The Bioproducts and Renewable Energy research group focus on applications of engineering in the fields of energy efficiency, renewable energy (solar, wind, biodiesel), agricultural and safety health and environment (SHE).

A) Biodesel

Introduction:

UPM Bintulu Sarawak Campus has succesfully develop a system to convert used cooking oil into biodiesel and use it internally for 4WD vehicle. This system, which adapt another succesful concept in UPM Serdang was developed to support the green campus concept, as well as to offer a sustainable and environmental friendly approach in the management of UCO in UPMKB. The project had gained strong support from campus community and food premises in Bintulu area by donating their used cooking oil to support our research.

Pictures:

Community development. Food premises in Bintulu supported the program by contributing their used cooking oil

Biodiesel blending with diesel

Publication

Book

1. Dayang Norulfairuz Abang Zaidel, Ida Idayu Muhamad, Nurul Shafinas Mohd Daud, Nor Azyati Abdul Muttalib, Nozieana Khairuddin and Nurul Asmak Md Lazim. (2019). “Production of Biodiesel from Rice Bran Oil”, Chapter in Biomass, Biopolymer-based Materials and Bioenergy: Construction, Biomedical and other Industrial Applications. (eds. Verma, D., Fortunati, E., Jain, S., and Zhang, X.).  Woodhead Publishing, United Kingdom.

Journal

1. NH Che Hamzah, N Khairuddin, BM Siddique, MA Hassan. (2020). Potential of Jatropha curcas L. as Biodiesel Feedstock in Malaysia: A Concise Review.  Processes 8 (7), 786.
   
   Fluctuation in fossil fuel prices and the increasing awareness of environmental degradation have prompted the search for alternatives from renewable energy sources. Biodiesel is the most efficient alternative to fossil fuel substitution because it can be properly modified for current diesel engines. It is a vegetable oil-based fuel with similar properties to petroleum diesel. Generally, biodiesel is a non-toxic, biodegradable, and highly efficient alternative for fossil fuel substitution. In Malaysia, oil palm is considered as the most valuable commodity crop and gives a high economic return to the country. However, the ethical challenge of food or fuel makes palm oil not an ideal feedstock for biodiesel production. Therefore, attention is shifted to non-edible feedstock like Jatropha curcas Linnaeus (Jatropha curcas L.). It is an inedible oil-bearing crop that can be processed into biodiesel. It has a high-seed yield that could be continually produced for up to 50 years. Furthermore, its utilization will have zero impact on food sources since the oil is poisonous for human and animal consumption. However, Jatropha biodiesel is still in its preliminary phase compared to palm oil-based biodiesel in Malaysia due to a lack of research and development. Therefore, this paper emphasizes the potential of Jatropha curcas as an eco-friendly biodiesel feedstock to promote socio-economic development and meet significantly growing energy demands even though the challenges for its implementation as a national biodiesel program might be longer.
   
   

Proceedings

1. Shafinaz Azman, Nozieana Khairuddin and Tengku Sharifah Marliza. (2020).  “Food premises’ awareness on supporting the production of biodiesel from used cooking oil in Bintulu Sarawak, Malaysia.”. International Conference On Green and Renewable Energy 2020. 18th – 19th August 2020 at Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Sarawak Campus.
   
   
2. Nor Shafinaz Aman, Tengku Sharifah Marliza Tengku Azmi and Nozieana Khairuddin.  (2019).  “Production of Biodiesel via Deoxygenation using waste cooking oil over NiO-MoO/AC Catalyst”. Asean Feseration Of Biotechnology Malaysia Chapter International Symposium (AFOB) 2019. 20th – 23th Oktober 2019 at The Everly Hotel Putrajaya, Selangor Malaysia.
   
   
3. Nurul Husna Che Hamzah, Nozieana Khairuddin and Mohd Ali Hassan. (2019). “Potential of Jatropha as Biodiesel Feedstock in Malaysia”. Asean Feseration Of Biotechnology Malaysia Chapter International Symposium (AFOB) 2019. 20th – 23th Oktober 2019 at The Everly Hotel Putrajaya, Selangor Malaysia.

For more further enquiries:

Dr. Nozieana Binti Khairuddin
Senior Lecturer
Department of Science and Technology
Faculty of Humanities, Management and Science
Tel: +6086 855823
Email: nozieana@upm.edu.my

Kemaskini:: 07/09/2020 [lanz]