BIOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
RESEARCH CENTRE (BERC)
Niche Area: Bioconversion and Utilization of Waste into Value Added Products
2014 - 2016
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BERC at a Glance
Highlight & Relevant Organizations
Journal Publications
Workshops, Seminars, and Trainings Brief History
Contents
BERC Members/ Lecturers
Conference Proceedings
BERC Students Project
BERC Objectives and Activities
Patents (including filing)/commercialization/
licensing/IPR/copyright
Books/ Book Chapters/ Book’s Articles
BERC Photos Gallery
BERC Grants (Selected)
Awards & Prizes : Awards conferred by national &
international learned & professional bodies (Selected)
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BER C a t a Glanc e Bioen vir onmen tal Eng ineer ing R esear ch C en tre (BER C)
Bioenvironmental
Engineering
involves the development, use and
regulation of biological systems for remediation of contaminated environments
(land, air and water), and for environmentally- friendly processes -green manufacturing technologies
and sustainable development.
It is the optimal use of nature, in the form of
plants, animals, bacteria, fungi, and algae to produce
renewable energy, food and nutrients in a synergistic integrated
cycle where the waste of each process becomes the feedstock for another process. It offers ways to
make environmental processes work more efficiently, sustainably,
creating less pollution, thus enhancing effective treatment and utilization of wastes and
wastewaters.
It provides the opportunities
for applying the
4R strategy (REDUCE,
REUSE, RECYCLE, RECOVER), bioremediation, screening
for useful extremophiles (e.g.
thermophiles, psychrophiles,
etc.) and wastes as resources, converting wastes to
profit.
BeRC
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Br ief H ist or y Bioen vir onmen tal Eng ineer ing R esear ch C en tre (BER C)
EBERG
(2002)
BERG
(2004)
BERU
(2005)
BERC
(2011)
In December 2002 in the Department of Science Engineering in the faculty of engineering at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) a research group named Environmental Biotechnology Engineering Research Group (EBERG) was setup with six pioneer members
On 23rd February 2005 the IIUM approved the application of BERG to be upgraded into a research unit known as Bioenvironmental Engineering Research Unit (BERU)
On application forupgrading to a research centre, the IIUM Research Board Meeting no. 2/2011 approved the upgrade of BERU to Bioenvironmental Engineering Research Centre (BERC)
In February 2010 the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) Malaysia recognized BERU as a Centre of Excellence for Green Technology based on the niche “Bioconversion and utilization of waste into value added products”.
In April 2004 the group changed its name to Bioenvironmental Engineering Research Group (BERG) in order to widen the scope of expertise and activities as a result of increase in our membership and research focus in the new Department of Biotechnology Engineering which was carved out of Department of Science in Engineering
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HIstoRY
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BER C Objec tiv es & A ctivities Bioen vir onmen tal Eng ineer ing R esear ch C en tre (BER C)
OBJECTIVES BERC
BERC
RESEARCH
INTEREST AND SCOPE OF
ACTIVITIES
Solve diverse environmental problems using biotechnology principles and environmentally
friendly technologies and techniques,
Conduct research and
provide engineering solutions using experimental, analytical
and computational techniques in environmentally friendly
ways,
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT:
EIA, Environmental Accounting, Auditing And Monitoring, Stormwater Engineering and Management, Environmental Studies And Pollution Control,
Hydrologic, Hydraulic and Water Quality
Modelling,
WASTE UTILIZATION ENGINEERING AND
TECHNOLOGY:
Water And Wastewater
Treatment, Bioprocess And Bio- Products From Wastes,
NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT:
Water And Wastewater
Treatment, Bioprocess And Bio- Products From Waste,
BIOCONVERSION AND UTILIZATION OF
WASTE INTO VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS:
INDUSTRIAL WASTES, AGRO- WASTES, PRODUCTS: enzymes,
biofuel, industrial chemicals
Solid Waste Engineering And Leachate Management, Air Pollution And Odour Control,
Green Technology
Solid Waste Engineering And Leachate Management, Air Pollution And Odour Control,
Environmental Studies And Pollution Control, Green
Technology
Water And Wastewater Treatment, Air Pollution And
Odour Control, Solid Waste Engineering And Leachate Management, Urban Drainage,
Water Resources, Catchment Management and Flood Control
Develop bioprocess for waste management and to convert waste into wealth (value added
products)
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Relev an t Or ganiza tions Bioen vir onmen tal Eng ineer ing R esear ch C en tre (BER C)
BERC PUBLICATIONS
(2010 - 2016)
Collaboration With Other Relevant Organizations
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Journal Publications Conference Proceedings
HIGHLIGHTS
(2010 - 2016)
Conference
212
proceedings
216
Journal publicationsBooks/ Book
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chapters
Patents
14 57
Grants
Centre of Excellence in Green Technology
by Ministry
of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE)
2010
INDAH WATER KONSORTIUM: R&D In STP Sludge Management
(Technofund)
SIME DARBY RESEARCH Sdn Bhd: R&D In Oil Palm
Waste Management REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN:
The International Academy Of Ecology (IAE) And Technical Committee on Standardization
“Ecologically Clean Products”
(TC-ECP) Conversion of Wheat Straw To Bioethanol
NANOSCIENCE &
NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH GROUP (NANORG): Joint Research
Projects
NAGOYA UNIVERSITY (Japan): Joint R&D In Membrane Technology Applications In Water And
Wastewater Treatment
MORINGA TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISE (MTE), Nigeria: Joint R&D In Development of Moringa
Technology For Water Treatment In Nigeria, (RMRDC Funding, Nigeria) UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA
(UPM): Department of Chemical And Environmental
Engineering & Department of Civil Engineering Joint Research Grants & Supervision
of Postgraduate Students NANYANG ENVIRONMENT
AND WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE (NEWRI), Singapore: Joint R&D
MITOMASA Sdn Bhd.
Joint Technofund Project; Upscaling Pilot Plant To Process Moringa oleifera Seed For Oil , Bio-Flocculant And Animal Feedstock
Republic Of China, GUANGXI ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (GXAS)
MERIDIEN UTILITIES Sdn Bhd
Prof. Dr. Md Zahangir Alam (BERC Chairman)
Academic Qualification:
• PhD, Biochemical
Engineering, UPM/2002
• MSc, Chemical Engineering, UKM/1999
• BSc, Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of
Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh/1996
Research Interests:
• Bioconversion of natural products and organic residues (liquid and solid- state),
• Optimization / Modelling,
• Bioreactor design,
• Bioprocess engineering,
• Waste utilisation and treatment.
Contacts:
Email: zahangir@iium.edu.my Office phone: 03-6196-4571 Room no: E5-3-13.6 / IIUM
http://staff.iium.edu.my/
zahangir/
(updated on Jan 2017)
h-index: 32 Citations: 3432
RG Score: 35.63
Selected Publications:
• Elgharbawy, A. A., Alam, M. Z., Moniruzzaman, M., Goto, M. Ionic liquid pretreatment as emerging approaches for enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 109, pp. 252-267, (2016).
