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Biomass to Fuels and Biochemicals is an intensive

course which provides researchers, academicians,

professionals and others with the information on the

current status and future trends in biomass utilization

and characterization, biofuel (gas, liquid and solid)

conversion technologies, characteristics of the

products, bioremediation technology, biomass fuel in

engine performance and third generation of biofuel

from microalgae.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: 1. Understand the main characteristics of biomass

and biofuel. 2. Have an in-depth knowledge on biofuel

conversion technology. 3. Understand the environment sustainability of

biomass, biofuel and biochemical production.

Thursday, 23 November 2017 (DAY 1)

8:30–8:45 Registration

8:45–9:00 Opening Ceremony

9:00– 10:00 Biomass in Malaysia: Type, potential & available technologies Prof. Yoshimitsu Uemura

10:00-10:30 Biomass characterization Prof. Yoshimitsu Uemura

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

10:45–12:00 Bioremediation: Healing our past mistakes AP. Dr. Nurlidia Mansor

12:00–13:00 Lunch Break

13:00–14:15 Insects as the future protein source Dr. Lim Jun Wei

14:15-14:30 Tea Break

14:30-15:45 Heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel production AP Dr. Anita Ramli

15:45–17:00 Biomass conversion to fuel through hydrodynamic cavitation and catalytic conversion technologies Prof. Suzana Yusup

Friday, 24 November 2017 (DAY 2)

8:30-9:45 Current advances and problems in microalgae cultivation for biofuel produc-tion Dr. Lam Man Kee

9:45-11:00 Third generation BDF and jet fuel from microalgae: One-pot fuel production process Prof. Masaharu Komiyama

11:00-11:30 Tea Break

11:30-12:45 Hydro-deoxygenation of bio-oil for upgrading Dr. Trinh Hoai Thanh

12:45-14:30 Lunch Break

14:30-15:45 Performance and emission characteristics of CI engine fueled by producer gas from biomass gasification Ir. Dr. Suhaimi Hassan

15:45-16:45 Solid fuel from lignocellulosic biomass: Torrefaction Prof. Yoshimitsu Uemura

16:45-16:55 Certificates

16:55-17:00 Closing Address

Academicians

Postgraduate students

Post-doctorates

Researchers from public and private industries

Engineers

RM 710 (Student)

RM 790 (UTP Alumni & Group Registration)

RM 850 (Professionals)

Course fee is inclusive of 6% GST.

Group registration is applicable for 3 pax and

above from the same company.

The fees include refreshments and the course

materials.

A certificate of attendance will be issued upon

successful completion of the course.

Email to [email protected] for registration by 9th November 2017. Seats are limited. A seat will be confirmed once the payment / LOU is received. Confirmed participants will be informed via email.

Course Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Yoshimitsu Uemura Tel: +605 - 368 7644 Email: [email protected] Course Registration: Mrs. Harvin Kaur Tel: +603-2276 0425/+6012-2842280 Email: [email protected]

Prof. Dr. Yoshimitsu Uemura obtained his PhD in Chemical Enigneering from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1990. Now, he is a Professor in Chemical Engineering and the Head of Centre for Biofuel and Biochemical Research (CBBR) of UTP. He was working for Kagoshima University for 23 years as a faculty member. During that period, he spent 2 years at the University of Toronto as a postdoctoral researcher. His expertise is catalytic reaction engineering, polymer engineering and biomass conversion. He has published 220 peer review journal papers. Prof. Dr. Masaharu Komiyama graduated from Shizuoka University in 1974, received his M.S. from University of California, Berkeley, in 1977 and was conferred Ph. D. from Cornell University in 1980. Since then he has held professorship at the Institute for Molecular Science, Japan, University of Yamanashi and currently at Chemical Engineering Department, UTP. His research is centered around heterogeneous catalysis, from its physicochemical fundamentals to industrial applications, with present emphasis on chemical energy conversion of renewable sources. He authored over 130 original and review papers, 9 book chapters and 5 patent applications. He has mentored ca. 20 postdoc fellows, most of them now working in universities all over the world. Prof. Dr. Suzana Yusup, is the pioneer in developing biomass research areas at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS. She has published in numerous journals, articles and conferences and lead several research grants at national and international levels. She is also a reviewer for refereed journals and also technical committee at both national and international levels. She was the recipients of research product awards from Belgium, USA and Malaysia. Among important awards won are Malaysian Rising Star Award (2016), Elsevier Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge (2016), Top Research Scientist Malaysia (2016), Asia Research Award (2012) from The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan (SCEJ).

