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PROFILE
UPM's Staff Profile
YBHG. PROFESOR DR. ZURINA BINTI ZAINAL ABIDIN
PROFESSOR
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
zurina@upm.edu.my
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PROFILE
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NAME:
(YBHG. PROFESOR DR.) ZURINA BINTI ZAINAL ABIDIN
POSITION:
PROFESSOR
ENTITY:
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

FIELDS OF SUPERVISION
Biochemical Engineering / Bioresource And Technology / Chemical Engineering / Environmental Engineering
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
• A Level, PPP/ITM, Shah Alam, Selangor, 1994.
• BEng (Hons), Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, UK, 1997.
• MSC, Biotechnology, UMIST, Manchester, UK, 2001
• PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, 2006

COMMITTEE
• Institution of Chemical Engineers UK, Associate Member, 1997 – Present
• Board of Engineers Malaysia, Member, 2006 –Present
• Persatuan Pegawai Akademik, UPM, 2006 – Present
• Loughborough University Alumni Member, 1997-Present
• University of Manchester Alumni Member, 2002 - Present
AWARD AND ACHIEVEMENT
• Silver Medal in PRPI, UPM, Serdang 2007. Bioremediation and treatment of oilfield produced water with combined biological and nano-filtration processes.
NON-JOB RELATED ACTIVITY
• Representative for Elektrisola (M) Sdn Bhd for Environmental Committee in Malaysian Chamber and Commerce Institute (MICCI), 1999
• Internal Auditor for Elektrisola (M) Sdn Bhd for ISO9002 and QS9000
• Vice Chairman of Safety Committee in Elektrisola (M) Sdn Bhd, 1998
• Head Project for ISO 14001 – Environmental and Pollution certification, 1999
• Research and Development officer for Elektrisola (M) Sdn Bhd, 1999
• Editorial Committee Member for Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering group, in 1st World Engineering Congress, 1999.
• Committee member for organizing Metabolic Engineering Workshop, Selangor, 2002.
• Committee for organizing 1st Malaysian Research Conference (MRG), Manchester, UK, 2002
• Committee for organizing 2nd Malaysian Research Conference (MRG), Manchester, UK, 2004
• Committee for organizing 3rd Annual Malaysian Research Group Conference in Manchester, UK. 2005
• Committee for organizing 10th Departmental Anniversary, Dept of Chem. Eng., UPM. 2006
• Chairperson for Science and Engineering Session, Malaysian International Conference, Manchester, UK, 2006
• Referee for Science and Engineering Technology (SET) Conference, Sarawak, 2006.
• Referee for Malaysian International Research Conference : Chemical and Biotechnological Science Section, 2006
• Referee for Journal of Engineering Science and Technology (JESTEC), 2006.
• Departmental Development Coordinator, 2007
• Committee for Faculty Occupational Safety and Health Body, Faculty of Engineering, UPM, 2007
• Head of Process Lab II, Department of Chemical and Env. Eng, UPM. 2007.
• Editor for Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers, UPM. 2007.
• Organizing Committee of 21st Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers
• Chairperson for Material Biochemical Engineering Session. 21st Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers, Faculty of Engineering, UPM. 2007.
• Referee for PERTANIKA Journal Science and Technology, 2007.
• Guest Editor of Pertanika Special Isssue of 21st Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers. 2008
• Guest Editor for Journal of Science and Technology (JESTEC) Special Issue of 21st Symposium of Malaysia Chemical Engineers , April and August 2008
AREA OF SPECIALISATION
• BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING, Bioseparation, Membrane Filtration, Wastewater treatment, Extraction
RESEARCH PROJECT
• Bioremediation and treatment of oilfield produced water with combined biological and nano-filtration processes, Co-Researcher, 2007-2009, RUGS
• Theoretical Modelling of Pretreatment Methods for Potential Lignocellulosic Biomass Resources for Bioethanol Production in Malaysia, Co-Researcher, 2007-2009, FRGS.
• Selective Deposition and Mechanism of Growth Study of CNP on a substrate via FC-CVD Technique, Co-Researcher, 2007-2009, RUGS
• Large Scale dielectrophoretic separation of microorganism using wire electrode by dielectrophoresis, Project Leader, 2007-2009, Escience Fund, MOSTI.