• Chakraborty1 S., Mohsina1 K., Sarker, P K., Alam, M. Z. Karim, M I A, Sayem, S M A. Prevalence, antibiotic susceptibility profiles and ESBL production in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Klebsiella oxytoca among hospitalized patients. Periodicum Biologorum 118 (1), pp. 53–58, (2016).
• Mohammed, N. I., Kabbashi, N. A, Alam, M. Z., Mirghani, M. E. Esterification of Jatropha curcas Hydrolysate Using Powdered Niobic Acid Catalyst. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 63, pp. 243–249, (2016).
• Alam, M. M., Alam, M. Z., Jami, M. S., Amosa, M. K., Iwata, M. Study of the effects of process parameters on electroforced sedimentation in solid–liquid separation using response surface methodology. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 7 (3), pp. 583- 591, (2016).
• Nasaruddin, R. R., Alam, M. Z., Jami, M S, Aliyu, S. Statistical optimization of ethanol- based biodiesel production from sludge palm oil using locally produced candida cylindracea lipase. Waste and Biomass Valorization 7, pp. 87-95, (2016).
Selected Awards:
• World Research Advocacy Award 2015 by IAMURE Multidisciplinary Research (Philippines), August 26, 2015, held in Brunei Darussalam.
• Gold Medal. Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) 2015, PWTC, Malaysia, 12-14 February 2015. Enzymatic pretreatment of wastewater for enhanced biogas production.
• Best Green Technology Award 2015 by Japan Intellectual Property Association (MTE’15), PWTC, Malaysia, 12-14 February 2015. Enzymatic pretreatment of wastewater for enhanced biogas production.
• Gold Medal. BioInnovation Awards, KLCC, Malaysia, 19-21 November 2014.
Renewable low cost sludge palm oil: High potential to biodiesel production.
• Gold Medal. IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition 2014, 11-12 June 2014, CAC, IIUM, Malaysia. Comparison of Waste Catalysts for Biodiesel Production.
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BERC MEMBERS
Prof. Dr. Nassereldeen Ahmed Kabbashi
Selected Publications:
• Nurudeen Ishola Mohammed, Nassereldeen Ahmed Kabbashi, Md Zahangir Alam, and Mohamed Elwathig S. Mirghani. Esterification of Jatropha curcas hydrolysate using powdered niobic acid catalyst. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 63, pp. 243–249, (2016). DOI:10.1016/j.jtice.2016.03.007
• Bello IA, Ismail MNB, Kabbashi NA. Solid Waste Management in Africa: A Review.
Int J Waste Resour 6:2, pp. 1-4, (2016). DOI:10.4172/2252-5211.1000216
• Amal Ahmed Elgharbawy, Md. Zahangir Alam, Nassereldeen Ahmad Kabbashi, Muhammad Moniruzzaman, Parveen Jamal. Evaluation of several ionic liquids for in situ hydrolysis of empty fruit bunches by locally-produced cellulose. 3 Biotech, 6:128, pp. 1-15, (2016). DOI:10.1007/s13205-016-0440-8
• Md. Z. Alam, Amal A. Elgharbawy, Muhammad Moniruzzaman, Nassereldeen A. Kabbashi, Parveen Jamal. Screening of Factors Affecting the Enzymatic. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology. International Journal of Chemical, Molecular, Nuclear, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, 10:7, pp. 874-878, (2016).
• Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed and Alam, Md. Zahangir and Elgharbawy, Amal Ahmed and Moniruzzaman, Muhammadand Jamal, Parveen, (2016). Evaluation of several ionic liquids for in situ hydrolysis of empty fruit bunches by locally-produced cellulase. 3 Biotech, 6(128). pp. 1-15. ISSN 2190-572X
• Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed and Alam, Md. Zahangir and Jamal, Parveen (2016). Screening of factors affecting the enzymatic hydrolysis of empty fruit bunches in aqueous ionic liquid and locally produced cellulase system. International Journal of Chemical, Molecular, Nuclear, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, 10(7).
pp. 843-847.
Selected Awards:
• Gold Medal (National), BioInnovation Award 2014. Renewable low cost sludge palm oil: High potential to biodiesel production. Md Zahangir Alam, Nassereldeen A. K, Mohammed E. S. M, Mohammed Saedi Jami, Adeeb Hayyan, Ricca R. N.
• Gold Medal (National), IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE 2014), CAC, IIUM, Malaysia. The Decay Coefficient of Solid Wastes to Biofertilizer by SSB (IIUM Case Study). Nassereldeen A. K, Md Z. Alam, Mohammed E. S. M.
• Silver Medal (National), IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE 2014). Rapid Detection of Soap as Impurity in Biodiesel. Mohammed E. S. M, Nassereldeen A. K, Md Z. Alam.
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BER C M embers / L ec tur ers Bioen vir onmen tal Eng ineer ing R esear ch C en tre (BER C)
Academic Qualification:
• PhD, Chemical &
Environmental Engineering, UPM/2002
• MSc, Systems Engineering, UPM/1998
• BSc, Textile Technology, Sudan/1988
Research Interests:
• Bioconversion (liquid and solid-state),
• Optimization,
• Modeling,
• Bioreactor design,
• Bioprocess engineering,
• Expert system application in wastewater treatment and water pollution control and EIA.
Contacts:
Email: nasreldin@iium.edu.my Office phone: 03-6196-4524 Room no: E5-2-12.10 / IIUM
http://www.iium.edu.my/
staff-details?id=4286
(updated on Jan 2017)
h-index: 31 Citations: 2706
RG Score: 24.01
Prof. Dr. Parveen Jamal
Academic Qualification:
• PhD, Natural Products - Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), India - 1979
• M.Phil, Bioactive Compounds, AMU, India - 1980
• MSc, Chemistry (all)
Specialization on Organic, AMU, India - 1975
• BSc, Organic, AMU, India - 1973
Research Interests:
• Natural products processing,
• Bioconversion of natural
products and organic residues to value added products,
• Secondary metabolites and their application,
• Optimization for bioactive compounds.
Contacts:
Email: jparveen@iium.edu.my Office phone: 03-6196-4558 Room no: E5-3-13.1 / IIUM
http://www.iium.edu.my/
staff-details?id=2937
(updated on Jan 2017)
h-index: 13 Citations: 653
RG Score: 27.47
Selected Publications:
• Saheed, Olorunnisola Kola and Jamal, Parveen and Abdulkarim, Mohd Ismail and Alam, Md. Zahangir and Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu (2016) Utilization of fruit peels as carbon source for white rot fungi biomass production under submerged state bioconversion. Journal of King Saud University - Science, 28 (2). pp. 143-151.
• Jamal, Parveen and Akbar, Iqrah and Hashim, Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun and Jaswir, Irwandi (2016) Process development for maximum lycopene production from selected fruit waste and its antioxidant and antiradical activity. Journal of Food Processing
& Technology, 7 (4). pp. 1-7. ISSN 2157-7110
• Md. Z. Alam, Amal A. Elgharbawy, Muhammad Moniruzzaman, Nassereldeen A. Kabbashi, Parveen Jamal. Screening of Factors Affecting the Enzymatic. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology. International Journal of Chemical, Molecular, Nuclear, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, 10:7, pp. 874-878, (2016).
• Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed and Alam, Md. Zahangir and Elgharbawy, Amal Ahmed and Moniruzzaman, Muhammadand Jamal, Parveen, (2016). Evaluation of several ionic liquids for in situ hydrolysis of empty fruit bunches by locally-produced cellulase. 3 Biotech, 6(128). pp. 1-15. ISSN 2190-572X
• Parveen Jamal, Olorunnisola Kola Saheed, Mohammed Ismail Abdul Karim, Md.
Zahangir Alam, Suleyman Aremu Muyibi. A fermentative approach to ameliorating solid waste challenges within food and hospitality industry. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 102, pp. 182-190, (2015). DOI:10.1016/j.
ibiod.2015.03.031
Selected Awards:
• Gold Medal (National), Kulliyyah of Engineering Research and Innovative Exhibition (KIRIE 2015). Conversion of Fruit Wastes to Animal Feed Supplement. Olorunnisola Kola Saheed, Parveen Jama.
• Gold Medal, (National), IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE 2014), Malaysia. Development of Heterogeneous Catalyst for Biodiesel Production.
Sarina Sulaiman, Parveen Jamal, Md Z. Alam.
• Gold Medal (National), IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE 2011), 9-10 Feb 2011. A Novel Process Development for Production of Phenolic Acids with High Scavenging Activity from Palm Oil Mill Effluent. Parveen Jamal, Md.
Zahangir Alam, Zulkarnain Mohamed Idris.
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Prof. Dr. Abdullah Al-Mamun
Selected Publications:
• A.A. Mamun, Y.M. Ahmed, S.A. Muyibi, M.F.R. Al-Khatib, A.T. Jameel, M.A. AlSaadi.
Synthesis of carbon nanofibers on impregnated powdered activated carbon as cheap substrate. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 9, pp. 532-536, (2016). Elsevier. ISSN:
1878-5352.
• Abdullah Al-Mamun, Ahmad Tsaqif A. Basir. White Popinac as Potential Phyto- coagulant to Reduce Turbidity of River Water. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 11(11), pp. 4094-4099, (2016). ARPN. ISSN: 7180-7183.
• Muhammad Abu Eusuf, Abdullah Al-Mamun, Md. Noor Salleh, Mansor Ibrahim, Shamzani Affendi and Asiah Abdur Rahim. Adapt Engineering Theory in Universal Design for Developing Countries - A Literature Review. Journal of Universal Design in the Built Environment, 2(2), pp. 61-72, (2016). ISSN 2462-1668.
• N. Jebun, Abdullah Al-Mamun, Md. Zahangir Alam and Raha Binti Ahmad Raus.
Fungal Flocculants to Reduce Turbidity of River Water. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 11(06), pp. 4094-4099, (2016). ARPN. ISSN: 1819-6608.
• Abdullah Al-Mamun, Md. Noor Bin Salleh, Md. Nuruzzaman, Norlida Mohd. Dom, Mohd. Zaki M. Amin, Muhammad Abu Eusuf and Ahmad Jalal Khan Chowdhury.
Impact of improper landuse changes on flash flood and river system - A case of Sg.
Pusu. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 11(08), pp. 5372-5379, (2016).
ARPN. ISSN: 1819-6608.
Selected Awards:
• Bronze Medal. Novel Myco-Coagulant for Reducing Turbidity in Water Treatment.
Abdullah Al Mamun, Jebunnessa, Md. Zahangir Alam and Raha Ahmad Raus.
IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE, 2016), 02 September 2016.
• Bronze Medal. Microbial Coagulant to Reduce Turbidity of River Water. Abdullah Al Mamun, Jebunnessa, Md. Zahangir Alam and Raha Ahmad Raus. The International Conference and Exposition on Inventions by Institutions of Higher Learning (PECIPTA, 2015), 04-06 December 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Gold Medal. Sorption of Colour from Boutique Industry Effluent by Wasted Biosolids.
Abdullah Al Mamun, Md. Zahangir Alam, Mohd Marzuki Mohamed. IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE, 2012), 21-22 February 2012, IIUM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Silver Medal. Phytoremediation of Wastewater from IIUM Campus by Chlorella vulgaris. Abdullah Al Mamun, Azura Amid, Imtinan Abd Karim. IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE, 2012), 21-22 February 2012, IIUM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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BER C M embers / L ec tur ers Bioen vir onmen tal Eng ineer ing R esear ch C en tre (BER C)
Academic Qualification:
• PhD, Environmental
Engineering, UPM/2005
• MSc, Environmental
Engineering, UPM/1998
• BSc, Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of
Engineering and Technology (BUET)/1993
Research Interests:
• Water pollution control (point and nonpoint or diffuse
sources),
• Sanitation and water &
wastewater treatment,
• Integrated water resources (river basin) management,
• Computer modeling on hydrology, hydraulics and surface water quality.
Contacts:
Email: mamun@iium.edu.my Office phone: 03-6196-5760 h/p no: +60-12365-0516
http://www.iium.edu.my/
staff-details?id=5174
(updated on Jan 2017)
h-index: 9 Citations: 523
RG Score: 22.03
Prof. Dr. Hamzah Mohd Salleh
Academic Qualification:
• PhD, University of Waterloo, Canada/1994
• MSc, University of Waterloo, Canada/ 1989
• BSc, University of Waterloo, Canada /1986
Research Interests:
• Production and properties of enzymes including enzyme technology,
• Engineering,
• Modelling & inhibitors,
• Utilization of biomass and agro-industry residues,
• Halal industry science.
Contacts:
Email: hamzah@iium.edu.my Office phone: 03-6196-4426 Room no: E0 (2: 94/2-65) / IIUM
http://www.iium.edu.my/
staff-details?id=1813
(updated on Jan 2017)
h-index: 18 Citations: 887
RG Score: 29.98
Selected Publications:
• Nur Ezzah Faezah Othman, Hamzah Mohd Salleh, Hadi Purwanto. Utilization of Low-grade Iron Ore in Ammonia Decomposition, Procedia Chemistry, 19, pp. 119- 124, (2016). doi:10.1016/j.proche.2016.03.124
• Alya Naili Rozhan, Hamzah Mohd Salleh, Hadi Purwanto. Carbon Deposition from Biotar by Fast Pyrolysis of Palm Empty Fruit Bunch, Procedia Chemistry, 19, pp. 68- 74, (2016). doi:10.1016/j.proche.2016.03.117
• Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun Hashim, Philip G Kerr, Phirdaous Abbas, Hamzah Mohd Salleh, Aquilaria spp.(agarwood) as source of health beneficial compounds: A review of traditional use, phytochemistry and pharmacology, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 189, pp. 331-360, (2016). DOI:10.1016/j.jep.2016.06.055
• Alya Naili Rozhan, Rochim Bakti Cahyono, Takahiro Nomura, Mohd Hanafi Ani, Hamzah Mohd Salleh, Tomohiro Akiyama, Hadi Purwanto. Enhancement of oil palm empty fruit bunch char by impregnation of pyrolytic carbon from tar vapor decomposition, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 8(1), pp. 013110, (2016). DOI:10.1063/1.4942538
• Alya Naili Rozhan, Mohd Hanafi Ani, Hamzah Mohd Salleh, Tomohiro Akiyama, Hadi Purwanto. Development of Carbon-Infiltrated Bio-char from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch. ISIJ International, 55 (2), pp. 436-440, (2015). DOI:10.2355/
isijinternational.55.436
Selected Awards:
• Silver Medal (National), Kulliyyah of Engineering Research and Innovative Exhibition (KIRIE 2015). Utilization of low grade ore as medium for ammonia decomposition.
