BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Lai Sin Yuan is an Assistant Professor at School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia. She received her Doctoral Degree in Chemistry from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in 2014. After the accomplishment of her degree, she was granted with Post-doctoral Fellowship Award by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia to work as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials for a year. Then she pursued her career in a university college for two years. Her recent research covers sustainable materials synthesis, materials science, nanomaterials, heterogeneous catalysis, photocatalysis, biofuel and green chemistry.  

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Heterogeneous Catalysis, Nanomaterials, Materials Science, Photocatalysis, Biofuel

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• PhD (Chemistry), Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials, Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2014)

• BSc (Industrial Chemistry), Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2010)

WORKING EXPERIENCE  

• Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia, Malaysia (2018 - present).

• Assistant Professor, School of Foundation Studies (Science), Southern University College, Malaysia (2016 - 2017).

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials, Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia (2014 - 2015).

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE / GRANTS

• Research attachment at Universiti Putra Malaysia (March 2023)

• Research attachment at Universiti Sains Malaysia (Jan and August 2022)

• Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (1st September 2019 – 30th May 2022)

• XMUM Research Fund Cycle 5 (20th March 2020 – 19th March 2022)

• XMUM Research Fund Cycle 4 (1st August 2018 – 31st July 2021)

• Co-supervising 11 undergraduates and 5 postgraduates (2010 – 2015)

• Supervising 13 undergraduates (2019 – 2022)

• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Macromolecules and Material Science, 2022 – present

• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Materials and Polymer Science, 2022 – present

• Reviewer, Chemosphere, 2022 – present

• Reviewer, Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry, 2021 - present

PROFESSIONAL BODY

• Member, Institut Kimia Malaysia (IKM)| Malaysian Institute of Chemistry, 7August 2019 – present

• Graduate Technologist, Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT), 15 October 2019 – present

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

1. Zekai Yan, Sin Yuan Lai*, Cheng Loong Ngan, Haiyan Li, Abdul Rahman Mohamed, Recent advances in energy-efficient and regenerative SO2 absorption over deep eutectic solvents, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 10 (6), (2022) 108967. DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2022.108967.

2. Lik Quan Lau, Sin Yuan Lai*, Haiyan Li, Cheng Loong Ngan, Mahashanon Arumugam, Mukhamad Nurhadi, Thermodynamic study of one-step production from isobutene to methyl methacrylate. Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, (2022). DOI: DOI: 10.9767/bcrec.17.3.15574.590-607.

3. Sri Lestari, Mukhamad Nurhadi*, Ratna Kusuma Wardani, Eko Saputro, Retno Pujisupiati, Nova Sukmawati Muskita, Nezalsa Fortuna, Fahria Aryani, Sin Yuan Lai, Hadi Nur, Comparative Adsorption Performance of Carbon-Containing Hydroxyapatite Derived Tenggiri (Scomberomorini) and Belida (Chitala) Fish Bone for Methylene Blue, Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, (2022). DOI: 10.9767/bcrec.17.3.15303.565-576.  

4. Michelle Mei Xue Lum, Abdul Rahman Mohamed, Sin Yuan Lai*, Thermodynamic study of regenerative barium-based materials towards barium sulfide for catalytic sulfur dioxide reduction, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 185, (2022) 309-325. DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.07.023.

5. Ratna Kusumawardani, Mukhamad Nurhadi*, Teguh Wirawan, Anton Prasetyo, Nabila Nur Agusti, Sin Yuan Lai, Hadi Nur, Kinetic study of styrene oxidation over titania catalyst supported on sulfonated fish bone-derived carbon. Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 17(1), (2022) 194-204. DOI: https://doi.org/10.9767/bcrec.17.1.13133.194-204.  

6. Sri Lestari, M. Muflihah, Ratna Kusumawardani, Mukhamad Nurhadi*, Yuniati Mangesa, Fathur Insani Ridho, Robbiatul Adawiyah, Pristiningtyas Ambarwati, Siti Rahma, Sin Yuan Lai, Hadi Nur, Activated Bledug Kuwu’s Clay as Adsorbent Potential for Synthetic Dye Adsorption: Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies, Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 17(1) (2022) 22-31. DOI: 10.9767/bcrec.17.1.12473.22-31.  

