PROFILE
UPM's Staff Profile
PROF. MADYA DR. MOHD RAFEIN BIN ZAKARIA @ MAMAT
HEAD OF LABORATORY
INSTITUTE OF PLANTATION STUDIES (IKP)
mohdrafein@upm.edu.my
PROFESSIONAL
NAME :
(Prof. Madya Dr.) MOHD RAFEIN BIN ZAKARIA @ MAMAT
MANAGERIAL POSITION :
HEAD OF LABORATORY
ENTITY :
INSTITUTE OF PLANTATION STUDIES (IKP)
PERMANENT POST :
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
ENTITY :
FACULTY OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOMOLECULAR SCIENCES
FIELD OF SUPERVISION
AGRICULTURAL WASTE ENGINEERING / BIOPOLYMER, PULP AND PAPER TECHNOLOGY / ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY / INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY / MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
PUBLICATION
2025
Enhanced Recovery of Rhamnolipid via Foam Fractionation From the Fermentation Broth of Waste Glycerol by Pseudomonas aeruginosa RS6
2025
Optimizing rhamnolipid bio?surfactant production in a bioreactor using waste glycerol
2024
Practical role of oil palm fronds in Malaysia’s sustainable palm oil industry
2023
Production of biochar and activated carbon from oil palm biomass: current status, prospects, and challenges
2021
Ecotoxicological assessment of palm oil mill effluent final discharge by zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryonic assay
2021
Valorization of biodiesel side stream waste glycerol for rhamnolipids production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa RS6
2020
Toxicity identification and evaluation of palm oil mill effluent and its effects on the planktonic crustacean Daphnia magna
2019
A holistic treatment system for palm oil mill effluent by incorporating the anaerobic-aerobic-wetland sequential system and a convective sludge dryer
2018
Subcritical Water-Carbon Dioxide Pretreatment of Oil Palm Mesocarp Fiber for Xylooligosaccharide and Glucose Production
2017
Elucidating substrate utilization in biohydrogen production from palm oil mill effluent by Escherichia coli
2017
Subcritical water-carbon dioxide pretreatment of oil palm mesocarp fiber for xylooligosaccharide and glucose production
2017
Waterless purification using oil palm biomass-derived bioadsorbent improved the quality of biodiesel from waste cooking oil
2016
Soluble inhibitors generated during hydrothermal pretreatment of oil palm mesocarp fiber suppressed the catalytic activity of Acremonium cellulase
2016
Elucidating substrate utilization in biohydrogen production from palm oil mill effluent by Escherichia coli
2015
Combined pretreatment with hot compressed water and wet disk milling opened up oil palm biomass structure resulting in enhanced enzymatic digestibility
2015
Hydrothermal pretreatment enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis and glucose production from oil palm biomass
2015
Hydrothermal and wet disk milling pretreatment for high conversion of biosugars from oil palm mesocarp fiber
2014
Ball Milling Pretreatment of Oil Palm Biomass for Enhancing Enzymatic Hydrolysis
2014
Combined pretreatment using alkaline hydrothermal and ball milling to enhance enzymatic hydrolysis of oil palm mesocarp fiber
2013
Improved Properties of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) Produced by Comamonas sp. EB172 Utilizing Volatile Fatty Acids by Regulating the Nitrogen Source
2012
Polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis by recombinant Escherichia coli JM109 expressing PHA biosynthesis genes from Comamonas sp. EB172
2010
Polyhydroxyalkanoate production from anaerobically treated palm oil mill effluent by new bacterial strain Comamonas sp. EB172
2010
Biosynthesis and characterization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) copolymer from wild type Comamonas sp. EB172