Othman, N. E. F., Salleh, H. M., Purwanto.
• Gold Medal (International), International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition, 2013 (ITEX’13). Moringa oleifera Extract: A Novel Phyto-Disinfectant for Drinking Water. Suleyman A. Muyibi, Munirat A, Abolore Mohd, Md Zahangir Alam, Ismail Abdul Karim, Hamzah Mohd Salleh, Parveen Jamal, Mohammed Saedi Jami.
• Gold Medal (National), IUM Invention Research & Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE 2013).
Moringa oleifera Extract: A Novel Phyto-Disinfectant For Drinking Water. Suleyman A. Muyibi, Munirat A, Abolore Mohd, Md Zahangir Alam, Ismail Abdul Karim, Hamzah Mohd Salleh, Parveen Jamal, Mohammed Saedi Jami.
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohammed Saedi Jami, PhD CEng MIChemE
Academic Qualification:
• PhD, Chemical Engineering, Nagoya University,
Japan/2005
• MSc, Chemical Engineering, Nagoya University,
Japan/2002
• BSc, Chemical Engineering, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia/1989
Research Interests:
• Water and wastewater treatment (municipal and industrial),
• Environmental Engineering,
• Artificial Neural Network modelling,
• Membrane Processes,
• Bioseparation,
• Transport Phenomena.
Contacts:
Email: saedi@iium.edu.my Office phone: 03-6196-5466 Room no: E5-3-13.13 / IIUM
http://www.iium.edu.my/
staff-details?id=5545
(updated on Jan 2017)
h-index: 10 Citations: 313
RG Score: 24.68
Selected Publications:
• Mutiu Kolade Amosa, Mohammed Saedi Jami, Ma’an Fahmi R. Alkhatib, Thokozani Majozi, Cake Compressibility Analysis of BPOME from a Hybrid Adsorption- Microfiltration Process, Water Environment Research, (In press) (2016).
• Mutiu K. Amosa, Mohammed S. Jami, Ma’an F. R. Alkhatib, Electrostatic Biosorption of COD, Mn and H2S on EFB-Based Activated Carbon Produced through Steam Pyrolysis: An Analysis Based on Surface Chemistry, Equilibria and Kinetics, Waste and Biomass Valorization, 7 (1), 109-124, (2016).
• Mohammed S. Jami, Nurul-Shafiqah Rosli, Mutiu K. Amosa. Optimization of Manganese Reduction in Biotreated POME onto 3A Molecular Sieve and Clinoptilolite Zeolites. Water Environment Research, 88:16, pp. 566-576, (2016). DOI:10.2175/10 6143015X14362865227157
• Md. Monjurul Alam, Md. Zahangir Alam, Mohammed Saedi Jami, Mutiu Kolade Amosa, Masashi Iwata. Study of the Effects of Process Parameters on Electroforced Sedimentation in Solid–Liquid Separation Using Response Surface Methodology.
Waste Biomass Valor, 7, pp. 583–591, (2016). DOI:10.1007/s12649-015-9469-x
• Mutiu K. Amosa, Mohammed S. Jami, Ma’an F. R. Alkhatib, Dzun N. Jimat, Suleyman A. Muyibi. A two-step optimization and statistical analysis of COD reduction from biotreated POME using empty fruit bunch-based activated carbon produced from Pyrolysis. Water Quality, Exposure and Health, 7(4), pp. 603-616, (2015). DOI:10.1007/s12403-015-0176-4
• Ryo Fukuyama, Mohammed Saedi Jami, Takanori Tanaka, Masashi Iwata.
Consolidation behaviour of thick suspension in centrifugal dewatering with and without supernatant. Separation and Purification Technology, 150, pp. 223–228, (2015). DOI:10.1016/j.seppur.2015.04.048
Selected Awards:
• Gold Medal (National), BioInnovation Award 2014. Renewable low cost sludge palm oil: High potential to biodiesel production. Md Zahangir Alam, Nassereldeen A. K, Mohammed E. S. M, Mohammed Saedi Jami, Adeeb Hayyan, Ricca R. N.
• Silver Medal (National), BioInnovation Awards 2014. Use of Moringa oleifera Extract as Renewal Disinfectant for Drinking Water. Mohammed Saedi Jami, Munirat Abolore Idris, Suleyman Aremu Muyibi, Parveen Jamal, Mohd Ismail Abdul Karim.
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamed Elwathig Mirghani
Academic Qualification:
• PhD, Food Chemistry &
Biochemistry, UPM/2002
• MSc, Applied Chemistry
& Chemical Technology, University of Gezira,
Sudan/1990
• BSc, Agricultural Biochemistry, Cairo University, Egypt/1980
Research Interests:
• Food chemistry and biochemistry,
• Food technology (fats & oils) and spectroscopy.
Contacts:
Email: elwathig@iium.edu.my Office phone: 03-6196-5749 Room no: E5-3-13.11 / IIUM
http://www.iium.edu.my/
staff-details?id=4971
(updated on Jan 2017)
h-index: 15 Citations: 618
RG Score: 32.15
Selected Publications:
• Nurudeen Ishola Mohammed, Nassereldeen Ahmed Kabbashi, Md Zahangir Alam, and Mohamed Elwathig S. Mirghani. (2016). Esterification of Jatropha curcas hydrolysate using powdered niobic acid catalyst. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. doi:10.1016/j.jtice.2016.03.007.
• Mohd Nazrim Marikkar, Mohamed E. S. Mirghani and I. jaswir. Application of Chromatographic and Infrared Spectroscopic Techniques for Detection of Adulteration in Food Lipids: A Review. Journal of Food Chemistry & Nanotechnology. 2:1, pp.
32-41, (2016). DOI: 10.17756/jfcn.2016-008
• Al-Shwyeh Hussah Abdullah, Abdulkarim Sabo Mohammed, Abdullah Rasedee, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed Mirghani. Identification and Quantification of Phenolic Compounds in Mangifera Indica Waterlily Kernel and Their Free Radical Scavenging Activity. Journal of Advanced Agricultural Technologies, 2:1, pp. 1-7, (2015).
• Opatokun Suraj Adebayo, Nassereldeen A. Kabbashi, Md. Zahangir Alam and Mohammed E.S. Mirghani. Recycling of organic wastes using locally isolated lignocellulolytic strains and sustainable technology. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 17, 769-780 (2015).
• Nazia Hossain, M. E. S. Mirghani, Raha Bt. Raus. Optimization of Moringa oleifera Leaf Extraction and Investigation of Anti-Breast Cancer Activity with the Leaf Extract.
Engineering International, 3:2, pp. 97-103, (2015)
Selected Awards:
• Gold Medal (National), BioInnovation Award 2014. Renewable low cost sludge palm oil: High potential to biodiesel production. Md Zahangir Alam, Nassereldeen A. K, Mohammed E. S. M, Mohammed Saedi Jami, Adeeb Hayyan, Ricca R. N.