• Dielectrophoretic Separation of Cells using Mciroelectrodes, Project Leader, 2007-2008, Young Lecturer Scheme UPM
• Construction of artificial consortia of microorganism using dielectrophoresis for wastewater treatment, Project Leader, 2007-2009, Escience Fund MOSTI.
PUBLICATION
2025:
Performance evaluation of Jatropha polyurethane membrane modified with bio-based carbon dots for Pb(II) removal
2025:
Solar-enhanced capture of aquatic uranium and organic pollutants with high efficiency using functionalized porous carbon nanotubes modified polysulfides
2025:
Assessing a strategy to recover trehalulose sugar from stingless bee honey Geniotrigona thoracica sp. via cation exchange adsorption
2024:
Inverse vulcanization induced oxygen modified porous polysulfides for efficient sorption of heavy metals
2024:
Synthesis of surface?modified porous polysulfides from soybean oil by inverse vulcanization and its sorption behavior for Pb(II), Cu(II), and Cr(III)
2023:
Developing an integrated mathematical model of fermentation-pervaporation system for bioethanol production
2023:
Screening of Ionic Liquids for the Dissolution of Chitosan using COSMO-RS
2023:
Assessment of Pulsed DEP-FFF separation coupled with fiber optic detection on a LoC as a technique to separate similar bacteria cells
2022:
Optimization of turbidity and dye removal from synthetic wastewater using response surface methodology: Effectiveness of Moringa oleifera seed powder as a green coagulant
2022:
Adopting sustainable Jatropha oil bio-based polymer membrane as alternatives for environmental remediation
2022:
Ecofriendly adsoprtion and sensitive detection of Hg(II) by biomass-derived nitrogen-doped carbon dots: process modelling using central composite design
2021:
Optimization studies and compositional analysis of subcritical water extraction of essential oil from Citrus hystrix DC. leaves
2021:
Optimization and modeling of the performance of polydimethylsiloxane for pervaporation of ethanol?water mixture
2021:
Modelling of mass transfer during pervaporation ofethanol/water mixture using polydimethylsiloxanemembrane
2021:
A New Model of Alcoholic Fermentation under a Byproduct Inhibitory Effect
2020:
Sustainable Jatropha Oil-Based Membrane with Graphene Oxide for Potential Application in Cu(II) Ion Removal from Aqueous Solution
2020:
Bio-Resins production through ethylene unsaturated carbon using vegetable oils
2020:
Efficient removal of Cu(II) from aqueous systems using Enhanced-quantum Yield Nitrogen doped Carbon Nanodots
2020:
Detection of chemicals using fiber optic microfluidic sensor
2020:
Sustainable development of enhanced luminescence polymer-carbon dots composite film for rapid Cd2+ removal from wastewater
2020:
Eco-friendly Sustainable fluorescent Carbon Dots for the Adsorption of Heavy Metal ions in Aqueous Environment
2020:
Screening of factors influencing the yield of Citrus hystrix leaves essential oil extracted via pressurized hot water extraction based on resolution V fractional factorial design
2020:
Towards higher oil yield and quality of essential oil extracted from aquilaria malaccensis wood via the subcritical technique
2020:
Selective and simultaneous detection of cadmium, lead and copper by tapioca-derived carbon dot–modified electrode
2020:
Fabrication, characterization and response surface method optimization for quantum efficiency of fluorescent nitrogen-doped carbon dots obtained from carboxymethylcellulose of oil palms empty fruit bunch
2020:
Fluorescent recognition of Fe3+ in acidic environment by enhanced-quantum yield N-doped carbon dots: optimization of variables using central composite design
2020:
A sustainable and eco-friendly technique for dye adsorption from aqueous media using waste from Jatropha curcas (isotherm and kinetic model)
2020:
Subcritical water extraction of essential oil from Aquilaria malaccensis leaves
2019:
Overview of Alternative Ethanol Removal Techniques for Enhancing Bioethanol Recovery from Fermentation Broth
2019:
Separation and Detection of Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Using a Microfluidic Device Integrated with an Optical Fibre
2019:
Facile Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Dots from Lignocellulosic Waste
2019:
Synthesis and Characterization of Fluorescent Carbon Dots from Tapioca
2019:
Epoxidation of Jatropha Methyl Esters via Acidic Ion Exchange Resin: Optimization and Characterization
2019:
Performance Evaluation of Free-Space Fibre Optic Detection in a Lab-on-Chip for Microorganism
2019:
Sustainable Synthesis Processes for Carbon Dots through Response Surface Methodology and Artificial Neural Network
2019:
PHYSICOCHEMICAL, STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL EVALUATION OF BIO-BASED EPOXIDIZED JATROPHA OIL BLENDED WITH AMINE-CURED EPOXY RESIN AS NEW HYBRID MATRIX
2019:
3D Wire Cloth Electrode for Higher throughput dielectrophoretic separation of bacterial cell.
