UTP Scholars: Ts. Dr Ho Yeek Chia
Office Address
14-03-19
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
Bandar Seri Iskandar, 32610 Perak
P: +60124560388
Email: yeekchia.ho@utp.edu.my
14-03-19
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
Bandar Seri Iskandar, 32610 Perak
P: +60124560388
Email: yeekchia.ho@utp.edu.my
As at November 2023
Research Projects:
- MOU signing with Beijing Normal University, China.
- Research project with Jabatan Mineral dan Galian, Kelantan
- Collaborative work with FELCRA, Seberang Perak
- Collaboration for Biopolymer used in Water Treatment Plant with Air Selangor
- Assessment of Physico-chemical Properties of Extracted Biopolymer from Waste Material Sources Pertaining to Wastewater Treatment Processes.
- Programme: Green technology and nanomaterial applications for the mitigation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) Project: Chemical conversion of GHGs to value-added products over nanomaterials
- Extraction, Characterization, Application of Biopolymer in Water Treatment
- Biopolymeric Flocculant in Water Treatment
- Production of renewable energy and biocoagulant from Annona seed
- Degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) in produced water using ultrasonication, fenton's oxidation and ferro-sonication
- Petroleum sludge biomass alternative use as green construction material
- Artificial Neural Networks for ferrate and zero valent iron treatment of produced water for destruction of hazardous micropollutants.
- Transformation and transport phenomena of carcinogenic micro-pollutant from municipal waste landfill
- Fundamental investigation of heterogeneous acid catalyst derived from oil palm empty fruit bunch for inter-esterification reaction with methyl acetate as acyl acceptor
- Production of Osmotic Power through antifouling hollow fibre membranes for pressure-retarded osmosis
- Enhanced Sibu Peat by monovalent, divalent and Trivalent Cationic Reagent Grout Methods with biochar addition for Wetland Soil Development
- Natural coagulant in Water Treatment: Extraction, Physico-chemical Analysis and Binding Mechanism Prediction
- Investigation of fundamental correlations between the nutritional constituents of exo-microbes fermented media and fatty acid methyl ester profiles acquired from black soldier fly larvae
- Boron and Lithium Recovery via Chemical Precipitation from Produced Water
- Natural-based coagulant for drinking water for the future of humanity
- Extract of antibacterial compound from African leaf via microwave-assisted technique
- Glycerol-mediated synthesis and structural elucidation of colored titania photocatalyst
- Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Material to Produce Hydrogen
- Water, energy, and carbon dioxide from carbon capture and storage (water treatment): A life cycle assessment
Membership:
- The Technological Association of Malaysia, Malaysia (2011-Present)
- The Malaysian Water Association, Malaysia (2018-Present)
- Secretary in International Water Association, U.K. (2013-Present)
- Committee Member, The Technological Association of Malaysia, Perak, Malaysia (2016-2017)
Working Experience:
- 2010 (Aug) - 2013 (Jun) Lecturer, Department of Environmental Engineering Department, University of Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
- 2016 (Jun) - 2018 (Oct) Environmental Cluster Leader
- 2020 (Jan) - (Present) Programme Manager for MSc in Industrial Environmental Engineering
- 2021 (Jan) - (Present) Advisor for Wushu Club
- 2022 (Jan) - (Present) Head of Short Course Business Development (SCBD) of ISB Leadership Team
- 2022 (Jan) - (Present) Coach, Innovation Masterclass, PETRONAS Leadership Centre, PETRONAS, Malaysia
- 2023 (Jul) - (Present) Senior Lecturer, Environmental Cluster, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia.