7. Kim Hoong Ng*, Sin Yuan Lai, Nina Farhana Mohd Jamaludin, Abdul Rahman Mohamed, A review on dry-based and wet-based catalytic sulphur dioxide (SO2) reduction technologies, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 423 (2022) 127061. DOI:  10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127061.

8. Mahashanon Arumugam*, Ka-Lun Wong, Arjun Nadarajan, Sin Yuan Lai, Chee Keong Goh, Sugeng Triwahyono, Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap, Green solvothermal synthesis and characterisation of surface organosilylated hierarchical nanozeolite ZSM-5, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 329 (2022) 111516. DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2021.111516.

9. Mukhamad Nurhadi*, Ratna Kusumawardani, Teguh Wirawan, Sumari Sumari, Sin Yuan Lai, Hadi Nur, Catalytic Performance of TiO2–Carbon Mesoporous-Derived from Fish Bones in Styrene Oxidation with Aqueous Hydrogen Peroxide as an Oxidant, Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 16(1) (2021) 88-96. DOI: 10.9767/bcrec.16.1.9729.88-96.  

10. Kim Hoong Ng*, Sin Yuan Lai*, Chin Kui Cheng, Yoke Wang Cheng, Chi Cheng Chong, Photocatalytic Water Splitting for Solving Energy Crisis: Myths, Fact or Busted?, Chemical Engineering Journal 417 (2021) 128847. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.128847.

11. Sin Yuan Lai*, Kim Hoong Ng, Chin Kui Cheng, Hadi Nur, Mukhamad Nurhadi, Mahashanon Arumugam, Photocatalytic Remediation of Organic Waste over Keggin-based Polyoxometalate Materials: A Review, Chemosphere, 263 (2021) 128244. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128244.

12. Iis Intan Widiyowati, Mukhamad Nurhadi, Muhammad Hatami,Lai Sin Yuan, Effective TiO2-Sulfonated Carbon-derived from Eichhornia crassipes in the removal of Methylene Blue and Congo Red dyes from aqueous solution, Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 15 (2020) 476-489. DOI: 10.9767/bcrec.15.2.6997.476-489.

13. Kim Hoong Ng*, Lai Sin Yuan, Chin Kui Cheng, Kaijuan Chen, Chao Fang, TiO2 and ZnO photocatalytic treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME) and feasibility of renewable energy generation: A short review”, Journal of Cleaner Production, 233 (2019) 209-225. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.06.044.

14. Mukhamad Nurhadi, Sheela Chandren, Lai Sin Yuan, Chin Siong Ho, Teuku Meurah Indra Mahlia, Hadi Nur*, Titania-loaded coal char as catalyst in oxidation of styrene with aqueous hydrogen peroxide, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (manuscript ID: ijcre-2015-0158), (2017) 1-17. DOI: 10.1515/ijcre-2016-0088.

15. Shokoh Parham, Sheela Chandren, Dedy HB Wicaksono, Saeedeh Bagherbaigi, Siew Ling Lee, Lai Sin Yuan, Hadi Nur*, Textile/Al2O3-TiO2 nanocomposite as an antimicrobial and radical scavenger wound dressing, RSC Advances, issue 6 (2016) 8188-8197.DOI: 10.1039/C5RA20361A.

16. Shamsuddin Chik Zi, Sheela Chandren, Lai Sin Yuan, Rasidah Razali, Chin Siong Ho, Djoko Hartanto, Teuku Meurah Indra Mahlia, Hadi Nur*, New method to synthesize mesoporous titania by photodegradation of surfactant template, Solid State Sciences, 52 (2016) 83-91.

17. Djoko Hartanto, Lai Sin Yuan, Sestriana Mutia Sari, Djarot Sugiarso, Irmina Kris Murwani, Taslim Ersam, Didik Prasetyoko, Hadi Nur*, The use of the combination of FTIR, pyridine adsorption, 27Al and 29Si MAS NMR to determine the Brönsted and Lewis acidic sites, Jurnal Teknologi, 76: 6 (2016) 223-228.

