Name

Dr. Yap Kea Lee

Current Position

Lecturer

Administrative Position (if applicable)


Room No.

A4#417

Programme

Chemical Engineering

Telephone


Email

Kealee.yap@xmu.edu.my


BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Yap Kea Lee is currently a lecturer at School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia. She has received her bachelor degree and PhD degree from Universiti Malaysia Perlis in 2019 and 2023, respectively. She is Graduate Engineer of the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM). Her research is mainly focuses on the sustainable wastewater treatment system and bioelectricity generation as well as the synthesis, characterization and application of metal oxides.


RESEARCH INTERESTS

microbial fuel cell, electrocatalytic process, oxygen reduction reaction, sustainable wastewater treatment system, bioelectricity generation


EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

  • Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) (Materials Engineering), Faculty of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 2019

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Materials Engineering), Faculty of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 2023


PUBLICATIONS

  • Kea-Lee Yap, Li-Ngee Ho*, Kun Guo, Yun-Ming Liew, Nabilah Aminah Lutpi, Ayu Wazira Azhari, Shen-Hui Thor, Tean-Peng Teoh, Yoong-Sin Oon and Soon-An Ong. Exploring the potential of metal oxides as cathodic catalysts in a double chambered microbial fuel cell for phenol removal and power generation. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 2023,53: 103639.

  • Kea-Lee Yap, Li-Ngee Ho*, Soon-An Ong, Kun Guo, Yun-Ming Liew, Shen-Hui Thor, Sing-Mei Tan, and Tean-Peng Teoh. Comparative study of dihydroxybenzene isomers degradation and bioelectricity generation using CuO as cathodic catalyst in double chambered microbial fuel cell. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 2022,49: 103114.

  • Kea-Lee Yap, Li-Ngee Ho*, Soon-An Ong, Kun Guo, Yun-Ming Liew, Yoong-Sin Oon, Shen-Hui Thor, Sing-Mei Tan, and Tean-Peng Teoh. Microbial fuel cell for simultaneous caffeine removal and bioelectricity generation under various operational conditions in the anodic and cathodic chambers. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 2022,25: 102158.

  • Kea-Lee Yap, Li-Ngee Ho*, Soon-An Ong, Kun Guo, Yun-Ming Liew, Yoong-Sin Oon, Shen-Hui Thor, Sing-Mei Tan, and Tean-Peng Teoh. Primary insights into the effects of organic pollutants and carbon-based cathode materials in a double chambered microbial fuel cell integrated electrocatalytic process. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 2021,44: 102358-102369.

  • Kea-Lee Yap, Li-Ngee Ho*, Soon-An Ong, Kun Guo, Yoong-Sin Oon, Yong-Por Ong, and Shen-Hui Thor. Crucial roles of aeration and catalyst on caffeine removal and bioelectricity generation in a double chambered microbial fuel cell integrated electrocatalytic process. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 2021,9: 104636.

  • Tean-Peng Teoh, Chong-Jing Koo, Li-Ngee Ho, Yee-Shian Wong, Nabilah Aminah Lutpi, Sing-Mei Tan, Kea-Lee Yap and Soon-An Ong*. Enhancement of energy recovery from caffeine wastewater in constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell through operating conditions. Accepted in Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2023, 1-15.

  • Tean-Peng Teoh, Chong-Jing Koo, Li-Ngee Ho, Yee-Shian Wong, Nabilah Aminah Lutpi, Sing-Mei Tan, Kea-Lee Yap and Soon-An Ong*. Transformation from biofiltration unit to hybrid constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell: Improvement of wastewater treatment performance and energy recovery. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2023,30: 59877-59890.

  • Wan Fadhilah Khalik, Li-Ngee Ho*, Soon-An Ong, Nun-Bao Lai, Shen-Hui Thor and Kea-Lee Yap. Converting synthetic azo dye and real textile wastewater into clean energy by using synthesized CuO/C as photocathode in dual photoelectrode photocatalytic fuel cell. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2023, 30, 58516-58526.

  • Shen-Hui Thor, Li-Ngee Ho*, Soon-An Ong, Che Zulzikrami Azner Abidin, Cheng-Yong Heah, and Kea-Lee Yap. Disclosing the mutual influence of photocatalytic fuel cell and photoelectro-Fenton process in the fabrication of a sustainable hybrid system for efficient Amaranth dye removal and simultaneous electricity production. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2023,30: 34363-34377.