Courses Teaching:
- Environmental Science
- Water Resources
- Environmental Health and Sanitation
- Environmental Laboratories
- Capstone Project
- Environmental Management System
- Industrial Training
- Final Year Project
- Environmental Technology Laboratory
- Statistics with Computer Applications
- Experimental Design with Computer Application
- Environmental Technology Research Project
- Value Engineering and Risk Management
- Sludge Management and Disposal
- Environmental Engineering
- Sustainable Development for Engineers
- Wastewater Engineering
- Wastewater Engineering for Oil and Gas Industries
- Water Supply Engineering
- Sludge Management and Disposal
- Environmental Hazardous Substances and Waste Management
Team Member:
- Ts Dr Lim Jun Wei
- Ts Dr Lam Man Kee
- Dr Chai Yee Ho
- Dr Khairulazhar Jumbri
- Ts Dr Husna Takaijuddin
Research Grants Evaluations:
- FRGS (Apr 2011 - Mar 2013)- Assessment of Physico-chemical Properties of Extracted Biopolymer from Waste Material Sources Pertaining to Wastewater Treatment Processes.
- LRGS (Feb 2015 - Jan 202)- Programme: Green technology and nanomaterial applications for the mitigation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) Project: Chemical conversion of GHGs to value-added products over nanomaterials
- STIRF, Principal investigator (Nov 2015 - Nov 2016)- Extraction, Characterization, Application of Biopolymer in Water Treatment
- IGen, Principal investigator (Jan 2016 - Jul 2016)-Biopolymeric Flocculant in Water Treatment
- YUTP, Principal investigator (Nov 2016 - Oct 2019)- Production of renewable energy and biocoagulant from Annona seed
- YUTP, Principal investigator (Apr 2016 - Mar 201)- Degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) in produced water using ultrasonication, fenton's oxidation and ferro-sonication
- YUTP, Co- Principal investigator (Aug 2017 - Aug 2020)-Petroleum sludge biomass alternative use as green construction material
- YUTP, Co- Principal investigator (Aug 2018 - Aug 2021)- Artificial Neural Networks for ferrate and zero valent iron treatment of produced water for destruction of hazardous micropollutants.
- FRGS, Member (Aug 2017 - Aug 2019)- Transformation and transport phenomena of carcinogenic micro-pollutant from municipal waste landfill
- FRGS. Member (Jan 2019 - Dec 2021)- Fundamental investigation of heterogeneous acid catalyst derived from oil palm empty fruit bunch for inter-esterification reaction with methyl acetate as acyl acceptor
- YUTP, Principal investigator (Mar 2019 - Feb 2022)- Production of Osmotic Power through antifouling hollow fibre membranes for pressure-retarded osmosis
- National Collaborative Research Fund between UTP-UCTS, Principal investigator (Dec 2019 - Nov 2021)- Enhanced Sibu Peat by monovalent, divalent and Trivalent Cationic Reagent Grout Methods with biochar addition for Wetland Soil Development
- FRGS, Principal investigator (Nov 2020 - Oct 2022)- Natural coagulant in Water Treatment: Extraction, Physico-chemical Analysis and Binding Mechanism Prediction
- FRGS. Member (Nov 2020 - Oct 2022)- Investigation of fundamental correlations between the nutritional constituents of exo-microbes fermented media and fatty acid methyl ester profiles acquired from black soldier fly larvae
- YUTP, Principal investigator (Sep 2021 - Sep 2024)- Boron and Lithium Recovery via Chemical Precipitation from Produced Water
- The Murata Science Foundation (International) (Sep 2021 - Aug 2022)- Natural-based coagulant for drinking water for the future of humanity
- International Collaborative Research Fund (Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta (UMS) (Sep 2021 - Feb 2023)- Extract of antibacterial compound from African leaf via microwave-assisted technique
- FRGS, Principal investigator (Nov 2020- Oct 2022)- Glycerol-mediated synthesis and structural elucidation of colored titania photocatalyst
- YUTP, Principal investigator (Jan 2023- Dec 2025)- Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Material to Produce Hydrogen
- YUTP, Principal investigator (Jan 2023- Dec 2025)- Water, energy, and carbon dioxide from carbon capture and storage (water treatment): A life cycle assessment
Title:
Senior Lecturer
Department:
Specialization:
- Water and Wastewater Treatment
- Air pollution and abatement (Greenhouse gases)
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Cost and Benefit Analysis
- Statistical Analysis
Qualifications:
- 2014, PhD in PhD Environmental Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Other Information:
Short Biography:
Ho Y.C. obtained her Ph.D. (Environmental) in 2015. She has at least 15-years' experience in academic institutions as well as industries. She is also a professional technologist in Green Technology (Ts). Currently, she is a Senior Lecturer and previously Cluster Leader for Environmental Cluster (2018-2020) in Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), and currently appointed as Programme Manager for Master of Science in Industrial Environmental Engineering (2020 to present). Nonetheless, she is in Leadership Team under Institute of Self-Sustainable Building (ISB) (2022 to present).
