PROFESOR TS. DR. GAANTY PRAGAS A/L MANIAM

	Contact No. : 095492305 Gender : MALE Nationality : MALAYSIA Current Positon : VK7-A-PROFESOR E-Mail : gaanty@ump.edu.my
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
. 2011 : IJAZAH KEDOKTORAN (DOCTORAL DEGREE), UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA . 2007 : IJAZAH SARJANA (MASTERS DEGREE), UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA . 2003 : Diploma Lepasan Ijazah, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE . 1999 : IJAZAH SARJANA MUDA (BACHELOR DEGREE), UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA
EXPERTISE
EXPERT AREA MAJOR YEARS OF EXPERTISE LEVEL BIOMASS ENERGY TECHNOLOGY (INCLUDING BIOGAS AND BIOFUEL) BIODIESEL 7 SANGAT TINGGI INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS 7 SANGAT TINGGI
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
EMPLOYER POST JOIN DATE RESIGN DATE STATUS Hitachi Express Singapore Pte. Ltd. QA OFFICER 01/11/1993 30/06/1994 TETAP Am Paint Specialists Singapore Pte. Ltd. R&D CHEMIST 01/11/1998 30/06/2001 TETAP Continental R&D Singapore Pte. Ltd. CHEMIST 01/07/2001 31/01/2006 TETAP Sm Abdullah Munshi, Sm St. Georges & Sm Sg. Nibong, Pulau Pinang TEACHER 01/02/2006 31/10/2006 SEMENTARA Universiti Sains Malaysia TUTOR 01/12/2007 31/05/2010 SEMENTARA
RESEARCH
NO. TITLE ROLE START DATE END DATE STATUS 1. STERYL GLUCOSIDES REMOVAL FROM PALM-BASED BIODESEL USING SBC AND EFB TO MEET ASTM D 7501-09B STANDARD ON FUEL FILTERABILITY Leader 25-DEC-2023 24-DEC-2025 Sedang Berjalan 2. ELUCIDATING THE KINETIC MECHANISM OF STERYL GLUCOSIDE ADSORPTION IN PALM-BASED BIODIESEL USING CALCIUM OXIDE DOPED SILICA DERIVED FROM RICE HUSK AND SEA SHELL. Member 01-DEC-2023 30-NOV-2025 Sedang Berjalan 3. PALM OIL MILL EFFLUENTS (POME) AS MICROALGAE DIATOM THALASSIOSIRA PSEUDONANA CULTIVATION MEDIUM FOR EPA AND DHA PRODUCTION Member 25-DEC-2022 24-DEC-2024 Sedang Berjalan 4. ELUCIDATION OF THE EFFECT OF BIOSURFACTANT IN SEQUENTIAL FUNGAL AND HYDROTHERMAL PRETREATMENT OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC WASTE FOR SUGAR RECOVERY Member 01-SEP-2022 31-AUG-2024 Sedang Berjalan 5. CULTIVATION OF DIATOMS USING PALM OIL MILL EFFLUENT IN OPEN AND CLOSED SYSTEMS FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS Leader 01-SEP-2022 31-AUG-2025 Sedang Berjalan 6. BIO-BASED VITRIMERS: SYNTHESIS AND FUNCTIONALIZATION FOR ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL APPLICATIONS Member 01-OCT-2021 30-SEP-2024 Sedang Berjalan 7. BIO-BASED VITRIMERS: SYNTHESIS AND FUNCTIONALIZATION FOR ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL APPLICATIONS (UIC211510) Member 01-OCT-2021 30-SEP-2024 Sedang Berjalan 8. SYNERGISTIC INTERACTION AND MECHANISTIC EVALUATION OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS (EDCS) PHOTODEGRADATION OVER AG3PO4/NB2O5 UNDER VISIBLE LIGHT IRRADIATION Member 20-DEC-2020 19-DEC-2022 Tamat (Perlu hantar laporan akhir) 9. MASS CULTIVATION OF MICROALGAE NITZSCHIA AND CHLORELLA SP FOR ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTIDIABETIC PROPERTIES Member 15-DEC-2019 14-MAR-2022 Tamat (Perlu hantar laporan akhir) 10. DEVELOPMENT OF MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED POLYMER (MIP) FOR ISOLATION OF FREE FATTY ACID (FFA) FROM PALM FATTY ACID DISTILLATE (PFAD) INDUSTRIAL BY-PRODUCT Member 15-NOV-2019 14-FEB-2022 Selesai (Mencapai Semua KPI) 11. Evaluation of properties of industrial wastes as adsorbents in removing steryl glucosides in palm based biodiesel Leader 01-SEP-2019 31-MAY-2022 Selesai (Tidak Mencapai KPI) 12. APPROACH TO BIOREMEDIATION: ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL PHOTOSYNTHETIC MICRO-ALGAE FOR BIODEGRADATION OF PLASTIC WASTE IN MALAYSIA. Member 01-MAY-2019 30-JUL-2021 Selesai (Mencapai Sebahagian KPI) 13. Evaluation of mechanistic and kinetics profiles of high yield organic carbonate synthesis from model sugar feedstock in the presence of water-tolerant heterogeneous catalyst Member 01-JAN-2019 30-SEP-2021 Selesai (Tidak