Summary
|Reader in Biorefinery Processes and Reaction Engineering : Bioref Group|
Dr Zein has more than 15 years of experience and research expertise in harnessing waste from the food supply chain to produce biofuel and biomaterials.
He hopes that his research could hasten public awareness of this major global challenge and improve market uptake of bio-based products.
Dr Zein and his co-researchers have published more than 130 scientific articles, four book chapters and one patent. He has been awarded 31 research grants and is frequently invited to give talks to seminars.
Journal Article
Esterification of residual palm oil using solid acid catalyst derived from rice husk
Semilin, V., Balan, W. S., Janaun, J., Chung, C. H., Zhu, Z., Haywood, S. K., …Zein, S. H. (2021). Esterification of residual palm oil using solid acid catalyst derived from rice husk. Journal of hazardous materials, 404(Part B), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124092
Recovery of oil from palm oil mill effluent using polypropylene micro/nanofiber
Semilin, V., Janaun, J., Chung, C. H., Touhami, D., Haywood, S. K., Chong, K. P., …Zein, S. H. (2021). Recovery of oil from palm oil mill effluent using polypropylene micro/nanofiber. Journal of hazardous materials, 404, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124144
Optimization of pH as a strategy to improve enzymatic saccharification of wheat straw for enhancing bioethanol production
Abdulsattar, M., Abdulsattar, J., Greenway, G., Welham, K., & Zein, S. H. (2020). Optimization of pH as a strategy to improve enzymatic saccharification of wheat straw for enhancing bioethanol production. Journal of Analytical Science and Technology, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40543-020-00217-7