Assoc. Prof. Dr Anita Ramli obtained her PhD in Chemistry from Reading University, United Kingdom in 1996. She was working for Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia until 2003 before joining Advanced Materials Research Center, SIRIM Berhad until 2007. Since then, she has been with Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS. Her research areas are in development of heterogeneous catalyst for conversion of solid and liquid waste to fuel and chemicals as well as synthesis of functional nanomaterials for removal of carbon dioxide from post combustion process and removal of heavy metals from aqueous media.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nurlidia Mansor obtained her PhD in Environmental Chemistry from Glasgow University, Scotland U.K. in 2008. She is currently an Associate Professor at the Chemical Engineering Department at UTP. Dr. Mansor is a core member at the Center for Biofuel and Biochemical Research (CBBR) and her research focuses on biomaterials and green technologies. She currently leads several national and international research grants, focusing on enhancing efficiency of agriculture technologies as well as bioremediation of contaminated sites. Dr. Nurlidia teaches sustainable engineering to final year students and is a self-proclaimed tree hugger. In her spare time, she concentrates on her organic garden and in producing compost from kitchen waste.

Ir. Dr. Suhaimi Hassan graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (1989), MSc in Automotive Engineering from Loughborough University (2002) and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Universiti Sains Malaysia (2011). Previously, he worked as mechanical engineer in the palm oil mill industry and consultant firm management for about 10 years. His research interests include biomass gasification, internal combustion engine and boiler operation & maintenance. Currently he is a senior lecturer at the Department of Mechanical Engineering UTP and he is also a qualified Steam Engineer, a Professional Engineer with Board of Engineers Malaysia and Chartered Engineer with Engineering Council UK.

Dr. Lim Jun Wei was conferred with Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Chemistry from Universiti Sains Malaysia in year 2009. Achieving First Class degree, he was eligible to pursue Ph.D. research program in Environmental Chemistry field from the same university and graduated in year 2013. Currently, he is affiliated with the Department of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, serving as a Senior Lecturer in Chemistry program. His major research interests are insect-based compounds, remediation of solid wastes and wastewaters and microbial biofuels. Accordingly, he has published more than 40 research papers including of book chapters of late.

Dr. Lam Man Kee is currently a senior lecturer at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia. His research interests are in microalgae cultivation, biomass, biodiesel production, heterogeneous catalyst development, life cycle energy assessment and social-economic impact of biofuel. Lam’s research has been published in several international peer-reviewed journals, such as Biotechnology Advances, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Review, Applied Energy, Fuel, Fuel Processing Technology, Energy Conversion and Management, and etc. He is currently served as an editorial board member of the Journal of Advanced Chemical Engineering (Omics International) and recognized as an outstanding reviewer by Elsevier in 2014.

Dr. Thanh H. Trinh graduated Bachelor and Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering on 2004 and 2007 in HCMC University of Technology, Vietnam. From 2011 to 2016, he pursued Ph.D. in University Technology PETRONAS for a novel controlled release fertilizer. Major fields: processes and units operations, simulation, and analytical chemistry. He started his work in HCMUT from 2004 in courses of processes & units operations, optimization, modeling & simulation. Besides, he cooperated with Agilent and Bruker in Vietnam as a customer support, responsible for chromatography applications, FT-IR

and FT-NIR applications. Currently, he is a post-doctoral researcher in CBBR-UTP.