnology for Odor and Air Pollution Control, and received a US patent on BIOLOGICAL Filters.

Selected Publications

Patent, Book, Book Chapters and Refereed Journal Papers

1. Shareefdeen, Z., and Herner, B. (Inventors), 2005, Biological Filter, US Patent # 435266000 (USPTO).
2. Shareefdeen, Z., and Sing, A. (eds.), 2005, Biotechnology for Odor and Air Pollution Control, Springer Publishing, Germany.
3. Shareefdeen, Z., Herner, B., Webb, D., Verhaeghe, L. and Wilson, S., 2005,  “An Odor Predictive Model for Rendering Applications,”  Chemical Engineering Journal.
4. Sing, A., Kuhad, R.C., Ward, O.P. and Shareefdeen, Z., 2004, “Methods for Monitoring and Assessment of Bioremediation Processes,” Biodegradation and Bioremediation, Singh and Ward (eds.) Springer Publishing, Germany.
5. Elmrini, H., Bredin, N., Shareefdeen, Z., and Heitz, M., 2004, “Biofiltration of Xylene Emissions: Bioreactor Response to Variations in the Pollutant Inlet Concentration and Gas Flow Rate,” Chemical Engineering Journal, 100:149-158.
6. Shareefdeen, Z., Herner, B., Webb, D., and Wilson, S., 2003,“Biofiltration Eliminates Nuisance Chemical Odors from Industrial Air Streams,”  J. Industrial Microbiology Biotechnology, 30:168-174.
7. Shareefdeen, Z., Herner, B., Webb, D., and Wilson, S., 2003,“Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) Removal in Synthetic Media Biofilters,”  J. Environmental Progress, 22.
8. Shareefdeen, Z, Brian H, and Wilson S., 2002. “Biofiltration of Nuisance Sulfur Gaseous Odors from a Meat Rendering Plant,” J. of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 77:1-4.
9. Shareefdeen, Z., Herner B., Webb D, Polenek S. and Wilson S., 2002. “Removing Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions from a Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing Facility Using Pilot- and Commercial-Scale Biofilters,” J. Environmental Progress, 21(3).
10. Cox, H.H.J., Sexton, T., Shareefdeen, Z., and Deshusses, M.A., 2001. “Thermophilic Biotrickling Filtration of Ethanol Vapors.” Environmental Science & Tech. 35(12):2612-2619-266.

Conference Papers         

• Shareefdeen, Z., Herner, B., Webb, D., Wilson, S., and Morris, A., 2004, “Biofiltration of Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) in Cold Climates.” Proceedings of 97th Air & Waste Management Association Conference, Indiana, IN, USA, Paper # 600.
• Shareefdeen, Z., and Herner, B., 2004, “Designing Biofilters through Odor Predictive Models.” Proceedings of 77th WEFTEC-2004 Conference, New Orleans, USA.
• Shareefdeen, Z., and Herner, B., 2004, “Municipal Wastewater Odor Removal Predictions by a Biofilter Software.” Proceedings of the 33rd WEAO (Water Environment Association of Ontario) Conference, London, ON, CANADA, April 18-20.
• Shareefdeen, Z., Herner, B., Webb, D., Wilson, S., Letto, D., and Tammemagi, M., 2003, “Recent Developments in Biofilter Technology for Removal of Hydrogen Sulfide from Airstreams.” Proceedings of 96th AWMA Conference, San Diego, CA, USA, Paper # 69224.
• Shareefdeen, Z. and Herner, B., 2003, “Removal of Hydrogen Sulfide from an Air Stream with Biofilters under Variable Operating Conditions.” Proceedings of 32nd Annual WEAO Technical Symposium, March 30-April 1, 2003, Hamilton, ON.