18. Djoko Hartanto, Lai Sin Yuan, Sestriana Mutia Sari, Djarot Sugiarso, Irmina Kris Murwarni, Taslim Ersam, Didik Prasetyoko, Hadi Nur*, Is kaolin can function as alumina source in the synthesis of ZSM-5 without an organic template using a seeding technique?, Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, 12: 2 (2016) 85-90.

19. Lai Sin Yuan, Sheela Chandren, Jon Efendi, Chin Siong Ho, Hadi Nur*, Hydrophobic effect of silica functionalized with Ti-salicylaldimine complex on limonene oxidation by aqueous hydrogen peroxide, Journal of Chemical Science, 127:11 (2015) 1905-1917. DOI: 10.1007/s12039-015-0965-0.

20. Mohamad Haqzim Ayob, Jon Efendi, Lai Sin Yuan, Sheela Chandren, Ho Chin Siong, Hadi Nur*, Synthesis and characterization of Cobalt(II) Salicylaldimine Complex Supported on Silica Covered Magnetite, Jurnal Teknologi, 69:5 (2014) 21-23.

21. Nurul Najidah Mohamed, Lai Sin Yuan, Lee Siew Ling, Ho Chin Siong, Sheela Chandren, Hadi Nur*, Preparation of Hierarchical Porous Carbon Derived from Averrhoa Bilimbi and Its Diffusion Properties, Jurnal Teknologi, 69:5 (2014) 61-64.

22. Mukhamad Nurhadi, Jon Efendi, Lee Siew Ling, Teuku Meurah Indra Mahlia, Ho Chin Siong, Lai Sin Yuan, Sheela Chandren, Hadi Nur*, Titanium Dioxide-Supported Sulfonated Low Rank Coal as Catalysts in the Oxidation of Styrene with Aqueous Hydrogen Peroxide, Jurnal Teknologi, 69:5 (2014) 71-79.

23. Rasidah Razali, Ho Chin Siong, Lai Sin Yuan, Sheela Chandren, Hadi Nur*, Some Aspects of Particuology in Heterogeneous Catalysts, Jurnal Teknologi, 69:5 (2014) 95-101.

24. Shafiyah Pondi, Jon Efendi, Ho Chin Siong, Lai Sin Yuan, Sheela Chandren, Hadi Nur*, The Study of Albumin Release from Silica/Albumin as a Potential Drug Delivery Carrier, Jurnal Teknologi, 69:5 (2014) 113-117.

25. Lai Sin Yuan, Rasidah Razali, Jon Efendi, Nor Aziah Buang, Hadi Nur*, Temperature-controlled selectivity in oxidation of 1-octene by using aqueous hydrogen peroxide in phase-boundary catalytic system, Applied Catalysis A: General, 461 (2013) 21-25. DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2013.04.016.

26. Lai Sin Yuan, Jon Efendi, Nur Syafiqa Hazirah Razali, Hadi Nur*, Fine-tuning the local structure and catalytic activity of titanium-amine functionalized silica in oxidation of limonene by aqueous hydrogen peroxide, Catalysis Communications, 20 (2012) 85-88. DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2012.01.009.

27. Hadi Nur*, Zainab Ramli, Jon Efendi, Aiman Najati Akmar Rahman, Sheela Chandren, Lai Sin Yuan, Synergistic role of Lewis and Brönsted acidities in Friedel-Crafts alkylation of resorcinol over gallium-zeolite beta, Catalysis Communications, 12 (2011) 822-825. DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2011.01.015.

28. Jon Efendi*, Lai Sin Yuan, Hadi Nur, Sponged structured silica containing cobalt oxide as catalyst for hydrolysis of water Solution of sodium borohydride, Journal of Fundamental Sciences, 7 (2011) 133-136. DOI: 10.11113/mjfas.v7n2.251.

HONORS/AWARDS

• Post-doctoral Fellowship Award, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2014 - 2015)

• MyPhD Scholarship Award, Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia (2011 - 2014)

• Best Oral Presenter Award,National Science Postgraduate Conference, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2011)

• Zamalah Scholarship Award, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2010 - 2011)

• Bronze Award Winner – Industrial Art and Technology Exhibition (INATEX), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2010)

• Dean’s List Award & Academic Award, BSc (Industrial Chemistry), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2010)