2019:
Effect of Storage Conditions on Jatropha curcas Performance as Biocoagulant for Treating Palm Oil Mill Effluent
2019:
Modelling of Molasses Fermentation for Bioethanol Production: A Comparative Investigation of Monod and Andrews Models Accuracy Assessment
2018:
Kinetic Modelling of Solid-Liquid Extraction of Anthocyanins of Gynura Crepioides Leaves
2018:
Coagulation Treatment of Palm Oil Mill Effluent using Plant-based Tannin
2018:
Jatropha Curcas Extract As Green Coagulant Agent to Treat Palm Oil Mill Effluent Wastewater
2017:
Effect of Operating Conditions on Molasses fermentation for Bioethanol production
2017:
Detection of Aeromonas hydrophila Using Fiber Optic Microchannel Sensor
2017:
Assessing the kinetic model of hydro-distillation and chemical composition of Aquilaria malaccensis leaves essential oil
2017:
Coagulative Behaviour of Jatropha curcas and its Performance in Wastewater Treatment
2017:
A novel biocoagulant agent from mushroom chitosan as water and wastewater therapy
2016:
OPTIMIZATION OF CHLOROPHYLL EXTRACTION FROM Gynura procumbens
2016:
Alternative for rapid detection and screening of pork, chicken and beef using dielectric properties in the Frequency of 0.5 to 50 GHz
2015:
Rapid and Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles via Sodium Alginate Media
2015:
Effects of ultrasound on the quality of crude palm-oil-in water
2015:
Statistical Optimization of alginate immobilization process of candida stauntonica strain MY1 for bioethanol production
2014:
Biosorption of Zn(II) from aquoues solution by jatropha curcas press cake
2014:
Preliminary Study of Rambutan (Nephelium Lappaceum) Seed as potential biocoagulant for turbidity removal
2014:
Dielectric characterization of liquid containing low alcoholic content for potential halal authentication in the 0.5-50 GHz range
2014:
Dielectric Charcterization of Ethanol and Sugar Aqueous Solution for Potential Halal Authentication
2014:
Stirring time effect of silver nanoparticles prepared in glutathione mediated by green methods
2014:
Stirring time Effect of Silver Nanoparticles Prepared in Glutathione Mediated by Green Method
2013:
Citric Acid Modified Dragon Fruit Foliage for Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution
2013:
Removal Methyl Orange from Aqueous Solutions Using Dragon Fruit (Hylocereusundatus) Foliage
2013:
Optimisation of solid liquid extraction of jatropha oil using petroleum ether
2013:
Optimization of a method to extract the active coagulant agent from jatropha curcas seeds for use in turbidity removal
2011:
Solid Liquid extraction of jatropha seed by microwave pretreatment and ultrasound asissted methods
2011:
A preliminary study on Jatropha curcas as coagulant in wastewater treatment
2010:
Solid Liquid Extraction of Jatropha Seeds by Microwave
2010:
A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON JATROPHA CURCAS AS COAGULANT IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT
2009:
Dielectrophoretic Separation of Cells Using 3-D Microelectro
2009:
Extraction of Oil from Jatropha Seeds-Optimization and Kinetics