• Gold Medal (National), IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE 2014), CAC, IIUM, Malaysia. The Decay Coefficient of Solid Wastes to Biofertilizer by SSB (IIUM Case Study). Nassereldeen A. K, Md Z. Alam, Mohammed E. S. M.
• Silver Medal (National), IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE 2014). Rapid Detection of Soap as Impurity in Biodiesel. Mohammed E. S. M, Nassereldeen A. K, Md Z. Alam.
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BER C M embers / L ec tur ers Bioen vir onmen tal Eng ineer ing R esear ch C en tre (BER C)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ma’an Fahmi R. Al-Khatib
Academic Qualification:
• PhD, Chemical &
Environmental Engineering, UPM/2007
• MSc, Chemical & Process Engineering, UPM/2000
• BSc, Chemical Engineering, University of Jordan,
Jordan/1994
Research Interests:
• Adsorption Processes
• Activated carbon and Nano- materials synthesis (carbon nanotubes and nanofibres) for applications in separation processes,
• nanocomposites,
immobilization of enzymes
• Water and wastewater treatment
• Optimization
Contacts:
Email: maan@iium.edu.my Office phone: 03-6196-4553 Room no: E5-2-12.12 / IIUM
http://www.iium.edu.my/
staff-details?id=5595
(updated on Jan 2017)
h-index: 11 Citations: 454
RG Score: 21.08
Selected Publications:
• Mutiu Kolade Amosa, Mohammed Saedi Jami, Ma’an Fahmi R Alkhatib, Thokozani Majozi. Studies on pore blocking mechanism and technical feasibility of a hybrid PAC- MF process for reclamation of irrigation water from biotreated POME. Separation Science and Technology, 51(12), pp. 2047-2061, (2016).DOI:10.1080/01496395.2 016.1192192
• Mutiu Kolade Amosa, Mohammed Saedi Jami, Ma’an Fahmi R. Alkhatib, Thokozani Majozi. Technical feasibility study of a low-cost hybrid PAC-UF system for wastewater reclamation and reuse: a focus on feedwater production for low-pressure boilers. Environ Sci Pollut Res, (2016). DOI:10.1007/s11356-016-7390-x
• Ayu Haslija Bt Abu Bakar, Yin Shin Koay, Yern Chee Ching, Luqman Chuah Abdullah, Thomas SY Choong, Ma’an Alkhatib, Mohsen Nourouzi Mobarekeh, Nur Amirah Mohd Zahri. Removal of Fluoride using Quaternized Palm Kernel Shell as Adsorbents:
Equilibrium Isotherms and Kinetics Studies. BioResources, 11:2, pp. 4485-4511, (2016).
• Yehya M Ahmed, Abdullah Al-Mamun, Ma’an Fahmi R Al Khatib, Ahmad Tariq Jameel, Mohammed Abdul Hakeem Abdul Rahman AlSaadi. Efficient lead sorption from wastewater by carbon nanofibers. Environmental Chemistry Letters, 13:3, pp.
341–346, (2015): DOI:10.1007/s10311-015-0509-3
• Md. Zahangir Alam, Nur Hidayah Zainan, Ma’an Fahmi Rashid Alkhatib.
Optimization of bioethanol production from empty fruit bunches by co-culture of saccharomyces cerevisae and aspergillus niger using statistical experimental design.
Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 8 (spl. Edn. 1), pp. 731-740, (2014).
• Iman AF Husain, Ma’an Fahmi Alkhatib, Mohamed Saedi Jammi, Mohamed ES Mirghani, Zaki Bin Zainudin, Asif Hoda. Problems, Control, and Treatment of Fat, Oil, and Grease (FOG): A Review. Journal of oleo science, 63:8, pp. 747-752, (2014).
Selected Awards:
• Bronze Medal, The 2013 International Islamic University Malaysia Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE 2013). Modeling of FOG-Sewage Flow in Sewer Pipelines Using CFD.
• Gold Medal, IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE 2011), CAC, IIUM, Malaysia. Optimization Of Bioremediation Process Of Crude Oil-Contaminated Soil Utilizing A Waste As Nutrient Source.
• Gold Medal, IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE 2011), CAC, IIUM, Malaysia. Cellulosic compounds degradation by cellulases enzyme immobilized on carbon nanotubes (CNTS).
• Bronze Medal, BioMalaysia 2011, 21-23 November 2011, KLCC. Cellulosic Bioethanol:
Saccharification By Locally Produced Cellulases. Dr. Ma’an (Co-researcher).
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BER C M embers / L ec tur ers Bioen vir onmen tal Eng ineer ing R esear ch C en tre (BER C)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmad Tariq Jameel
Academic Qualification:
• PhD, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur/1994
• MSc, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur/1989
• BSc, Chemical Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University, India/1984
Research Interests:
• Nanolinear dynamics of
interfacial flow and thin films,
• Transport phenomenon,
• Modelling & numerical simulations,
• Immobilized bio-catalyst design,
• Diffusion reaction in heterogeneous catalyst.
Contacts:
Email: atjameel@iium.edu.my Office phone: 03-6196-4520 Room no: E5-2-12.13 / IIUM
http://www.iium.edu.my/
staff-details?id=5642
(updated on Jan 2017)
h-index: 7 Citations: 378
RG Score: 19.70
Selected Publications:
• Ahmed, Y.M., Mamun, A., Jameel, A.T., AlKhatib, M.F.R., Amosa, M. K., and AlSaadi, M.A. (2016). Synthesis and characterization of carbon nanofibers grown on powdered activated carbon. Journal of Nanotechnology, (2016), (Accepted).
• Yehya M. Ahmed, Abdullah Al-Mamun, Ma’an Fahmi R. Al Khatib, Ahmad Tariq Jameel, Mohammed Abdul Hakeem Abdul Rahman AlSaadi. Efficient lead sorption from wastewater by carbon nanofibers. Environmental Chemistry Letters, 13, pp.
341-346, (2015). DOI: 10.1007/s10311-015-0509-3
• Abdullah Al Mamun, Yehya M. Ahmed, Ma’an Fahmi R. AlKhatib, Ahmad Tariq Jameel, Mohammed Abdul Hakeem AlSaadi. Lead Sorption by Carbon Nanofibers Grown on Powdered Activated Carbon - Kinetics and Equilibrium. World Scientific, Nano 10(2), (2015). DOI: 10.1142/S1793292015500174
• Ahmad Jameel, Labiba Mahmud, Faridah Yusof. A comparative study of the effectiveness of β-glucosidase immobilized on CNT-nanoparticles and Ca-alginate beads. New BIOTECHNOLOGY, 31, pp. S174, (2014). DOI:10.1016/j.nbt.2014.05.894
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BER C M embers / L ec tur ers Bioen vir onmen tal Eng ineer ing R esear ch C en tre (BER C)
Dr. Rubina Bahar
Academic Qualification:
• PhD, National University of Singapore, Department of
Mechanical Engineering/2011
• MSc, National University of Singapore, Department of
Mechanical Engineering/2006
• BSc, Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University
of engineering and technology/2002
Research Interests:
• Desalination/Water treatment,
• Waste Energy Management,
• Porous medium transport,
• Heat transfer & Thermo-Fluids
• Sustainable Energy Usage,
• Thermal management of Machining in Manufacturing process, Machine Design,
• Engineering Modelling and Simulation,
• Engineering Materials.
