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UPM's Staff Profile
PROF. MADYA DR. MOHD ZULKHAIRI BIN MOHD YUSOFF
HEAD OF LABORATORY
INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS
mzulkhairi@upm.edu.my
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PROFESSIONAL

NAME :
(Prof. Madya Dr.) MOHD ZULKHAIRI BIN MOHD YUSOFF
MANAGERIAL POSITION :
HEAD OF LABORATORY
ENTITY :
INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS

PERMANENT POST :
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
ENTITY :
FACULTY OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOMOLECULAR SCIENCES

FIELD OF SUPERVISION
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY / INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY / MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY / MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING / BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES / BIOPOLYMER, PULP AND PAPER TECHNOLOGY / BIORESOURCE AND TECHNOL
EDUCATION
PHD
KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Graduated : 2013
MASTER SAINS
UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA, SERDANG, SELANGOR
Graduated : 2010
BACELOR SAINS (BIOTEKNOLOGI)
UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA, SERDANG, SELANGOR
Graduated : 2006
JOURNAL PUBLICATION
1. Draft Genome Sequence of Burkholderia sp. Strain CCA53, Isolated from Leaf Soil
    Journal type: Non Citation-Indexed
2. Influence of Escherichia coli hydrogenases on hydrogen fermentation from glycerol
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
3. Acetoin production from oil palm mesocarp fiber using engineered Escherichia coli in a bioreactor system
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
4. Isolation of Pseudomonas sp. Strain CCA1 from Leaf Soil and Preliminary Characterization Its Ligninolytic Activity
    Journal type: Non Citation-Indexed
5. Identification and characterization of Burkholderia multivorans CCA53
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
6. Isolation and characterization of Burkholderia sp. strain CCA53 exhibiting ligninolytic potential
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
7. Four products from Escherichia coli pseudogenes increase hydrogen production
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
8. Effect of azithromycin on enhancement of methane production from waste activated sludge
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
9. Production of acetoin from hydrothermally pretreated oil mesocarp fiber using metabolically engineered Escherichia coli in a bioreactor system.
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
10. Pseudogene product YqiG is important for pflB expression and biohydrogen production in Escherichia coli BW25113
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
11. Triple knockout of frdC gltA and pta genes enhanced PHA production in Escherichia coli
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
12. Pseudogene YdfW in Escherichia coli decreases hydrogen production through nitrate respiration pathways
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
13. Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Generation in Universiti Putra Malaysia and Its Potential for Green Energy Production
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
14. Effect of photo-autotrophic cultural conditions on the biomass productivity and composition of Chlorella vulgaris
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
15. Economic evaluation of woodchip-derived bio-adsorbent production: a case study using a self-sustained pilot-scale pool-type carbonization reactor
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
16. Upcycling oil palm trunk core into cost-effective mechanically pressed, steam-activated bioadsorbent for landfill leachate treatment
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
17. Evaluating greenhouse gas reduction in Seremban, Malaysia: A pilot study on biogas production from organic municipal solid waste
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
18. Efficient feeding strategy to enhance the start-up of anaerobic ammonium oxidation process in an anaerobic up-flow biofilm column reactor
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
19. Mechanism of carbon partitioning towards starch and triacylglycerol in Chlorella vulgaris under nitrogen stress through whole-transcriptome analysis
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
20. Preparation of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Hydrolysate
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
21. PRODUCTION OF LIPID AND CARBOHYDRATE IN Tetradesmus obliquus UPSI-JRM02 UNDER NITROGEN STRESS CONDITION
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
22. OPTIMISATION OF BIOMASS, LIPID AND CARBOHYDRATE PRODUCTIVITIES IN Chlorellavulgaris FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
23. Production of nanopore structure bio-adsorbent from wood waste through a self-sustained carbonization process for landfill leachate treatment
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
24. CELL WALL DEGRADATION OF Chlorella vulgaris UNDER DARKNESS AND ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION-B (UVB) CONDITIONS FOR LIPID AND CARBOHYDRATE RECOVERY
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
25. A review of microalgal cell wall composition and degradation to enhance the recovery of biomolecules for biofuel production
