BIOGRAPHY

Scientific researcher with real industrial R&D experience, high impact scientific publications and inventor for several intellectual properties. Performed techno-economic analysis, mass balance and profitability study on Sime Darby Research Sdn. Bhd. biogas pilot plant, conducted techno-economic analysis for National Institute of Biotechnology Malaysia (NIBM) new technology on xylitol production. Lab-scale and pilot scale hands-on experience on several projects including hydrogen, methane, succinic acid, xylitol and 1,3-propanediol production using waste from plantation industries and biodiesel industry with high impact journal publications.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Wastewater treatment, Biotechnology, Fermentation Engineering, Bioenergy, Biochemical, Biorefinery, Bioprocesses

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• PhD (Chemical Engineering), Chemical and Process Engineering Department, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia (2017)

• BSc (Chemical and Process Engineering), National University of Malaysia (2013)

WORKING EXPERIENCE  

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UKM-Yayasan Sime Darby Chair, National University of Malaysia (2017-2019)

• Research Officer, Malaysia Genome Institute, National Institute of Biotechnology Malaysia, Malaysia (2017).

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE / GRANTS

• Fermentative Succinic Acid Production from Durian Peduncle, XMUM Research Fund (Principal Investigator)

• Manipulation of Central Metabolic Fluxes of Biocatalyst towards High Productivity of Succinic Acid from Durian Waste, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia. (Principal Investigator)

• Zero Waste Technology Pilot Plant, Sime Darby Foundation. (Co-researcher)

• Future Biorefinery, Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia. (Co-researcher)

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

• Incorporation of CO2 during the production of succinic acid from sustainable oil palm frond juice. JP Tan, AAI Luthfi, SFA Manaf, TY Wu, JM Jahim. Journal of CO2 Utilization 26, 595-601

• Insight into biomass as a renewable carbon source for the production of succinic acid and the factors affecting the metabolic flux toward higher succinate yield. JP Tan, J Md. Jahim, TY Wu, S Harun, BH Kim, AW Mohammad

• Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 53 (42), 16123-16134. Utilization of oil palm fronds as a sustainable carbon source in biorefineries. JP Tan, JM Jahim, S Harun, TY Wu, T Mumtaz. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 41 (8), 4896-4906

HONORS/AWARDS

• Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC Innovation Award)