Contacts:
Email: rbahar@iium.edu.my Office phone: 03-6196-6541 Room no: E1-5-8.5 / IIUM
http://www.iium.edu.my/
staff-details?id=7007
(updated on Jan 2017)
h-index: 3 Citations: 74
RG Score: 11.02
Selected Publications:
• TF Ariff, NHA Tukiman, R Bahar. Design Improvements in Underground Watering System for Small Local Farming Industries, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 114(1), pp. 012070, (2016).
• Perves Bappy, Mohammad Jabed, Rubina Bahar, Tasnim Firdaus Ariff. Effect of air gap in the performance of AGMD system, ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 11(6). pp. 4087-4093, (2016).
• Rubina Bahar, M.N.A. Hawlader, Tasnim Firdaus Ariff. Channeled coolant plate: A new method to enhance freshwater production from an air gap membrane distillation (AGMD) desalination unit. Desalination, 359:2, pp. 71–81, (2015).
• Rubina Bahar, Nur Adilah Yahya, Tasnim Firdaus Ariff. Design and Development of a Versatile Ice Clamping System. Advanced Materials Research, 1115, pp. 535- 538, (2015). DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1115.535
• Rubina Bahar, Mohammad Nurul Alam Hawlader, Tasnim Firdaus Ariff. Effect of Coolant Plate Geometry and Material in a Freshwater Production System: An Experimental Study. Advanced Materials Research, 1115, pp. 468-471, (2015). DOI:
10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1115.468
• Mohammad Nurul Alam Hawlader, Rubina Bahar, Kim Choon Ng, Loh Jian Wei Stanley. Transport analysis of an air gap membrane distillation (AGMD) process.
Desalination and Water Treatment, 42, pp. 333–346, (2012). DOI:10/5004/
dwt.2012.2831
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BER C M embers / L ec tur ers Bioen vir onmen tal Eng ineer ing R esear ch C en tre (BER C)
Dr. Azlin Suhaida Azmi
Academic Qualification:
• PhD, Bioprocess Engineering, UM/2012
• MSc, Process Integration, University of Manchester, UK/2001
• BSc, Chemical Engineering, Widener University, USA/1996
Research Interests:
• Process integration,
• Environmental biotechnology,
• Fermentation technology,
• Biofuel.
Contacts:
Email: azlinsu76@iium.edu.my Office phone: 03-6196-6547 Room no: E5-3-13.8 / IIUM
http://www.iium.edu.my/
staff-details?id=5339
(updated on Jan 2017)
h-index: 4 Citations: 87
RG Score: 7.44
Selected Publications:
• Mohamad Puad, Noor Illi, Nur Amira Mamat, Azlin Suhaida Azmi, Screening of various parameters of enterobacter aerogenes batch culture for biohydrogen production, International Proceedings of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, 93, pp. 55-61, (2016).
• Zaki Zainudin, Azlin Suhaida Azmi, Dzun Noraini Jimat, Parveen Jamal.
Determination of Waste Assimilative Capacity (WAC) of Rivers Located within The Desaru Region, Johor. Environment Protection Engineering, 41, pp. 49-60, (2015).
DOI: 10.5277/Epe150404
• Dzun N.Jimat, Nur S.Talha, Nur F.D. Che Husin, Azlin S.Azmi, Raha A.Raus. Screening Cellulolytic Fungi Isolated From Malaysia Cocoa Pod Husk and Its Culture Conditions for Cellulases Production. Journal of Tropical Resources and Sustainable Science, 3:1, pp. 185-190, (2015).
• Mohamad Puad, Noor Illi, Sarina Sulaiman, Azlin Suhaida Azmi, Yusra Shamsudin, Maizirwan Mel. Preliminary study on biohydrogen production by E. coli from sago waste. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 10:2, pp. 11-21, (2015).
• Azlin Suhaida Azmi, Mus’Ab Zainal, Mus’Ab Zainal, Sarina Sulaiman. Total lipid of mutant Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002. International Journal of Biological, Biomolecular, Agricultural, Food and Biotechnological Engineering, 8(5), pp. 483- 486, (2014).
• Sarina Sulaiman, Najihah Khairuddin, Parveen Jamal, Md. Zahangir Alam, Zaki Zainudin, Azlin Suhaida Azmi. Characterization of fish bone catalyst for biodiesel production. International Journal of Biological, Biomolecular, Agricultural, Food and Biotechnological Engineering, 8(5), pp. 476-478, (2014).
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BER C M embers / L ec tur ers Bioen vir onmen tal Eng ineer ing R esear ch C en tre (BER C)
Dr. Sarina bt Sulaiman
Academic Qualification:
• PhD, Bioprocess Engineering, UM & Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden/ 2012
• MSc, Chemical Engineering, UPM/2007
• BSc, Chemical Engineering, UPM/2004
Research Interests:
• Biofuel,
• Material sciences,
• Polymeric,
• Materials,
• Polymer composites,
• Separation process
Contacts:
Email: sarina@iium.edu.my Office phone: 03-6196-6550 Room no: E5-2-12.4 / IIUM
http://www.iium.edu.my/
staff-details?id=6797
(updated on Jan 2017)
h-index: 3 Citations: 61
RG Score: 6.79
Selected Publications:
• Sarina Sulaiman, M. H. M. Amin. Fish Bone-Catalyzed Methanolysis of Waste Cooking Oil. Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 11:2, pp. 245- 249, (2016).
• Nur Syakirah Talha, Sarina Sulaiman. Overview of Catalysts in Biodiesel Production.
ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 11:1, pp. 439-448, (2016).
• Mohamad Puad, Noor Illi, Sarina Sulaiman, Azlin Suhaida Azmi, Yusra Shamsudin, Maizirwan Mel. Preliminary study on biohydrogen production by E. coli from sago waste. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 10:2, pp. 11-21, (2015).
• Azlin Suhaida Azmi, Mus’Ab Zainal, Mus’Ab Zainal, Sarina Sulaiman. Total lipid of mutant Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002. International Journal of Biological, Biomolecular, Agricultural, Food and Biotechnological Engineering, 8(5), pp. 483- 486, (2014).
• Sarina Sulaiman, Najihah Khairuddin, Parveen Jamal, Md. Zahangir Alam, Zaki Zainudin, Azlin Suhaida Azmi. Characterization of fish bone catalyst for biodiesel production. International Journal of Biological, Biomolecular, Agricultural, Food and Biotechnological Engineering, 8(5), pp. 476-478, (2014).
Selected Awards:
• Gold Medal, (National), IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE 2014), Malaysia. Development of Heterogeneous Catalyst for Biodiesel Production.
Sarina Sulaiman, Parveen Jamal, Md Z. Alam.