YC teaches different courses which include Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Development, Sludge Management and Disposal, Wastewater Engineering, Sustainable Development for Engineer, Wastewater Treatment for Oil and Gas Industries, Environmental Hazardous Substances and Waste Management and etc.
She is currently a Secretary in International Water Association (IWA) for Design, Operation and Maintenance of Drinking Water Treatment Plants and member in The Malaysian Water Association (MWA).
Her current research interest is closely related to Environmental Engineering, specifically, Water-Food-Energy nexus.
YC involved in research projects which includes renewable energy, algae harvesting, water and wastewater treatments, and life cycle assessment. She has published several works in invited review papers, invited book chapters, international conference papers and international indexed journal papers, including Bioresource Technology from Elsevier, Scientific Reports from Nature Research and a few to name. Also, YC has won a few national awards in publications and international awards for her research works, two patents and two trademarks were filed. In 2021, her innovative product has won Gold medal both in Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) and The International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX); 2022, Gold for MTE SDG.
Lastly, she has been selected to be one of the invited leaders in an Innovation Fellowships programme by Royal Academy of Engineering, UK. She also conducted short courses entitled "Introduction to Environmental Engineering", "Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): From Theory to Business Application", "Cultivation of Microalgae and Larvae for Biofuel Production", and "Writing and Publishing in High Impact Journal: Tricks & Tips". Noteworthy, she is now Lead Coach for Innovation Masterclass in PETRONAS Leadership Centre.
Her H-index now is 29 (16 Nov 2023).
One ambitious aim in life which she put forward in environmental research: To provide good environment for living to all.
One basic principle she holds in regards to her work: Our mind is like a parachute, it does not work when it is not open
Publication:
2023
Leong, Wai Hong and Rawindran, Hemamalini and Ameen, Fuad and Alam, Mohammad Mahtab and Chai, Yee Ho and Ho, Yeek Chia and Lam, Man Kee and Lim, Jun Wei and Tong, Woei-Yenn and Bashir, Mohammed JK and others (2023) Advancements of microalgal upstream technologies: Bioengineering and application aspects in the paradigm of circular bioeconomy. Chemosphere. p. 139699.Usman, Ibrahim Muntaqa Tijjani and Ho, Yeek-Chia and Lam, Man-Kee and Show, Pau-Loke and Sujarwo, Wawan (2023) Continuous-Flow Grafting of LENFLOC Coagulant for Water Treatment toward Circular Economy. Water, 15 (13). p. 2484.
Liew, Chin Seng and Mong, Guo Ren and Lim, Jun Wei and Raksasat, Ratchaprapa and Rawindran, Hemamalini and Leong, Wai Hong and Manogaran, M Devendran and Chai, Yee Ho and Ho, Yeek Chia and Rahmah, Anisa Ur and others (2023) Life cycle assessment: Sustainability of biodiesel production from black soldier fly larvae feeding on thermally pre-treated sewage sludge under a tropical country setting. Waste Management, 164. pp. 238-249.
