The Research and Postgraduate Centre congratulates Chin Min Yee and Associate Professor Ts. Dr. Vincent Woon Kok Sin from Department of New Energy Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering for their recent research article published in Journal of Cleaner Production, an SCI Q1 journal with the latest impact factor of 11.1.   

The paper entitled Developing a sustainability solid waste treatment portfolio for 3Ps (planet-prosperity-people) nexus introduces a graphical portfolio, namely a 3D sustainability portfolio, for the 3Ps nexus, which can be universally implemented in various regions to quantitatively assess the life cycle sustainability of solid waste facilities compared to the business-as-usual scenario. This portfolio integrates life cycle assessment (for the environmental dimension), life cycle costing (for the economic dimension), and social life cycle assessment (for the social dimension), providing a holistic approach without favouring or applying weighting to any particular dimension. Instead, policymakers are encouraged to identify an optimal solution among the three dimensions when selecting waste management options. The study examines the life cycle sustainability of policy-targeted municipal solid waste (MSW) management scenarios in Malaysia. The paper concludes by offering policy and managerial recommendations to promote the development of sustainable MSW management.

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The article can be accessed at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137698 

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The application of the 3D sustainability portfolio to assess the sustainability of the MSW treatment facility and integrated treatment scenario

This research was conducted in collaboration with Prof. Lee Chew Tin from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Prof. Jiří Jaromír Klemeš and Dr. Fan Yee Van from Brno University of Technology (Czech Republic), under funding support from the Global Development Network (GDN) and the Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan, through the Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development Research Grant.

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Chin Min Yee: "I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to join this research project during my postgraduate studies. Working alongside my supervisor and collaborators has been an enriching experience which has broadened my horizons and honed my research skills. Together, we embarked on a journey of exploration, experimentation, and analysis, leading to the successful publication of research articles. This achievement has solidified my understanding of the subject matter and bolstered my confidence as a budding researcher. I am truly thankful for the continuous guidance, support, and expertise my supervisor and collaborators provided, as their mentorship has been instrumental in my growth and development as a scholar."

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Ts. Dr. Vincent Woon is an Associate Professor and Head of the PhD Programme at XMUM New Energy Science and Engineering Department. With a passion for sustainability, his research focuses on carbon footprint analysis, life cycle assessment, solid waste recycling, green township and building development, as well as AI-predictive analytics and optimization in climate change. Since joining XMUM in 2019, he has received several international awards, including the Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) for Scholars Program and YSEALI Academic Seminar Fellowship by the U.S. Department of State, CrossCulture Programme Fellowship by the German Federal Foreign Office, UNFCCC-GIR-CASTT Fellowship from U.N. Climate Change and GIR Korea, and First Prize of the Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development by the Global Development Network. He is the editorial board member and managing guest editor of several WoS and Scopus-indexed journals. He is also a Professional Technologist with the Malaysia Board of Technologists and a GreenRE Accredited Professional of the Real Estate & Housing Developers' Association Malaysia.