BERC MEMBERS
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BER C M embers / L ec tur ers Bioen vir onmen tal Eng ineer ing R esear ch C en tre (BER C)
Dr. Noor Faizul Hadryb Nordin
Academic Qualification:
• PhD, Bioremediation, UM/
• MSc, Environmental Biotechnology, UM/
• BSc, Industrial Biotechnology, UM/
Research Interests:
• Industrial and environmental biotechnology,
• Bioremediation,
• Bioinformatics and functional genomics,
• Molecular biology,
• Biosafety.
Contacts:
Email: faizul@iium.edu.my Office phone: 03-6196- Room no: E1-5-1.10 / IIUM
http://www.iium.edu.my/
staff-details?id=4716
(updated on Jan 2017)
h-index: 1 Citations: 8
RG Score: 4.20
Selected Publications:
• A. Hizrri, H. Khadijah, Noor Faizul Hadry, A. Norhidayah, M. A. Mohd Shukri. Indoor microbial contamination and its relation to physical indoor air quality characteristics at selected libraries in Pahang. Jurnal Teknologi, 77(24), pp. 51–56, (2015).
• Najwa Husna Sanusi, Phang Ing Chia, Noor Faizul Hadry Nordin. Isolation and Identification of Rhizospheric Bacteria Associated With Lemongrass for Potential Bioremediation. Jurnal Teknologi, 77:24, pp. 57-63, (2015).
• Ali Alqudah, Shahbudin Saad, Noor Faizul Hadry, Deny Susanti. Identification and phylogenetic inference in different mollucs nudibranch species via mitochondrial 16srRNA. Brazilian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2(4), pp. 295-302, (2015).
• Hazrin AH, Anis Syazana AA, Noor Faizul Hadry Nordin, Norhidayah A , Mohd Shukri Mohd Aris. Indoor microbial contamination and its relation to physical indoor air quality (IAQ) characteristics at different laboratory conditions. Jurnal Teknologi, 77(24), pp. 39-44, (2015).
BERC MEMBERS
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BER C M embers / L ec tur ers Bioen vir onmen tal Eng ineer ing R esear ch C en tre (BER C)
Dr. Husna Ahmad Tajuddin
Academic Qualification:
• PhD, Biochemical Engineering, UPM/2015
• MSc, Environmental Engineering, UPM/2007
• BSc, Civil & Environmental Engineering, UM/2005
Research Interests:
• Water Treatment Technology,
• Wastewater Treatment,
• Bioprocess Engineering,
• Molecular Engineering,
• Environmental Biotechnology
• Environmental Management
• Environmental Engineering
Contacts:
Email: dr_husna@iium.edu.my Office phone: 03-6196-5438 Room no: E1-5-8.6 / IIUM
http://www.iium.edu.my/
staff-details?id=7772
Selected Publications:
• Husna Ahmad Tajuddin, Luqman Chuah Abdullah, Thomas S.Y.Choong. Microbial Community Analysis in Anaerobic Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) Wastewater by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE). International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology, 4:8, pp. 1-9, (2015). eISSN: 2319-1163
• Husna Ahmad Tajuddin, Luqman Chuah Abdullah, Thomas S.Y.Choong. Modelling of Chitosan-Treating Palm Oil Effluent (POME) by Artificial Neural Network (ANN).
International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 4:4, pp. 3360-3365, (2015).
ISSN: 2319-7064
• Husna Ahmad Tajuddin,Luqman Chuah Abdullah,Thomas S.Y Choong. Optimizing Performance of Coagulaton-Flocculation of Organo-floc by Developing Mathematical Model Based on Response Surface Methodology (RSM) for Simulating the Removal Efficiencies of COD and Solid Removal for the Effluent Treated. International Journal of Science and Research.
• Husna Ahmad Tajuddin,Luqman Chuah Abdullah,Thomas S.Y Choong. To investigate and analyze microbial community inside anaerobic POME wastewater using PCR-DGGE. International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology.
Selected Awards:
• Bronze Medal, PECIPTA 2007. SORBEX-Heavy Metal Removal Using Light Weight Sulphide Impregnated Porous Cementitious Matrix. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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BER C M embers / L ec tur ers Bioen vir onmen tal Eng ineer ing R esear ch C en tre (BER C)
Assist. Prof. Dr. Wan Mohd Fazli Wan Nawawi
Academic Qualification:
• PhD, Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, UK/
2016
• MSc, Biotechnology
Engineering, IIUM/2012
• BSc, Biochemical-
Biotechnology Engineering, IIUM/2009
Research Interests:
• Chitin and cellulose engineering,
• Polymer (bio) nanocomposite, Biosurfactant,
• Waste utilization and treatment,
• Nanotechnology, Green chemistry
Contacts:
Email: wanmohdfazli@iium.edu.
my
Office phone: 03-6196-4480 Room no: E5-2-12.6 / IIUM
http://www.iium.edu.my/
staff-details?id=7777
(updated on Jan 2017)
h-index: 3 Citations: 62
RG Score: 6.80
Selected Publications:
• Wan Nawawi, W. M. F., Lee, K. Y.; Kontturi, E.; Bismarck. A. Strong and Tough Fungal based Chitin-Glucan Thin Film. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Composite Materials, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2015.
• Jamal, P.; Mir, S.; Alam, M. Z.; Wan Nawawi, W. M. F. Isolation and Selection of New Biosurfactant-Producing Bacteria from Degraded Palm Kernel Cake under Liquid State Fermentation. Journal of Oleo Science, 63(8), pp. 795-804, (2014).
• Jamal, P.; Wan Nawawi, W. M. F.; Alam, M. Z. Utilization of Palm Sludge for Biosurfactant Production. In Biosurfactants: Production and Utilization – Processes, Technologies, and Economics; Kosaric, N., Sukan, F. V., Eds.; Surfactant Science Series Volume 159; CRC Press, pp 101-116, (2014).
• Jamal, P.; Wan Nawawi, W. M. F.; Zahangir M. Z. Optimum Medium Components for Biosurfactant Production by Klebsiella pneumoniae WMF02 Utilizing Sludge Palm Oil as a Substrate. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 6(1), pp. 100- 108, (2012).
• Wan Nawawi, W. M. F.; Jamal, P.; Alam, M. Z. Utilization of Sludge Palm Oil as a Novel Substrate for Biosurfactant Production. Bioresource Technology, 101(23), pp.
9241-9247, (2010).
• Jamal, P.; Alam, M. Z.; Yusof, U. S. M.; Wan Nawawi, W. M. F. Optmization of Process Conditioons for Extraction of Biosurfactant. Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 7(13), pp. 2156-2161, (2011).
• Jamal, P.; Alam, M. Z.; Zainuddin, E. A.; Wan Nawawi, W. M. F. Production of Biosurfactant in 2L Bioreactor using Sludge Palm Oil as a Substrate. IIUM Engineering Journal: Special Issue on Biotechnology, 12(4), pp. 109-114, (2011).
