Emerging Technologies for Future Sustainability

Dr. Hafiza Shukor is a senior lecturer specializing in the areas of biomass conversion and fermentation technology at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), and a research fellow from the Centre of Excellence for Biomass Utilization (CoEBU). She received her Ph.D. from the Faculty of Engineering and Build Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), under the field of Chemical and Process Engineering, and she obtained her bachelor’s degree and M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). She was awarded one of the Young Scientist Awards in UniMAP.  Dr. Hairul Nazirah Abdul Halim is a senior lecturer in Faculty of Chemical Engineering Technology and a research fellow from the Centre of Excellence for Biomass Utilization, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP). She received her Bachelor of Engineering with Honours and Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from Universiti Sains Malaysia. She obtained her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia. She was one of the recipients of the Young Scientist Awards from UniMAP in 2019 for her excellent achievement in research and publications. Her research interests include CO2 capture, waste water treatment, biomass utilization and separation processes.  Dr. Hui Lin Ong is currently an associate professor at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia, and the guest professor at the College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts, Batangas State University, Philippines. She was a deputy dean of Centre for Graduate Studies, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, from the years 2011 to 2013. She is a founding member of the Innovation Center for Clean Water and Sustainable Energy (WISE) in Malaysia since 2017. She obtained her Ph.D. in Advanced Materials, from Universiti Sains Malaysia,Malaysia, in 2010. Her research interests are on nanomaterials from agricultural waste and polymer-based nanocomposites for packaging, membrane and energy storage applications.  Dr. Boon-Beng Lee is currently working as a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering Technology (FTKK), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP). He is also a research fellow of Centre of Excellence for Biomass Utilization (CoEBU), UniMAP, since 2020. He has a strong technical background, with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemical engineering from Universiti Malaysia Sabah and a Ph.D. from the University of Queensland, Australia. In the past, he was a process engineer in a US-based medical device company, Bard Sdn. Bhd. He has experience in quality management systems.  Ts. Dr. Mohd Hanif Mohd Pisal obtained a diploma degree in Production Technology from the Advanced Technology Training Center (ADTEC) in 2010 and a bachelor’s degree in Polymer Engineering from University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) in 2013. He obtained his Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from UniMAP. His research primarily focuses on one of the world's most important concerns: plastic waste. He specifies his research on biomaterial for conductive food packaging.

Phytoremediation Potential of Salvinia molesta to Reduce Ni and Cd from Simulated Wastewater.- Soil Risk Assessment on the Usage of Molasses-Based Distillery Effluent for Paddy Irrigation: Heavy Metals Content.- Effects of Soil Conditioners on Rice Growth and Soil Properties under Water Stress at Vegetative Stage.- Soil Amelioration Effects on Morphology Traits of Upland Rice Root-Shoot and Soil Productivity under Water Deficit.- Comparison of Corn and Tapioca Starch Binders on the Characteristic of Rice Straw Charcoal Briquettes.- Pretreatment of Leucaena leucocephala Using Deep Eutectic Solvent for Ethanol Production by Kluyveromyces marxianus UniMAP 1-1.- Deep Eutectic Solvent Pretreatment of Rubber Seed Shells for Cellulose and Hemicellulose Production.- Inhibition Study on the Growth of Clostridium Saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4 (ATCC 13564) For the Production Biobutanol in ABE Fermentation.- Thermogravimetric Analysis on Empty Fruit Bunch, Rice Husk, and Rice Straw for Feedstockin Biomass Gasification.- A Review on Enhancement of Oil Palm Solid Waste through Torrefaction.- Energy Efficiency of Briquettes from Queen Pineapple (Ananas comosus [Linn.] Merr.) Wastes Using Three Organic Binders.- Optimization of Biobutanol Production from Detoxified Palm Kernel Cake Hydrolysate by Clostridium Acetobutylicum YM1.- Mixed Matrix Membrane (MMMs) as Membrane Based Separation Technology: A Review.- Application of Machine Learning for Biogas Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass.- Utilization of Spent Coffee Ground As Adsorbent for Nitrate Removal.- Nitrate Adsorption using Spent Coffee Ground: Kinetics, Isotherm, and Thermodynamic Studies.- Impact of Power Supply on Electro-Precipitation of Nickel Hydroxide from Industrial Electronic Waste.- Optimization of Nickel Electrowinning from Simulated Watts Bath of Electronics Industrial Waste.- Bio-based Packaging Materials for Fruit and Vegetables - Current Applications and Future Trends: A Review.- Deep Eutectic Solvent-Assisted Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Cellulose Adsorbent for Silver Nitrate Removal.- Optimization of an Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction Method for Phenolic Content in Momordica Charantia Seeds and it’s Antifungal Activity Against Pleurotus ostreatus Green Mould Pathogen.- Optimization of Rice Bran Protein Extraction Using Choline Chloride-Glycerol Deep Eutectic Solvent Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM).- Traditional Paddy Farmers Perception on Bioeconomy Social Change on Adapting Internet of Things in Precision Farming.- Bioeconomy of Local Soybean Farming to Increasing Commodity Competitiveness.- Microbial Fuel Cell: Simultaneous Bioremediation and Energy Recovery Technology.- Green Renewable Energy: Microbial Fuel Cell Technology.