Faye Chong

Contact

• workRoom CA26
  Malaysia Campus
  Jalan Broga
  43500 Semenyih
  Selangor Darul Ehsan
  Malaysia
• work+6 (03) 8725 3631
• fax+6 (03) 8924 8017
• Faye.Chong@nottingham.edu.my

Biography

Faye Chong obtained her PhD in Chemical Engineering and Master in Engineering Science from Curtin University, Perth Campus, as well as Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Curtin University, Sarawak Campus. Prior to joining University of Nottingham Malaysia in 2014, she worked in DA.AI Technology in Taiwan which is a brand company working on converting plastic bottles to eco-friendly products for use in daily lives. She dedicates most of her teaching and research time to developing and implementing materials recycling technologies. such as circular economy with focuses on waste management, composting, plastic recycling, wastewater treatment, and air purification.

Teaching Summary

Waste Management, Advanced Environmental Assessment, Process Simulation, Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Advanced Environmental Field Course

Research Summary

Research interests: Circular economy, Composting, Material Recycling, Wastewater and sludge treatment (anaerobic digestion), 3D printing, Process Simulation, Photocatalytic oxidation, Microbial fuel… read more

Recent Publications

• WEI LING CHOW, SIEWHUI CHONG, JUN WEI LIM, YI JING CHAN, MEI FONG CHONG, TIMM JOYCE TIONG, JIT KAI CHIN and GUAN-TING PAN, 2020. Anaerobic co-digestion of wastewater sludge: A review of potential co-substrates and operating factors for improved methane yield Processes. 8(1), 39
• YUH XIU LIEW, YI JING CHAN, MANICKAM SIVAKUMAR, MEI FONG CHONG, SIEWHUI CHONG, TIMM JOYCE TIONG, JUN-WEI LIM and GUAN-TING PAN, 2020. Enzymatic pretreatment to enhance anaerobic bioconversion of high strength wastewater to biogas: A review Science of The Total Environment. 713, 136373
• SURABHI KAMAL, GUAN-TING PAN, SIEWHUI CHONG and THOMAS CHUNG-KUANG YANG, 2020. Ultrasonically induced sulfur-doped carbon nitride/cobalt ferrite nanocomposite for efficient sonocatalytic removal of organic dyes Processes. 8(1), 104
• KASIMAYAN UMA, SIEWHUI CHONG, SINGARAVELU CHANDRA MOHAN, KANDASAMY JOTHIVENKATACHALAM, THOMAS C.-K. YANG and JA-HON LIN, 2020. Multi-functional RGO-supported α-Fe2O3 nanocomposites for high-performance pseudocapacitors and visible light–driven photocatalytic applications Ionics. 26, 3491–3500

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Current Research

Research interests: Circular economy, Composting, Material Recycling, Wastewater and sludge treatment (anaerobic digestion), 3D printing, Process Simulation, Photocatalytic oxidation, Microbial fuel cell.

Current and past projects:

• Optimisation of bio-fertiliser production process (current).
• Blue Sky Project - volunteering for refugee kids tutoring (current).
• Separation methods of packaging (completed).
• Implementation of Green Campus Model with focuses on food waste and recyclables (completed).
• Biogas production enhancement by co-digestion of empty fruit bunch (EFB) and mesocarp fibre (MF) with palm oil mill effluent (POME) (completed).
• Development of an e-waste-derived 3D printer using recycled waste plastics as the feedstock (completed).