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BER C M embers / L ec tur ers Bioen vir onmen tal Eng ineer ing R esear ch C en tre (BER C)
Dr. Mariatul Fadzillah Binti Mansor
Academic Qualification:
• MSc, Biotechnology, IIUM/2008
• BSc, Biotechnology
Engineering, IIUM/2004
Research Interests:
• Bioconversion of organic
waste, Bioprocess Engineering
Contacts:
Email: mariatulf@iium.edu.my Office phone: 03-6196-4582 Room no: E1-5-8.13 / IIUM
http://www.iium.edu.my/
staff-details?id=7775
Selected Publications:
• Mariatul Fadzillah Mansor, Jamaliah Md. Jahim, Tabassum Mumtaz, Rakmi Abd. Rahman, Sahilah Abdul Mutalib. Development of a methane-free, continuous biohydrogen production system from palm oil mill effluent (POME) in CSTR. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology 11(8): 1174-1182, (2016).
• S Ahmad Kamal, M F Mansor, J Md. Jahim, N Anuar. Effect of Pretreatment Palm Oill Mill Effluent (POME) on biohydrogen production by local isolate Clostridium butyricum. Advanced Materials Research, Volume 236-238, 2987-2992, (2011).
• Md. Zahangir Alam, Mariatul F. Mansor, K.C.A. Jalal. Optimization of Decolorization of Methylene Blue by Lignin Peroxidase Enzyme Produced from Sewage Sludge with Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume 162, Issue 2-3, 708-715, (2009).
• M Z Alam, M F Mansor, K.C.A. Jalal. Optimization of Lignin Peroxidase production and Stability by Phanerochaete chrysosporium using Sewage Sludge as Substrate in a Stirred-tank Bioreactor. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, Volume 36, Issue 5, 757-764, (2009).
• M Z Alam, S A Muyibi, M F Mansor, R Wahid. 2007. Activated Carbon Derived from Oil Palm Empty-Fruit Bunches: Application to Environmental Problems. Journal of Environmental Sciences, Volume 19, Issue 1,103-108, (2007).
• M Z Alam, S A Muyibi, M F Mansor, R Wahid. Removal of Phenol by Activated Carbon Prepared from Palm Oil Mill Effluent Sludge. Journal of Environmental Sciences, Volume 18, Issue 3, 446-452, (2006).
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BER C M embers / L ec tur ers Bioen vir onmen tal Eng ineer ing R esear ch C en tre (BER C)
Dr. Mohd Nazri Mohd Nawi (BERC Secretary)
Academic Qualification:
• PhD, Biotechnology Engineering/IIUM
• MSc, Biochemical Engineering/USM
• BSc, Engineering
(Biochemical-Biotechnology)/
IIUM
Research Interests:
• Anaerobic wastewater treatment,
• Membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment,
• Anammox process
Contacts:
Email: mohdnazri@iium.edu.my Office phone: 03-6196-4573
Room no: E - - / IIUM
http://www.iium.edu.my/staff- details?id=5461
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BERC ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Prof. Dato Wira Ir. Dr. Mohammad Noor (Dean, KOE)
Academic Qualification:
• PhD, Civil Engineering/
University of Strathclyde
• MSc, Science in Hydraulics, Hydeology & Coastal
Dynamics/University of Strathclyde
• BSc, Science Civil Engineering/
University of Strathclyde
Research Interests:
• Natural Science, Earth Sciences, Hydrology,
• Engineering And Technology, Environmental Engineering,
• Environmental Issues and Assesment, Sediment Transport and Silting,
• Water Resources Management/
Integrated Water Resources Management
Contacts:
Email: mdnoor@iium.edu.my Office phone: 03-6196-6514 Room no: E5-2-12.9
http://www.iium.edu.my/
staff-details?id=6413
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jamal I. Daoud
Academic Qualification:
• PhD, Statistics/State Academy of Management, Moscow
• MSc, Statistics/Institute of Economy, Azerbaijan
• BSc, Statistics/University of Baghdad
Research Interests:
• Economics, Business And
Management, Economics, Business And Management,
• Natural Science, Mathematical Sciences, Applied Statistics,
• Natural Science, Mathematical Sciences, Applied Statistics,
Experimental Design and Analysis
Contacts:
Email: jamal58@iium.edu.my Office phone: 03-6196-5759
http://www.iium.edu.my/
staff-details?id=5017
Prof. Dr. Shihab Ahmed Hameed
Academic Qualification:
• PhD, Computer science/
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
• MSc, Applied Science/
National Computer Centre, Philippines
• BSc, Statistics/ Al-Mansuriyah
Research Interests:
• Software Engineering, Software Quality and Metrics, and IT Governance, Ethics for computer and IT Professionals,
• Alert and Monitoring, Emergency and Guidance, and Surveillance Systems,
• Multimedia, Internet and Web-based
Mobile Applications, Bio-Informatics, Tele- Healthcare and Tele-Medicine Systems
Contacts:
Email: shihab@iium.edu.my Office phone: 03-6196-4545 http://www.iium.edu.my/
staff-details?id=4428
Patents (including filing)/commercialization/licensing/IPR/copyright
Granted
• Suleyman Aremu Muyibi, Munirat Idris Abolore, Hamzah Mohd Salleh, Mohamed Ismail Abdul Karim, Mohammed Saedi Jami, Md Zahangir Alam, Parveen Jamal. Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract: A Novel Phyto-Disinfectant For Drinking Water, Malaysia Granted (MY-157104-A) (Utility Model Certificate), Grant Date: 20 April (2016).
• Alam, M. Z., Muyibi, S. A., Kabbashi, N. A, Mirghani, M. E. S., Siran, Y. M., Hayyan, A., Tahiruddin, S., Hakimi, N. I. N. M. (2013).
Method For Reducing Free Fatty Acid Content of Sludge Palm Oil For Producing Biodiesel (MY-147972-A).
• Alam, M. Z., Muyibi, S. A., Jamal, P. Mamun, A. A., Bari, N. M. (2011). Method for producing citric acid from oil palm empty fruit bunches using aspergillus niger. (MY143760-A).
• Alam, M. Z.; Kabbashi, N. A.; Ismail, A. F. (2011). Production of bioethanol by single-step bioconversion of domestic wastewater sludge. (MY143230-A).
• Alam, M. Z.; Muyibi, S. A. (2010). Solid state bioconversion of oil palm biomass by white-rot fungus for ligninase production in rotary drum bioreactor. (MY142205-A).
Filed
• Alam, M. Z., Karim, M I A, Muyibi, S. A., Salleh, H M, Kabbashi, N. A, Drani (2011). Method of producing cellulase. United States Patent Application No. 13/345,160.
• Alam, M. Z., Karim, M I A, Muyibi, S. A., Salleh, H M, Kabbashi, N. A, Drani. (2011). A method for sugar production. (PI2011003130).
• Alam, M. Z., Karim, M I A, Muyibi, S. A., Salleh, H M, Kabbashi, N. A, Drani (2011). Method of producing cellulase (sludge medium).
(PI2011000081).
• Alam, M. Z., Karim, M I A, Salleh, H. M., Rashid, S. S. (2010). A Method of Producing Cellulolytic Enzyme (POME medium).
(PI2010005932).
• Kabbashi, N. A, Alam, M. Z. (2010). Transesterification process for producing methyle ester from cruid palm oil. (PI2010001523).
• Alam, M. Z., Muyibi, S. A., Kabbashi, N. A, Mirghani, M. E. S., Siran, Y. M., Hayyan, A., Tahiruddin, S., Hakimi, N. I. N. M. (2010).
Method of reducing fre