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
26. Assessing the efficacy of utilizing biochar derived from oil palm biomass as a planting medium for promoting the growth and development of oil palm seedlings
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - ESCI
27. Novel Insights into Cr(VI)-Induced Rhamnolipid Production and Gene Expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa RW9 for Potential Bioremediation
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
28. Activated biochar production from young coconut waste (Cocos nucifera) as bioadsorbent: a pathway through Artificial Neural Network (ANN) optimization
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
29. Assessment of pilot-scale sewage sludge pelletization for non-food crop fertilization: Nutrient content, pathogenicity, and growth performance
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
30. RSM-optimized biochar production from young coconut waste (Cocos nucifera): Multivariate analysis of non-linear interactions between temperature, time, and activator concentration
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
PUBLICATION
2025
RSM-optimized biochar production from young coconut waste (Cocos nucifera): Multivariate analysis of non-linear interactions between temperature, time, and activator concentration
2024
Pseudomonas aeruginosa-mediated cr(VI) bioremediation: mechanistic insights and future directions
2024
The versatility of lignocellulosic composition in oil palm trunks influences the adsorption capacity of derived biochar
2024
Assessment of pilot-scale sewage sludge pelletization for non-food crop fertilization: Nutrient content, pathogenicity, and growth performance
2024
Novel Insights into Cr(VI)-Induced Rhamnolipid Production and Gene Expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa RW9 for Potential Bioremediation
2024
Activated biochar production from young coconut waste (Cocos nucifera) as bioadsorbent: a pathway through Artificial Neural Network (ANN) optimization
2023
A review of microalgal cell wall composition and degradation to enhance the recovery of biomolecules for biofuel production
2022
Production of nanopore structure bio-adsorbent from wood waste through a self-sustained carbonization process for landfill leachate treatment
2022
OPTIMISATION OF BIOMASS, LIPID AND CARBOHYDRATE PRODUCTIVITIES IN Chlorellavulgaris FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION
2022
CELL WALL DEGRADATION OF Chlorella vulgaris UNDER DARKNESS AND ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION-B (UVB) CONDITIONS FOR LIPID AND CARBOHYDRATE RECOVERY
2021
PRODUCTION OF LIPID AND CARBOHYDRATE IN Tetradesmus obliquus UPSI-JRM02 UNDER NITROGEN STRESS CONDITION
2021
Preparation of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Hydrolysate
2020
Dark fermentative biohydrogen production from palm oil mill: Operation factors and future progress of biohydrogen energy
2020
Mechanism of carbon partitioning towards starch and triacylglycerol in Chlorella vulgaris under nitrogen stress through whole-transcriptome analysis
2020
Efficient feeding strategy to enhance the start-up of anaerobic ammonium oxidation process in an anaerobic up-flow biofilm column reactor
2019
Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Generation in Universiti Putra Malaysia and Its Potential for Green Energy Production
2019
Green Energy Potential from the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste in Malaysia
2019
Effect of photo-autotrophic cultural conditions on the biomass productivity and composition of Chlorella vulgaris
2019
Effect of photo-autotrophic cultural conditions on the biomass productivity and composition of Chlorella vulgaris
2019
Pseudogene YdfW in Escherichia coli decreases hydrogen production through nitrate respiration pathways
2018
Pseudogene YdfW in Escherichia coli decreases hydrogen by regulating nitrate metabolism
2018
Pseudogene product YqiG is important for pflB expression and biohydrogen production in Escherichia coli BW25113
2018
Triple knockout of frdC gltA and pta genes enhanced PHA production in Escherichia coli
2017
Production of acetoin from hydrothermally pretreated oil mesocarp fiber using metabolically engineered Escherichia coli in a bioreactor system.
2017
Identification and characterization of Burkholderia multivorans CCA53
2016
Utilization of oil palm mesocarp fiber for acetoin production using engineered Escherichia coli in a bioreactor system
2016
Identification and characterization of Burkholderia multivorans strain CCA53
2016
Isolation and characterization of Burkholderia sp. strain CCA53 exhibiting ligninolytic potential
2016
Acetoin production from oil palm mesocarp fiber using engineered Escherichia coli in a bioreactor system
2016
Biotechnological production of acetoin from oil palm mesocarp fiber using engineered Escherichia coli in a bioreactor system
2016
Uncharacterized Escherichia coli pseudogene yqiG influences biohydrogen production
2015
Escherichia coli pseudogene yqiG enhances glycolysis during hydrogen production
2014
Enrichment of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) bacteria for short start-up of anammox process - a review
2014
Effect of azithromycin on enhancement of methane production from waste activated sludge
2013
Influence of Escherichia coli hydrogenases on hydrogen fermentation from glycerol
2013
Four products from Escherichia coli pseudogenes increase hydrogen production