Dasan, Yaleeni Kanna and Lam, Man Kee and Chai, Yee Ho and Lim, Jun Wei and Ho, Yeek Chia and Tan, Inn Shi and Lau, Sie Yon and Show, Pau Loke and Lee, Keat Teong (2023) Unlocking the Potential of Microalgae Bio-Factories for Carbon Dioxide Mitigation: A Comprehensive Exploration of Recent Advances, Key Challenges, and Energy-Economic Insights. Bioresource Technology. p. 129094.
Liew, Zhen-Shen and Ho, Yeek-Chia and Lau, Woei Jye and Youravong, Wirote and Sirinupong, Tippawan and Liang, Yong Yeow (2023) Investigations on Membrane Performance for Coconut Water Concentration under Pressure and Osmotically Driven Process. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology.
Tijjani Usman, Ibrahim Muntaqa and Lee, Foo-Wei and Ho, Yeek-Chia and Khaw, Han-Ping and Chong, Qi-Wen and Kee, Yong-Ming and Lim, Jun-Wei and Show, Pau-Loke (2023) Evaluation of Annona diversifolia Seed Extract as A Natural Coagulant for Water Treatment. Sustainability, 15 (7). p. 6324.
Abdullah, Wan Nur Ain Shuhada and Mohd Nawi, Nadiene Salleha and Lau, Woei Jye and Ho, Yeek Chia and Aziz, Farhana and Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi (2023) Enhancing Physiochemical Substrate Properties of Thin-Film Composite Membranes for Water and Wastewater Treatment via Engineered Osmosis Process. Polymers, 15 (7). p. 1665.
Tijjani Usman, Ibrahim Muntaqa and Ho, Yeek-Chia and Baloo, Lavania and Lam, Man-Kee and Show, Pau-Loke and Sujarwo, Wawan (2023) Comprehensive Review of Modification, Optimisation, and Characterisation Methods Applied to Plant-Based Natural Coagulants (PBNCs) for Water and Wastewater Treatment. Sustainability, 15 (5). p. 4484.
Leong, Wai Hong and Lim, Jun Wei and Rawindran, Hemamalini and Liew, Chin Seng and Lam, Man Kee and Ho, Yeek Chia and Khoo, Kuan Shiong and Kusakabe, Katsuki and Abdelghani, Heba Taha M and Ho, Chii-Dong and others (2023) Energy balance and life cycle assessments in producing microalgae biodiesel via a continuous microalgal-bacterial photobioreactor loaded with wastewater. Chemosphere, 341. p. 139953.
Elmakki, Tasneem and Zavahir, Sifani and Hafsa, Umme and Al-Sulaiti, Leena and Ahmad, Zubair and Chen, Yuan and Park, Hyunwoong and Shon, Ho Kyong and Ho, Yeek-Chia and Han, Dong Suk (2023) Novel LiAlO2 Material for Scalable and Facile Lithium Recovery Using Electrochemical Ion Pumping. Nanomaterials, 13 (5). p. 895.
Garcia, Laura Vega and Ho, Yeek-Chia and Myo Thant, Maung Maung and Han, Dong Suk and Lim, Jun Wei (2023) Lithium in a sustainable circular economy: A comprehensive review. Processes, 11 (2). p. 418.
Singa, Pradeep Kumar and Isa, Mohamed Hasnain and Sivaprakash, Baskaran and Ho, Yeek-Chia and Lim, Jun-Wei and Rajamohan, Natarajan (2023) PAHs remediation from hazardous waste landfill leachate using fenton, photo-fenton and electro-fenton oxidation processes-performance evaluation under optimized conditions using RSM and ANN. Environmental research, 231. p. 116191.
Tan, Whitney Wee Nee and Lam, Man Kee and Dasan, Yaleeni Kanna and Lim, Jun Wei and Ho, Yeek Chia and Cheng, Yoke Wang and Chong, Chi Cheng and Show, Pau Loke and Tan, Inn Shi and Kiew, Peck Loo (2023) The impact of introducing liquid-type carbon towards the growth performance and lipid accumulation of microalgae. In: AIP Conference Proceedings.
