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Dr. Yiin Chung Loong

Lecturer
BEng (Hons), MSc, PhD (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia) AMIChemE

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science

Office No:+60 82 260 848
Fax No:+60 82 260 813
Room No: E323
Email: cyiin@swinburne.edu.my

Biography

Dr. C.L. Yiin received his BEng(Hons) in Chemical Engineering from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia in 2013. He received his MSc and Ph.D. from the same institution in 2016 and 2019. Dr. Yiin is employed as a research officer during his part time doctoral study, working on the research area of biomass conversion to biochemical and value added materials at Biomass Processing Cluster under Centre for Biofuel and Biochemical Research (CBBR) in UTP. Upon graduation, Dr. Yiin joined the School of Chemical Engineering & Science, Swinburne University of Technology (Sarawak Campus) (SUTS) as a Lecturer in 2019.

His research interests include microwave technologies, green solvents, oil palm biomass pretreatment, conversion of cellulose & lignin into value-added products and life cycle assessment (LCA).

Research Interests

  • Microwave technologies
  • Green solvents
  • Biomass pretreatment
  • Conversion of cellulose & lignin into value-added products
  • Life cycle assessment (LCA)

Professional Memberships

  • Associate Member, The Institution of Chemical Engineers
  • Graduate Member, Board of Engineers Malaysia.

PhD/Master by Research Opportunities

Potential research higher degree candidates are welcome to enquire about postgraduate opportunities in the following areas/ projects:

  1. High purity lignin extraction from lignocellulosic biomass using low-transition-temperature mixtures (LTTMs): A source of lignin valorization
  2. Oil palm empty fruit bunch as alternative wood fibers: Recovery of cellulose using low-transition-temperature mixtures (LTTMs)

Please contact Dr. Yiin for more information on the above topic.

  • Publications

Publications

  • Book and book chapter C. L. Yiin, Y. T. Tan, S. Yusup and Z. Haslinda. Reproducibility of natural resources for the synthesis of low transition temperature mixtures (LTTMs). In: Wong M.Y. (Ed.). Impacts and Challenges in Oil Palm Production and Downstream Applications, Chapter 8, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., USA, NY: Hauppauge, 2018.
  • Book and book chapter S. Yusup, C. L. Yiin, C. J. Tan and A. Bawadi. Determination of Optimum Condition for the Production of Rice Husk-Derived Bio-oil by Slow Pyrolysis Process, in book: Process Design Strategies for Biomass Conversion Systems, Chapter 13, Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2015.
  • Journal paper C. L. Yiin, A. T. Quitain, S. Yusup, Y. Uemura, M. Sasaki and T. Kida. Sustainable green pretreatment approach to biomass-to-energy conversion using natural hydro-low-transition-temperature mixtures. Bioresource Technology, vol. 261, pp. 361-369 (2018).
  • Journal paper C. L. Yiin, S. Yusup, A. T. Quitain, Y. Uemura, M. Sasaki and T. Kida. Thermogravimetric analysis and kinetic modeling of low-transition-temperature mixtures pretreated oil palm empty fruit bunch for possible maximum yield of pyrolysis oil, Bioresource Technology, vol. 255, pp. 189-197 (2018).
  • Journal paper C. L. Yiin, S. Yusup, A. T. Quitain, Y. Uemura, M. Sasaki and T. Kida. Delignification kinetics of empty fruit bunch (EFB): A sustainable and green pretreatment approach using malic acid based solvents. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, vol. 20, pp. 1987-2000 (2018).
  • Journal paper C. L. Yiin, S. Yusup, A. T. Quitain, Y. Uemura, M. Sasaki and T. Kida. Life cycle assessment of oil palm empty fruit bunch delignification using natural malic acid based low-transition-temperature mixtures: A gate-to-gate case study. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, vol. 20, 1917-1928 (2018).
  • Journal paper C. L. Yiin, A. T. Quitain, S. Yusup, Y. Uemura, M. Sasaki and T. Kida. Choline chloride (ChCl) and monosodium glutamate (MSG)-based green solvents from optimized cactus malic acid for biomass delignification, Bioresource Technology, vol. 244, pp. 941-948 (2017).
  • Journal paper C. L. Yiin, A. T. Quitain, S. Yusup, Y. Uemura, M. Sasaki and T. Kida. Characterization of Natural Low Transition Temperature Mixtures (LTTMs): Green Solvents for Biomass Delignification, Bioresource Technology, vol. 199, pp. 258-264 (2016).
  • Journal paper C. L. Yiin, S. Yusup, A. T. Quitain, Y. Uemura, M. Sasaki and T. Kida. Microwave-assisted Hydrothermal Extraction of Natural Malic Acid for the Synthesis of Low Transition Temperature Mixtures, Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 113, pp. 919-924 (2016).
  • Journal paper C. L. Yiin, S. Yusup, P. Udomsap, B. Yoosuk and S. Sukkasi. Stabilization of Empty Fruit Bunch derived Bio-oil using Solvents, Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, vol. 4, pp. 38-47 (2016).
  • Journal paper C. L. Yiin, S. Yusup, and Y. Uemura. Delignification of Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) using Low Transition Temperature Mixtures (LTTMs): A review, Applied Mechanics and Materials, vol. 625, pp. 741-744 (2014).
  • Conference paper C. L. Yiin, S. Yusup, A. T. Quitain and Y. Uemura. Physicochemical properties of Low Transition Temperature Mixtures Synthesized in Water, Chemical Engineering Transactions, vol. 45, pp. 1525-1530 (2015).
  • Conference paper C. L. Yiin, S. Yusup, A. T. Quitain and Y. Uemura. Screening of Hydrogen Bond Acceptor for the Synthesis of Low Transition Temperature Mixtures with Malic Acid, WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, vol. 186, pp. 229-235 (2015).
  • Conference paper C. L. Yiin, S. Yusup, P. Udomsap, B. Yoosuk and S. Sukkasi. Stabilization of Empty Fruit Bunch derived Bio-oil using Antioxidants, Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, vol. 33, pp. 223-228 (2014).