  • Tean-Peng Teoh, Soon-An Ong*, Li-Ngee Ho, Yee-Shian Wong, Nabilah Aminah Lutpi, Yoong-Ling Oon, Sing-Mei Tan, Yong-Por Ong, and Kea-Lee Yap. Insights into the decolorization of mono and diazo dyes in single and binary dyes containing wastewater and electricity generation in up-flow constructed wetland coupled microbial fuel cell. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2022,30: 17546–17563.

  • Sing-Mei Tan, Soon-An Ong*, Li-Ngee Ho, Yee-Shian Wong, Che Zulzikrami Azner Abidin, Tean-Peng Teoh, and Kea-Lee Yap. Adopting co-metabolism strategy for optimized biotreatment of ortho-hydroxytoluene and bioelectricity generation in microbial fuel cell: transformation products and pathways. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 2022,49: 102980.

  • Shen-Hui Thor, Li-Ngee Ho*, Soon-An Ong, Che Zulzikrami Azner Abidin, Cheng-Yong Heah, Yong-Por Ong, and Kea-Lee Yap. A sustainable photocatalytic fuel cell integrated photo-electro-Fenton hybrid system using KOH activated carbon felt cathodes for enhanced Amaranth degradation and electricity generation. Separation and Purification Technology. 2022,292: 121041.

  • Sing-Mei Tan, Soon-An Ong*, Li-Ngee Ho, Yee-Shian Wong, Che Zulzikrami Azner Abidin, Tean-Peng Teoh, and Kea-Lee Yap. Discerning the biodegradation of binary dyes in microbial fuel cell: interactive effects of dyes, electron transport behaviour, autocatalytic mechanism, and degradation pathways. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 2022,10: 107739.

  • Tean-Peng Teoh, Soon-An Ong*, Li-Ngee Ho, Yee-Shian Wong, Nabilah Aminah Lutpi, Yoong-Ling Oon, Sing-Mei Tan, Yong-Por Ong, and Kea-Lee Yap. Caffeine-containing wastewater treatment and bioelectricity generation in up-flow constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell: influence of caffeine concentration, operating conditions, toxicity assessment, and degradation pathway. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 2022,46: 102623.

  • Shen-Hui Thor, Li-Ngee Ho*, Soon-An Ong, Che Zulzikrami Azner Abidin, Cheng-Yong Heah, Noradiba Nordin, Yong-Por Ong, and Kea-Lee Yap. Discovering the roles of electrode distance and configuration in dye degradation and electricity generation in photocatalytic fuel cell integrated electro-Fenton process. Separation and Purification Technology. 2021,278: 119652.

  • Shen-Hui Thor, Li-Ngee Ho*, Soon-An Ong, Che Zulzikrami Azner Abidin, Cheng-Yong Heah, Noradiba Nordin, Yong-Por Ong, and Kea-Lee Yap. Advanced oxidation treatment of amaranth dye synchronized with electricity generation using carbon-based cathodes in a sustainable photocatalytic fuel cell integrated electro-fenton system. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 2021,9: 106439.

  • Yong-Por Ong, Li-Ngee Ho*, Soon-An Ong, Johar Banjuraizah, Abdul Haqi Ibrahim, Shen-Hui Thor, and Kea-Lee Yap. A highly sustainable hydrothermal synthesized MnO2 as cathodic catalyst in solar photocatalytic fuel cell. Chemosphere. 2021,263: 128212.

  • Shen-Hui Thor, Li-Ngee Ho*, Soon-An Ong, Noradiba Nordin, Yong-Por Ong, and Kea-Lee Yap. Explicating the importance of aeration and pH for Amaranth degradation and electricity generation in a viable hybrid system of photocatalytic fuel cell and electro-Fenton process. Separation and Purification Technology. 2020,239: 116535.

  • Kea-Lee Yap, Li-Ngee Ho*, Kun Guo, Yun-Ming Liew, Nabilah Aminah Lutpi, Ayu Wazira Azhari and Soon-An Ong, “Role of tin (IV) oxide as cathodic catalyst on wastewater treatment and bioelectricity generation in a baffled microbial fuel cell,” 5th International Conference On Civil and Environmental Engineering 2022 (CENVIRON 2022), 29–30th August 2022) in Penang, Malaysia.

  • Kea-Lee Yap, Li-Ngee Ho*, Soon-An Ong and Kun Guo, “Effect of carbon materials as cathode on wastewater treatment and bioelectricity generation in a double chambered microbial fuel cell,” 3rd International Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering 2020 (CENVIRON 2020),18–19th November 2020) in Perlis, Malaysia.


Dr. YAP Kea Lee