Mencapai KPI) 14. Bioactive Macromolecules From Selected Microalgae Strain Amphora Sp. And Pavlova Sp. For Pharmacuetical Applications Member 15-OCT-2018 14-JAN-2022 Tamat (Perlu hantar laporan akhir) 15. Microalgae Cultivation: A Business Model Development For Commercialization And Sustainability Member 15-OCT-2018 14-JAN-2022 Tamat (Perlu hantar laporan akhir) 16. Bioactive Macromolecules From Selected Microalgae Strain Amphora Sp. And Pavlova Sp. For Pharmacuetical Applications Member 15-OCT-2018 14-JAN-2022 Tamat (Perlu hantar laporan akhir) 17. Lipids From Nannochloropsis Sp. And Scenedesmus Sp. For Lipid To Be Used As Feedstock In Biodiesel Production Leader 15-OCT-2018 14-JAN-2022 Selesai (Mencapai Sebahagian KPI) 18. IMPROVING BIODIESEL FILTERABILITY BY TREATING WITH CALCIUM SILICATE AS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT OF ASTM D7501-09B Leader 15-JUN-2018 14-SEP-2020 Selesai (Mencapai Sebahagian KPI) 19. POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA) - PERFLUORINATED SULFONIC ACID (PFSA) EMBEDDED WITH METAL (Be, Mg, Ca) AS A CATALYST FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION Leader 01-MAR-2018 28-FEB-2021 Selesai (Mencapai Semua KPI) 20. Redesign the Ca based heterogeneous catalytic system for the synthesis of sugar carbonates from aqueous renewable sugar feedstock. Member 25-AUG-2017 24-AUG-2019 Tamat (Perlu hantar laporan akhir) 21. n-vitro Mosquito larvicidal activity of microalgae Lyngbya spp. against human vectors Aedes and Culex. Member 30-JUN-2017 29-JUN-2019 Selesai (Mencapai Semua KPI) 22. Transesterification of Inedible Oils to Biodiesel Over Heterogeneous Supported Catalyst Leader 01-MAR-2017 01-MAR-2020 Selesai (Mencapai Semua KPI) 23. Biodiesel from Ruber Seed Oil using Alumina-supported CaO-KI As a Catalyst Leader 01-MAY-2016 30-APR-2018 Selesai (Tidak Mencapai KPI) 24. The effect of alkali and rare earth metals loading on waste deoiled-spent bleaching clay as a catalyst in transesterification reaction Leader 02-NOV-2015 01-NOV-2017 Selesai (Mencapai Semua KPI) 25. REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF WATER USED FOR WASHING PALM METHYL ESTER IN BIODIESEL INDUSTRY Leader 15-SEP-2015 14-SEP-2017 Selesai (Mencapai Semua KPI) 26. Alkaline earth Metals Loading on Waste Deoiled-Spent Bleaching Clay as Catalysts in Transesterification Reaction Leader 01-APR-2015 31-MAR-2017 Tamat (Tutup Projek) 27. Alkali and Rare Earth Metals Loading on Deoiled-Spend Bleaching Clay as Catalysts in Transesterification of Waste Oils Leader 15-MAR-2015 14-MAR-2017 Tamat (Tutup Projek) 28. Functioning Palm Mill Biomass-Based Carbon as A Solid Acid Catalyst for Esterification of Palm Fatty Acid Distillate(PFAD) Leader 01-FEB-2015 31-JAN-2017 Tamat (Tutup Projek) 29. Preparation of Methyl Ester from Microalgae - for Its Potential Application in Diesel Engine Member 25-DEC-2014 24-DEC-2016 Tamat (Tutup Projek) 30. A Novel Species of High Lipid Contents Microalgae for Biodiesel Production Through Supercritical Fluid Extraction Method (SFE) - a New Approach Member 25-DEC-2014 24-DEC-2016 Tamat (Tutup Projek) 31. Oil Palm Sap As A New Feedstock For The Catalytic Synthesis Of Organic Carbonate Member 01-JUL-2014 30-JUN-2016 Tamat (Tutup Projek) 32. Synthesis of Vertically Aligned TiO2 Nano Structures on Conducting Glass Substrate for Applications in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Member 15-MAY-2014 14-MAY-2016 Tamat (Tutup Projek) 33. Silica Gel-Supported Pd Catalyst for C-C bond formation reactions Member 15-APR-2014 14-APR-2016 Tamat (Tutup Projek) 34. Production of Aroma Compounds by Degradation of Carotenoid from Crude Oil Member 15-APR-2014 14-APR-2016 Tamat (Tutup Projek) 35. A New Service for Central Laboratory, UMP: Developing Eurycomanone as a Chemical Marker for Testing and Standardizing Tongkat Ali Products Member 01-MAR-2014 29-FEB-2016 Tamat (Tutup Projek) 36. In-Situ Trasesterification of Oil-Laden Spent Bleaching Clay using Calcium-Oxide as a Heterogeneous