Liew, Chin Seng and Lim, Jun Wei and Raksasat, Ratchaprapa and Rawindran, Hemamalini and Ho, Yeek Chia and Mohamad, Mardawani and Kiatkittipong, Worapon and Helmy, Qomarudin and Lam, Man Kee (2023) Solubilizing waste activated sludge via thermal treatment to enhance the biodegradability. In: AIP Conference Proceedings.
2022
Gasim, Mohamed Faisal and Choong, Zheng-Yi and Koo, Pooi-Ling and Low, Siew-Chun and Abdurahman, Mohamed-Hussein and Ho, Yeek-Chia and Mohamad, Mardawani and Suryawan, I Wayan Koko and Lim, Jun-Wei and Oh, Wen-Da (2022) Application of biochar as functional material for remediation of organic pollutants in water: an overview. Catalysts, 12 (2). p. 210.Raksasat, Ratchaprapa and Ho, Yeek Chia and Kiatkittipong, Worapon and Lam, Man Kee and Mohamad, Mardawani and Pamintuan, Kristopher Ray and Lim, Jun Wei (2022) Fortification of black soldier fly larval feeding substrate for producing biodiesel. In: AIP Conference Proceedings.
Wong, Yi Ying and Rawindran, Hemamalini and Lim, Jun Wei and Tiong, Zhi Wei and Liew, Chin Seng and Lam, Man Kee and Kiatkittipong, Worapon and Abdelfattah, Eman Alaaeldin and Oh, Wen-Da and Ho, Yeek Chia (2022) Attached microalgae converting spent coffee ground into lipid for biodiesel production and sequestering atmospheric CO2 simultaneously. Algal Research, 66. p. 102780.
Nawaz, Rab and Kait, Chong Fai and Chia, Ho Yeek and Isa, Mohamed Hasnain and Huei, Lim Wen and Sahrin, Nurul Tasnim and Khan, Nasrullah (2022) Manipulation of the Ti3+/Ti4+ ratio in colored titanium dioxide and its role in photocatalytic degradation of environmental pollutants. Surfaces and Interfaces, 32. p. 102146.
Nawaz, R and Ho, YC and Chong, FK and Isa, MH and Lim, WH (2022) Synthesis, structural elucidation and application of core-shell structured black titanium dioxide photocatalyst for the removal of phenolic compounds from real wastewater. In: AIP Conference Proceedings.
Haruna, Abdurrashid and Chong, Fai-Kait and Ho, Yeek-Chia and Merican, Zulkifli Merican Aljunid (2022) Preparation and modification methods of defective titanium dioxide-based nanoparticles for photocatalytic wastewater treatment-a comprehensive review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29 (47). pp. 70706-70745.
Usman, Ibrahim Muntaqa Tijjani and Ho, Yeek-Chia and Baloo, Lavania and Lam, Man-Kee and Sujarwo, Wawan (2022) A comprehensive review on the advances of bioproducts from biomass towards meeting net zero carbon emissions (NZCE). Bioresource Technology. p. 128167.
Liew, Zhen-Shen and Ho, Yeek-Chia and Lau, Woei Jye and Nordin, Nik Abdul Hadi Md and Lai, Soon-Onn and Ma, Jun (2022) Altering substrate properties of thin film nanocomposite membrane by Al2O3 nanoparticles for engineered osmosis process. Environmental Technology. pp. 1-14.
Khurshid, Hifsa and Mustafa, Muhammad Raza Ul and Ho, Yeek-Chia (2022) Application of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy (ANFIS) Techniques for the Modelling and Optimization of COD Adsorption Process. In: International Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Smart Community: AISC 2020, 17--18 December, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia.
Yii, Louis Kon Wei and Chia, Ho Yeek and Jun, Tee Jia (2022) Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion Of Bio-Waste And Biogas Utilization Technologies: A Review. Platform: A Journal of Engineering, 6 (4). pp. 32-40.