From Lab to Industry and Beyond: Future Light of The Day in Photocatalysis Applications

LEVEL: BEGINNER                    HRDF: CLAIMABLE 

Five (5) CPD Hours approved by MBOT

TRAINERS: 

Associate Professor Dr Suriati Sufian, Dr Raihan Mahirah Ramli, Dr Hayyiratul Fatimah & Dr Nonni Soraya Sambudi

 

8 NOVEMBER 2024

 

MS TEAMS

 

9.00AM - 1.00PM

 

RM 300 FOR PROFESSIONALS

10% Discount for Early Bird (until 8 October 2024) / Group / Students

CONTENT SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

The photocatalytic market value is expected to reach USD$3.3 billion by 2026 through the applications in self-cleaning, air purification, and water treatment. The treatment of wastewater and utilization of waste to valuable products in a sustainable way have been deemed as a holy grail process. Conventional technology may offer the solution of high throughput products but without environmentally friendliness and sustainability. Photocatalytic process is taking inspiration from nature through artificial photosynthesis in using energy from sunlight to undergo chemical reaction which can be used to split the water to produce hydrogen. Hydrogen production using the photocatalytic process is termed as one of the potential solutions to address limited reserves, excessive utilization, and negative environmental influence carried by fossil fuels. Photocatalyst could play a role similar to photosynthesis process in converting CO2 into fuels, which solve energy and greenhouse gas issues simultaneously.

The benefits in combining light and catalyst in inducing chemical reaction can be aimed as ecofriendly technique to treat wastewater in removing dyes, pharmaceutical substances, pesticides, and other organic pollutants in complete degradation with no secondary pollutants. Photocatalytic oxidative desulfurization has emerged as an alternative method in removal of sulfur as contaminant at mild temperature and pressure. This process can lower energy consumption by using milder operating conditions and hold potential for deep desulfurization.

COURSE CONTENT

  • Introduction to Photocatalysis & Basic Principles
  • Photocatalytic Market
  • Photocatalytic Application: Self Cleaning
  • Photocatalytic Application: Wastewater Treatment
  • Photocatalytic Application: CO2 Conversion and Fuel Treatment
  • Photocatalytic Application: Hydrogen Production
  • Conclusion & Future Challenges




OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize the advantages of photocatalytic process for various applications.
  • Gain knowledge in alternative photocatalytic methods compared to conventional technology.
  • Understand the potential of photocatalytic process to treat waste and convert it to valuable products.


WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • Industry Practitioners
  • Students
  • Academicians
  • Scientists





OUR TRAINERS

1. Associate Professor Dr. Suriati Sufian  (UTP)

Dr Suriati Sufian is an Associate Professor at UTP since 2014. She obtained her first degree in BEng (Hons.) in Chemical Process Eng with Fuel Technology at University of Sheffield, UK in 1998, MEng (Chemical Eng) at University of Queensland, Australia in 2001 and PhD (Chemical Eng) at UTP in 2010. She did a staff attachment at PETRONAS Operational Excellence (Nov 2019 to May 2020), Tenaga Nasional Generation Bhd in 2003 and research attachment at University of Nottingham, UK in 2007. For research publication, she has published more than 100 indexed journal papers with H-index of 28. Her research interest including advanced material (including carbon nanomaterials, photocatalyst, geopolymer), H2 production & storage, CO2 utilization, waste-to-energy and wastewater treatment. To date, there are 8 PhD and 12 MSc graduated under her supervision. She also has supervised exchange students and interns from France, USA, Australia, India and New Zealand universities. She received various research grants from both national and international such as FRGS from MOHE, Yayasan UTP, Murata Science Foundation, etc. She is a Trustee Committee of The Malaysian  Association of Hydrogen Energy (MAHE) for 2021-2023.

Research and specialization:

H2 Production and H2 Storage, CO2 adsorption and CO2 utilization, Wastewater treatment (adsorption, photo degradation), Waste-to-Energy, Waste-to-Resources

2. Dr Raihan Mahirah Ramli  (UTP)

Dr Raihan Mahirah Ramli is a Senior Lecturer from Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP). She completed her PhD from UTP in 2014, researching on the application of nanomaterials for photocatalysis in wastewater treatment using renewable energy source. Soon after graduation, she joined UTP as Lecturer and continued her research interest in the nanomaterials for wastewater treatment, and at the same time expanding her research interest into process modelling and optimization. Apart from technical research, she has embarked into Engineering Education research and has been developing her teaching and learning (T&L) techniques for her course delivery. Based on the innovation being implemented in her class, she has participated in International Innovation Practices in Higher Education Expo (I-PHEX) for 2017 and 2018, and has been awarded Gold and Silver medals for her team innovations. Raihan has been awarded the Cooperative Learning Practitioner of the Year in 2017.

Research and specialization:

Photocatalysis for water treatment and CO2 utilization, Nanomaterials, Process optimization.

3. Dr Hayyiratul Fatimah Mohd Zaid  (UTP)

Dr Hayyiratul Fatimah Mohd Zaid is currently a lecturer at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP). She obtained her BSc (Hons) in Chemistry Teknology from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), in 2007, MSc in Chemical Engineering, 2012 and PhD in Science (Chemistry), 2016, both from UTP. Her research areas are in the development of ionic liquids, Eutectic based ionic liquids, photocatalyst, nanomaterial for removal of sulfur, pollution control and energy storage. She is a member of Centre of Innovative Nanostructures and nanodevices (COINN) and an associate member of Research in Ionic Liquids (CORIL) at UTP.  She is also a member of Malaysian Ionic Liquid Research Society (MILRS), Royal Society of Malaysia (RSC) and Intitute Kimia Malaysia (IKM).

Research and specialization:

H2 production, fuel treatment, desulfurization, photocatalyst, ionic liquids, nanomaterials.

4. Dr Nonni Soraya Sambudi  (UNIVERSITAS PERTAMINA)

Dr Nonni Soraya Sambudi graduated from PhD from KAIST, South Korea and joined UTP in 2017 in Chemical Engineering Department. Prior to joining UTP, she worked in Pusan National University as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in modification of nanoparticles as drug carriers. She has published many works especially in synthesis of carbon quantum dots for drug delivery, membrane separation, adsorption, and photocatalytic process, with more than 60 papers and H-index of 16. She has secured various research grants on utilization of carbon quantum dots for photocatalytic removal of organic pollutant, and detection and adsorption of heavy metals in aquatic environment, as well as metal recovery using membrane. She is also interested in modification of carbon quantum dots through doping and functionalization to improve photocatalytic performance.

Research and specialization:

Photocatalyst modification: TiO2, WO3 with Carbon Quantum Dots for dye removal, pharmaceutical waste degradation, and CO2 conversion. Photocatalytic fibers for oil/water separation.

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MYR 300*

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MYR 270*

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