Catalyst Leader 25-FEB-2014 24-FEB-2016 Tamat (Tutup Projek) 37. Oil-Laden Decanter Clay As An Oil Source for In-Situ Preparation of Renewable Biodiesel (Methyl Esters) Leader 25-FEB-2014 24-FEB-2016 Tamat (Tutup Projek) 38. Biodiesel From Waste Resources Leader 15-OCT-2013 14-OCT-2014 Tamat (Tutup Projek) 39. Catalytic Oxidative Desulphurization of Fuel Oils using Heterogenous Metal Oixde Catalyst Member 15-MAY-2013 14-NOV-2015 Tamat (Tutup Projek) 40. Oil-Laden Decanter Clay as an Oil Source fro in Situ Prepaation of Renewable Biodiesel (Methyl Esters) Leader 15-DEC-2012 14-DEC-2014 Selesai (Mencapai Semua KPI) 41. Co2 Captured Technology for Catalystic Synthesis of Suger Carbonate From Biorenewable Feedstocks Member 15-NOV-2012 14-NOV-2014 Tamat (Tutup Projek) 42. Direct Catalystic Conversion of Natural Gas into Methanol via Liquid Phase Room Temperature Oxide Member 15-JUL-2012 14-JUL-2015 Selesai (Mencapai Semua KPI) 43. Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Ash as a Catalyst in the Production of Biodiesel waste Palm Cooking Oil Leader 15-JUN-2012 14-MAY-2014 Tamat (Tutup Projek) 44. Eutectic Ionic Liquid for Supercapacitor Electrolyste Member 01-JUN-2012 30-JUN-2014 Tamat (Perlu hantar laporan akhir) 45. Characterization and Utilization of Gypsum and Gypsum-based Compound as heterogeneous Catalysts in Transesterfication Member 01-JUN-2012 30-JUN-2014 Tamat (Perlu hantar laporan akhir) 46. Optimization o the Formulation of a Percolating Nanonets in Non-Woven Fiber Cloths Containing Natural Polymers Containing Hole-Conducting Species Member 01-JUN-2012 30-JUN-2014 Tamat (Perlu hantar laporan akhir) 47. In Situ Transesterification of Oil-laden Spent Bleaching Clay using Calcium-based Compounds as Heterogeneous Catalyst Leader 01-JUN-2012 30-JUN-2014 Tamat (Tutup Projek)
PUBLICATION
TYPE PUBLICATION TARIKH PENERBITAN TYPE OF CONTRIBUTION REFEREED PUBLICATION CONFERENCE PAPER Economical cultivation system of microalgae Spirulina platensis for lipid production 01/02/2021 50% & Resources, Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL Effects of light intensity and nutrients on the lipid content of marine microalga (diatom) Amphiprora sp. for promising biodiesel production 30/01/2021 50% Resources, Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS IN MEDICINAL PLANT Centella asiatica AND STUDY THE EFFECTS ON FUNGAL ACTIVITIES 01/02/2021 50%, Resources, Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL Introduction of Eco-Friendly Adhesives: Source, Types, Chemistry and Characterization 22/01/2021 50%, Resources, Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL Lipid Production from Nannochloropsis sp. Grown in Palm Oil Mill Effluent 01/02/2021 70%, Methodology, Visualization, Writing - review & editing. JOURNAL Production of lipids by Chaetoceros affinis in media based on palm oil mill effluent 10/02/2021 50% Resources, Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL Removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from agro-industrial wastewater by using microalgae collected from coastal region of peninsular Malaysia 01/01/2021 50%, Resources, Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL Removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from agro-industrial wastewater by using microalgae collected from coastal region of peninsular Malaysia 01/01/2021 50% Resources, Methodology, Supervision BOOK CHAPTER Plant extracts: Nanoparticle sources 10/07/2020 50% Main Author BOOK CHAPTER phytonanotechnology challenges and prospects Plant extracts: Nanoparticle sources 10/07/2020 50% data analysis and writing JOURNAL Biodiesel production using palm fatty acid distillate and rice husk silica supported NiSO4 as catalyst 02/06/2020 60% Resources, Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL Effect of plant hormones on the production of biomass and lipid extraction for biodiesel production from microalgae Chlorella sp. 03/02/2020 50% Resources, Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL Exploration of bioactive compounds and antibacterial activity of marine blue-green microalgae (Oscillatoria sp.) isolated from coastal region of west Malaysia 27/10/2020 50% Resources, Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL Microalgae cultivation using palm oil mill effluent as growth medium for lipid production with the effect of CO 2 supply and light intensity 26/11/2020 50% Resources, Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL Modification of Spent Bleaching Earth with WO3 and the Application for Photocatalytic Degradation of Waste Dyestuff under Solar Light 07/12/2020 50% Resources, Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL Plant extracts: Nanoparticle sources 10/07/2020 50%, Validation. JOURNAL Production of bioethanol from starchy tuber (Amorphophallus commutatus) and antimicrobial activity study of its extracts 29/05/2020 50% Resources, Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL Production of methyl ester from soybean oil by using impregnated mixed domestic-waste catalysts 10/03/2020 60% Resources, Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL Salinity reduction from poly-chem-industrial wastewater by using microalgae (Chlorella sp.) collected from coastal region of peninsular Malaysia 10/06/2020 50% Resources, Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using marine macroalgae Padina sp. and its antibacterial activity towards pathogenic bacteria 09/01/2020 40% Resources, Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL Ultrasonication: a process intensification tool for methyl ester synthesis: a mini review 16/10/2020 50% JOURNAL Ultrasonication: a process intensification tool for methyl ester synthesis: a mini review 25/10/2020 80% Investigation, Validation, Writing - original draft. Investigation, Validation. Resources, Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL Various adsorbents to improve the filterability of biodiesel 01/12/2020 60% Resources, Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL Various adsorbents to improve the filterability of biodiesel 27/07/2020 Co-Author 40% JOURNAL A review for key challenges of the development of biodiesel industry 01/04/2019 70% Resources, Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL Antimicrobial Study of Algal Enzymes Extracted from Microalgae by Ultrasonication. 20/03/2019 30% Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision JOURNAL Antioxidant and antibacterial activity of red seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii against pathogenic bacteria 23/09/2019 50% Resources, Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL DETERMINATION OF BIODIESEL AMOUNT IN VARIOUS BIODIESEL-DIESEL BLENDS 29/08/2019 60% Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing - original draft JOURNAL Microalgae cultivation using palm oil mill effluent as growth medium for lipid production with the effect of CO2 supply and light intensity 26/11/2019 50% Methodology, Supervision. JOURNAL Statistical optimization of lipid production by the diatom Gyrosigma sp. grown in industrial wastewater 07/11/2019 50% Resources, Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL Utilization of Waste Fish Bone as Catalyst in Transesterification of RBD Palm Oil 01/01/2019 60% Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing - original draft. JOURNAL A first report on biodiesel production from Aglaia korthalsii seed oil using waste marine barnacle as a solid catalyst 01/12/2018 60% Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing - original draft. JOURNAL Brief review of ceria and modified ceria: synthesis and application 25/07/2018 40% Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL Forage crop Lolium multiflorum assisted synthesis of AgNPs and their bioactivities against poultry pathogenic bacteria in in vitro 16/07/2018 40% Methodology, Visualization JOURNAL Transesterification of Karanja (Pongammia Pinnata) oil using barnacle derived CaO mixed ZnO 27/09/2018 