Research Group

Group Leader:

Professor Dr. Bassim H. Hameed

Postdoctoral Fellow:

Dr. Waheed Ahmad Khanday 

Research topic: Synthesis of zeolites from low-cost materials as catalyst for pyrolysis of agricultural waste to bio-fuels

PhD students:

Krishnaveni a/p Rudrusamy

Thesis title:    Development of mixed-oxide Ce:La:Zr catalysts for synthesis of                   methyl esters from palm fatty acid distillate

Norhaslinda Binti Nasuha

Thesis Title:   Synthesis, characterization of recyclable nanosized heterogeneous catalysts for catalytic degradation of water pollutants

Yanna Syamsuddin

Thesis title:    Development of reusable structure catalysts for the production of biodiesel 

free glycerol from waste cooking and non-edible oils.

Kabir Garba

Thesis title:    Production of high quality bio-oil and chemicals from in-situ catalytic               pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass

Patrick U. Okoye

Thesis title:    Catalytic upgrading of Glycerol to value-added chemicals using multi-function catalysts

Yee Ling Tan

Thesis title:    Catalytic fast pyrolysis of agricultural residues to bio-oil 

Ali Lawan Yaumi

Thesis title:    Development of hybrid nanoporous composite adsorbents for carbon dioxide capture

Hamizura Binti Hassan

Thesis title:    Catalytic co-pyrolysis of lignocellulosic residues and different plastic waste

Norhayati Mohd Idrus

Development of nanoporous composite materials for the adsorption of emerging contaminants in batch & fixed-bed processes

Syafini Mohd Hussin 

Thesis title:    Synthesis and characterization of N-containing nonporous adsorbents for carbon dioxide capture in a fixed-bed  

Kanan Shikhaliyev

Thesis title:    Synthesis and characterization of carbon-based reusable catalysts for the transesterification of glycerol to glycerol carbonate

Mariam Fares

(Associate Supervisor)

Curtin University of Technology, Australia

Thesis title: Synthesis and characterization of mixed-oxide catalysts for the production of biodiesel from waste cooking oil

Fatma Marrakchi 

International Attachment PhD Student

Thesis title: Preparation and characterization of nonporous loq-cost materials for the adsorption of dyes from wastewater  

Ani Ijeoma Jacinta

International Attachment PhD Student

Thesis title:    Photo-degradation of phenols using TiO₂ based catalysts

Final Year Research Projects: 

Kuak Li Ming 

Thesis title: Carbon dioxide capture using surface-modified activated carbon adsorbent

Amira Aziema bt Abdullah 

Thesis title: Adsorption of pharmaceutical pollutants onto clay/chitosan bio-hybrid beads

Mohammad Ashraf b Marzukhi 

Thesis title: Synthesis of zeolites and zeolite composites from silicon and aluminum containing wastes

Research Assistant:

Nur Atiqah binti Hamzah