This is indeed a long pending task that I have to do since last December 2020. Unfortunately, I procrastinated on this tasks. Today I forced myself to work on this project. It is actually a contract research grant i was given from Centre for Engineering Education (CEE) and the short title of this research is “Identity of an Engineer”, which is non-techie, non-chemical engineering but important for capacity building of an engineer.
2021 Day 129 Task – Completing End of Grant Report
Posted on May 10, 2021 ·
One of my Tier 2 Report granted by the University, more known as Grant Universiti Penyelidikan (GUP) has completed last year. It’s my responsibility to prepare an End Report for the grant. This grant basically supported the expenses to conduct my PhD research student, Nur Nazlina Saimon.
Day 37 Task – Preparing FRGS Grant & Working on Correction for TRGS
Posted on February 6, 2020 ·
The due date for FRGS grant is just around the corner and I need to start preparing it. It is not easy. Last time I successfully secured FRGS was in 2009. That means I haven’t had FRGS under my name for 11 years already. I need to keep trying. All the best to me 🙂
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Day 34 Task – Presentation of TRGS Grant
Posted on February 3, 2020 ·
Today ended with a TRGS presentation at Bilik Mesyuarat Belgian at TNCPI Office. This research program is headed by PM Dr. Mazura Jusoh, who also the Head for Project 1. Dr. Jaysuman from School of Electrical headed Project 2 while Dr. Sarina Sulaiman from School of Computing headed Project 3. I am the member for Project 1 and 2. Hopefully we can get the project… Pray for us.
Read all my “1 Official Task Per Day Record Challenge for 2020” —> https://people.utm.my/zakiyamani/category/1-activity-1-day/
New Active Research Grant – CRG 44.2: Characterization and Qualitative Analysis of Antioxidants in Freeze Concentrated Cucumber Juice/Extract
Posted on January 27, 2020 ·
I received an email notification from RMC that this research grant is already active and good to go. InsyaAllah, we will do our best to work on this Collaborative Research Grant the best that we can. InsyaAllah.
Day 24 Task – Patent Search for TRGS
Posted on January 24, 2020 ·
Today is a holiday, tomorrow is the Chinese New Year. But today is the deadline for TRGS Research Grant. Hence, almost the TRGS grant form are almost done, but the new requirement which is to include patent search is still not done yet. Hence we need to do that first, today… or if not, we cannot submit TRGS. All the best to us.
Read all my “1 Official Task Per Day Record Challenge for 2020” —> https://people.utm.my/zakiyamani/category/1-activity-1-day/
Day 22 Task – Meeting for Budget Planning RMK12 Center for Engineering Education (CEE)
Posted on January 22, 2020 ·
The picture above is showing our preparation for the PENYEDIAAN PERMOHONAN PERUNTUKAN CADANGAN PROJEK PEMBANGUNAN DI BAWAH RANCANGAN MALAYSIA KE-12 (2021-2025), UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA.
Among other tasks that I performed today:
- Mathwork Project Meeting @ CEE in the morning.
- RMK12 Planning and Budget Meeting for CEE Building @ CEE after the above mentioned meeting.
- Correction for CRG Grant.
- Arrangement and coordination for Plant Design Project for next semester.
Read all my “1 Official Task Per Day Record Challenge for 2020” —> https://people.utm.my/zakiyamani/category/1-activity-1-day/
Congratulations PM Ir. Dr. Mohamed Sultan Bin Mohamed Ali
Posted on October 9, 2019 ·
I would like to congratulate Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Mohamed Sultan bin Mohamed Ali from Faculty of Engineering for receiving research grant worth RM1.2 million from Microtronics Technology Sdn. Bhd. for research titled Failure Analysis Methods and Processes in Electronics Manufacturing Industry.
Potential Academic Staff (PAS) ~ Research Abstract (2014-2015)
Posted on March 27, 2014 ·
THERMODYNAMIC STUDY OF CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF GLYCEROL STEAM REFORMING TO OLEFINS
Executive Summary of Research Proposal
Glycerol, an alcohol and oxygenated chemical byproduct from biodiesel production, has enormous potential to be converted into higher value-added fuels and chemicals. Due to the alarming excessive production of glycerol worldwide that have triggered environmental concerns, and the importance of olefins in the industry, it is therefore essential to explore the process of glycerol-to-olefin (GTO) in greater depth. This is mainly due to the fact that no dedicated study concerning GTO has been performed. Detail catalytic study has been previously studied and results are promising. However, there is a need to explore GTO in bigger perspective. In order to pursue this, complex thermodynamic analysis via simultaneous dehydration, dehydrogenation and deoxygenation of glycerol at various temperature, pressure and flowrate will be investigated. Empiral models will be used to generate thermodynamic data analysis. The result from this study will be a novel thermodynamic analysis of catalytic conversion of glycerol to olefins via complex reaction network.
Research University Grant Scheme Tier 1 ~ Research Abstract (2014 – 2016)
Posted on March 27, 2014 ·
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SUSTAINABLE ACYL ACCEPTOR FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION FROM PFAD
Executive Summary of Research Proposal (PY/2014/02061)
Biodiesel is a clean burning fuel produced from renewable domestic sources such as vegetable oils and animal grease. It is biodegradable, non-inflammable,
non-toxic and has a favorable combustion–emission profile, producing much less carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and unburned hydrocarbons than
petroleum-based diesel. The production of first generation biodiesel has grown tremendously over the past decade. InMalaysia’s context, the government has
encouraged the production of biodiesel by providing numerous incentives. In 2006, 60 biodiesel manufacturing licenses were approved. Unfortunately, almost all
biodiesel plants utilizing vegetable oil as feedstock were later forced to shut down their operation due to the sudden increasing price of vegetable oil. As a result,
substantial number of biodiesel plants were left idle, some even sold as scrap metal. Such scenario could be overcome by utilizing a cheaper and sustainable
feedstock. Palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) could be the answer to a commercially viable biodiesel production. Hence, production of fatty acid ester (FAE) from
PFAD containing high free fatty acids (FFA) was investigated in this work. Batch esterifications of PFAD were carried out to study the influence of reaction
temperatures of 70–100 °C, molar ratios of sustainable acyl acceptors to PFAD of 0.4:1–12:1, quantity of catalysts of 0–5.50% (wt of catalyst/wt of PFAD) and
reaction times of 15–240 min. Optimum conditions, reaction kinetics and mass transfer activities will be investigated. It is expected that the amount of FFA to
reduced from more than 90% to below 5% at the end of the esterification process. FAE will be further purified with alkaline medium and the final biodiesel product
will be tested in accordance to quality standard ASTM D6751-02.