50% resources, Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL Homology Modeling and Molecular Docking Studies on Type II Diabetes Complications Reduced PPARγ Receptor with Various Ligand Molecules 17/05/2017 25%-Data validation JOURNAL Palm fatty acid distillate as a potential source for biodiesel production-a review 01/02/2017 50%-idea of utilizing waste source JOURNAL Review on methyl ester production from inedible rubber seed oil under various catalysts 01/03/2017 50%-idea contribution JOURNAL Synthesis of Bimetallic Nanoparticles (Au–Ag Alloy) Using Commelina nudiflora L. Plant Extract and Study its on Oral Pathogenic Bacteria 20/01/2017 25%-Data validation JOURNAL The Prospect of Microalgal Biodiesel using Agro-industrial and Industrial Wastes in Malaysia 12/01/2017 20 % data validation JOURNAL Treating of palm oil mill effluent using Commelina nudiflora mediated copper nanoparticles as a novel bio-control agent 10/01/2017 40% Resources, Methodology, Supervision JOURNAL Viable Glycerol Carbonate Synthesis Through Direct Crude Glycerol Utilization from Biodiesel Industry 01/06/2017 25%-Experimental CONFERENCE PAPER Utilization of De-Oiled Spent Bleaching Clay as a Catalyst for Transesterification of Palm Olein 11/06/2016 50%-Experimental JOURNAL In Vitro Anticancer Activity of Au, Ag Nanoparticles Synthesized Using Commelina Nudiflora L.Aqueous Extract Against HCT-116 Colon Cancer Cells 09/05/2016 20% of data analysis JOURNAL Transesterification of Waste Cooking Oil using Calcium Loaded on Deoiled Spent Bleaching Clay as a Solid Base Catalyst 06/03/2016 50%-Experimental JOURNAL Treating of Palm Oil Mill Effluent using Commelina Nudiflora Mediated Copper Nanoparticles as a Novel Bio-control Agent 23/09/2016 30 % of data analysis JOURNAL Utilization of Palm Fatty Acid Distillate in Methyl Esters Preparation using SO42-/TiO2-SiO2 as a Solid Acid Catalyst. 10/03/2016 50%-Experimental and idea of waste utilization JOURNAL Versatile Boiler Ash Containing Potassium Silicate for the Synthesis of Organic Carbonates 24/03/2016 25%-Experimental CONFERENCE PAPER Rice Husk Silica Supported Oil Palm Fruit Ash as a Catalyst in the Transesterification of Waste Frying Oil 01/01/2015 85 % of result and discussion JOURNAL Intracellular Biosynthesis of Au and Ag Nanoparticles using Ethanolic Extract of Brassica oleracea L. and Studies on their Physicochemical and Biological Properties 27/01/2015 30 % data validation JOURNAL Intracellular Biosynthesis of Au and Ag Nanoparticles using Ethanolic Extract of Brassica oleracea L. and Studies on their Physicochemical and Biological Properties 27/01/2015 50%-data collection JOURNAL Novel utilization of waste marine sponge (Demospongiae) as a catalyst in ultrasound-assisted transesterification of waste cooking oil 22/01/2015 75%-sumbangan idea dalam penggunaan bahan terbuang JOURNAL Reusable Gypsum Based Catalyst for Synthesis of Glycerol Carbonate from Glycerol and Urea 23/06/2015 20 % of data analysis JOURNAL Studies About The Effect of Different Photosynthetic Light Intensity On Two Isolated Species of Marine Microalgae (Diatom) for High Lipid Production 31/12/2015 30% JOURNAL Utilization of Waste Fat from Catfish (Pangasius) in Methyl Esters Preparation Using Cao Derived from Waste Marine Barnacle and Bivalve Clam as Solid Catalysts 01/04/2015 60%-Experimental CONFERENCE PAPER How Refinery Industry Waste (Spent Bleaching Clay/Earth) Related to the Energy Fuel Demand: A review 10/08/2014 75 % of data analysis CONFERENCE PAPER Regeneration of Calcium Oxide (CaO) from Waste Gypsum via Two-step Reaction 17/10/2014 80% data analysis CONFERENCE PAPER Ultrasound-aided In Situ Transesterification of oil Adsorbed on Decanter Cake Using Efba and Na2SiO3 as Catalysts 17/11/2014 75 % data analysis CONFERENCE PAPER Ultrasound-aided In Situ Transesterification of oil Adsorbed on Decanter Cake Using Efba and Na2SiO3 as Catalysts. 