Syahirah Faraheen Kabir Ahmad

Research Interest & Expertise: Water Resources Engineering, Wastewater Treatment, Bioenergy and Environmental Engineering and Renewable energy.

• Emerging trends of microalgae bio-granulation research in wastewater treatment: A bibliometric analysis from 2011 to 2023, Ahmad S.F.K, Lee, K. T., & Vadivelu, V. M., 2023, Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 102684
• Study of liquefied empty fruit bunch oil as bio-based adhesive, Ahmad S.F.K, 2023, Emergent Materials, 1-8
• Evaluation of phenol formaldehyde resin synthesized from sugarcane bagasse bio-oil under optimized parameters, Ahmad, S.F.K, Ali, U.F.M., Isa, K.M., & GOPINATH, S.C., 2022, Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 17, 2, 1523-1531
• Study on characterization of bio-oil derived from sugarcane bagasse (Saccharum barberi) for application as biofuel, Ahmad, S.F.K, Md Ali, U.F., Md Isa, K., & Gopinath, S.C., 2022, Clean Energy, 6, 2, 297-304
• Advancement in recycling waste tire activated carbon to potential adsorbents, Ali, U.F.M., Hussin, F., Gopinath, S.C., Aroua, M.K., Khamidun, M.H., Jusoh, N., & Ahmad, S.F.K., 2022, Environmental Engineering Research, 27, 6
• Comparative performance of catalytic and non-catalytic pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse in catatest reactor system, Ahmad, S.F.K., Ali, U.F.M., & Isa, K.M., 2020, April, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 778, 1, 012069
• Compilation of liquefaction and pyrolysis method used for bio-oil production from various biomass: A review, Ahmad, S.F.K., Ali, U.F.M., 2020, Environmental Engineering Research, 25, 1, 18-28
• Insight into recent advances in microalgae biogranulation in wastewater treatment, Ahmad, S.F.K., Kanadasan, G., Lee, K. T., & Vadivelu, V. M., 2024, Critical reviews in biotechnology, 1-16
• Optimization and development of denser Chlorella vulgaris microalgae granules for easy harvesting via self-flocculation, Ahmad, S. F. K., Kanadasan, G., Lee, K. T., & Vadivelu, V. M., 2024, Algal Research, 103505

• Graduate Technologist, MBOT – 2023
• Graduate Engineer, BEM – 2020
• Reviewer for Environment Engineering Research and Biorefinery and Biomass Journal

• Best Final Year Project Presentation, UPM – 2016
• JPA Scholarship Recipient – 2012–2016
• Academic Excellence Award – 2007–2008

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vel Murugan Vadivelu
Deputy Dean, School of Chemical Engineering, USM
📧 chvel@usm.my | 📞 +604-5996460

Prof. Dr. Lee Keat Teong
Senior Lecturer, School of Chemical Engineering, USM
📧 ktlee@usm.my | 📞 +604-5996409