17/11/2014 75%-Experimental JOURNAL A Brief Review of Para‐Xylene Oxidation to Terephthalic Acid as a Model of Primary C–H Bond Activation 27/11/2014 20% od data validation JOURNAL An accelerated route of glycerol carbonate formation from glycerol using waste boiler ash as catalyst 29/05/2014 20% for data analysis JOURNAL Biodiesel Preparation from Decanter Cake with Solid Acid Catalyst 10/08/2014 85% JOURNAL Biosynthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles Using Plant Derivatives and Their New Avenues in Pharmacological Applications – An Updated Report 08/12/2014 20 % of data validation JOURNAL Biosynthesized Gold Nanoparticle Developed as a Tool for Detection of HCG hormone in Pregnant Women Urine Sample 23/02/2014 25%-Data validation JOURNAL Commelina Nudiflora L. Edible Weed as a Novel Source for Gold Nanoparticles Synthesis and Studies on Different Physical-Chemical and Biological Properties 26/12/2014 20 % of data analysis JOURNAL Nutraceuticals as Potential Therapeutic Agents for Colon Cancer: A Review 27/03/2014 25%-Data collection and accuracy JOURNAL Transesterification of used cooking oil over alkali metal (Li, Na, K) supported rice husk silica as potential solid base catalyst 01/06/2014 50% JOURNAL A case study – Regulation and functional mechanisms of cancer cells and control its activity using plants and their derivatives 01/08/2013 20%-Discussion related to the results JOURNAL Decanter Cake as a Feedstock for Biodiesel Production: A First Report 24/07/2013 50% In experimental JOURNAL Potential of feedstock and catalysts from waste in biodiesel preparation: A review 30/04/2013 50%-Corresponding author, Experimental, Data searching and validating JOURNAL A New Heterogeneous Acid Catalyst System for Esterification of Free Fatty Acids Into Methyl Esters 05/05/2012 50-Experimental JOURNAL A new catalyst system in transesterification of palm olein: Tolerance of water and free fatty acids 14/12/2012 25% In experimental JOURNAL A new heterogeneous acid catalyst for esterification: Optimization using response surface methodology 01/04/2012 25% / In experiment and statistical analysis JOURNAL A new heterogeneous acid catalyst system for esterification of free fatty acids into methyl esters 05/05/2012 25% In experimental JOURNAL Catalysts derived from waste sources in the production of biodiesel using waste cooking oil 01/08/2012 25%-In experiment and statistical analysis JOURNAL Rebuttal to the Arguments in the Letter to the Editor: Improvement May be Possible 11/01/2012 50%-Data validation JOURNAL Sequential conversion of high free fatty acid oils into biodiesel using a new catalyst system 27/09/2012 25% In experimental JOURNAL Performance of Calcium Oxide as a Heterogeneous Catalyst in Biodiesel Production: A Review 01/11/2011 80% on data collection JOURNAL Pyrolysis of Residual Palm Oil in Spent Bleaching Clay by Modified Tubular Furnace and Analysis of the Products by GC-MS 23/02/2011 50-Experimental JOURNAL Regeneration and Reutilization of Oil Laden Spent Bleaching Clay via In-Situ Transesterification and Calcinations 26/02/2011 80% experimental JOURNAL Ultrasound Aided in Situ Transesterification of Crude Palm Oil Adsorbed on Spent Bleaching Clay 01/02/2011 25 % data analysis JOURNAL Utilization of BA (boiler ash) as catalyst for transesterification of palm olein 19/09/2011 50%-Experimental JOURNAL Utilization of Waste Cockle Shell (Anadara granosa) in Biodiesel Production from Palm Olein : Optimization Using Response Surface Methodology 16/03/2011 80 % experimental JOURNAL Utilization of Waste Crab Shell (Scylla serrata) as a Catalyst in Palm Olein Transesterification 11/09/2011 80-Experimental JOURNAL Crab and Cockle Shells as Catalysts for the Preparation of Methyl Esters from Low Free Fatty Acid Chicken Fat 11/08/2010 80 % experimental and data analysis JOURNAL Biodiesel from Adsorbed Waste Oil on Spent Bleaching Clay using CaO as a Heterogeneous Catalyst 01/10/2009 85% experimental JOURNAL Biodiesel production via transesterification of palm olein using waste mud crab (Scylla serrata) shell as a heterogeneous catalyst 08/08/2009 80 % experimental