• WEI LING CHOW, SIEWHUI CHONG, JUN WEI LIM, YI JING CHAN, MEI FONG CHONG, TIMM JOYCE TIONG, JIT KAI CHIN and GUAN-TING PAN, 2020. Anaerobic co-digestion of wastewater sludge: A review of potential co-substrates and operating factors for improved methane yield Processes. 8(1), 39
• YUH XIU LIEW, YI JING CHAN, MANICKAM SIVAKUMAR, MEI FONG CHONG, SIEWHUI CHONG, TIMM JOYCE TIONG, JUN-WEI LIM and GUAN-TING PAN, 2020. Enzymatic pretreatment to enhance anaerobic bioconversion of high strength wastewater to biogas: A review Science of The Total Environment. 713, 136373
• SURABHI KAMAL, GUAN-TING PAN, SIEWHUI CHONG and THOMAS CHUNG-KUANG YANG, 2020. Ultrasonically induced sulfur-doped carbon nitride/cobalt ferrite nanocomposite for efficient sonocatalytic removal of organic dyes Processes. 8(1), 104
• KASIMAYAN UMA, SIEWHUI CHONG, SINGARAVELU CHANDRA MOHAN, KANDASAMY JOTHIVENKATACHALAM, THOMAS C.-K. YANG and JA-HON LIN, 2020. Multi-functional RGO-supported α-Fe2O3 nanocomposites for high-performance pseudocapacitors and visible light–driven photocatalytic applications Ionics. 26, 3491–3500
• CHUNG YIIN WONG, MUHAMMAD NAEIM MOHD ARIS, HANITA DAUD, MAN KEE LAM, CHING SEONG YONG, HADURA ABU HASAN, SIEWHUI CHONG, PAU LOKE SHOW, OETAMI DWI HAJOENINGTIJAS, YEEK CHIA HO, PEI SEAN GOH, HUSNUL KAUSARIAN, GUAN-TING PAN and JUN WEI LIM, 2020. In-Situ Yeast Fermentation to Enhance Bioconversion of Coconut Endosperm Waste into Larval Biomass of Hermetia illucens: Statistical Augmentation of Larval Lipid Content Sustainability. 12(4), 1558
• SIEWHUI CHONG, THOMAS CHUNG-KUANG YANG, KUAN-CHING LEE, YI-FAN CHEN, JOON CHING JUAN, TIMM JOYCE TIONG, CHAO-MING HUANG and GUAN-TING PAN, 2020. Evaluation of the physico-mechanical properties of activated-carbon enhanced recycled polyethylene/polypropylene 3D printing filament Sādhanā. 45, 57
• CHUNG YIIN WONG, YEEK CHIA HO, JUN WEI LIM, PAU LOKE SHOW, SIEWHUI CHONG, YI JING CHAN, CHII DONG HO, MARDAWANI MOHAMAD, TA YEONG WU, MAN KEE LAM and GUAN-TING PAN, 2020. In-Situ Yeast Fermentation Medium in Fortifying Protein and Lipid Accumulations in the Harvested Larval Biomass of Black Soldier Fly Processes. 8(3), 337
• ZI XIANG KENG, SIEWHUI CHONG, CHEE GUAN NG, NUR IZZATI RIDZUAN, SVENJA HANSON, GUAN-TING PAN, PHEI LI LAU, CHRISTINA VIMALA SUPRAMANIAM, AJIT SINGH, CHIEW FOAN CHIN and HON LOONG LAM, 2020. Community-scale composting for food waste: A life-cycle assessment-supported case study Journal of Cleaner Production. 261, 121220
• KASIMAYAN UMA, ELAVARASAN MUNIRANTHINAM, SIEWHUI CHONG, THOMAS C.-K. YANG and JA-HON LIN, 2020. Fabrication of Hybrid Catalyst ZnO Nanorod/$alpha$-Fe2O3 Composites for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Crystals. 10(5), 356
• ELANGOVAN ERUSAPPAN, GUAN-TING PAN, HSIU-YING CHUNG, SIEWHUI CHONG, SIVAKUMAR THIRIPURANTHAGAN, THOMAS CHUNG-KUANG YANG and CHAO-MING HUANG, 2020. Hierarchical nickel–cobalt oxide and glucose-based carbon electrodes for asymmetric supercapacitor with high energy density Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 112, 330-336
• HSIU-YING CHUNG, GUAN-TING PAN, ZHONG-YUN HONG, CHUN-TSUNG HSU, SIEWHUI CHONG, THOMAS CHUNG-KUANG YANG and CHAO-MING HUANG, 2020. Biomass-Derived Porous Carbons Derived from Soybean Residues for High Performance Solid State Supercapacitors Molecules. 25(18), 4050
• DEXTER HOI LONG LEUNG, YIN SZE LIM, KASIMAYAN UMA, GUAN-TING PAN, JA-HON LIN, SIEWHUI CHONG and THOMAS CHUNG-KUANG YANG, 2020. Engineering S. oneidensis for Performance Improvement of Microbial Fuel Cell—a Mini Review Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology.
• NG, CHEE GUANAND YUSOFF, SUMIANIAND KAMARUL ZAMAN, NUR SHAKIRAH BINTIAND SIEWHUI, CHONG, 2020. Assessment on the Quality and EnvironmentalImpacts of Composting at Institutional Communityusing Life Cycle Assessment Approach Polish Journal of Environmental Studies.
• CHRISTELLE PAU PING WONG, THOMAS C.-K. YANG, SIEWHUI CHONG, JOON CHING JUAN, GUAN-TING PAN and CHAO-MING HUANG, 2019. Electrodeposited Co-Mn oxide composite electrodes for rechargeable Zn-air battery Ionics. 25(4), 1689–1698
• XIN HONG TAI, SOON WEI CHOOK, CHIN WEI LAI, KIAN MUN LEE, THOMAS CHUNG KUANG YANG, SIEWHUI CHONG and JOON CHING JUAN, 2019. Effective photoreduction of graphene oxide for photodegradation of volatile organic compounds RSC Advances. 9(31), 18076-18086
• JIN KIAT CHU, MITCHELL S.W. LIM, TIMM JOYCE TIONG, YEOW HONG YAO, LI YAN LIM, PRICELLA S.J. YEOH, KAVIN KUMAR, SIEWHUI CHONG, YI JING CHAN, GUAN-TING PAN and THOMAS C.-K. YANG, 2019. One-pot co-precipitation of copper–manganese–zinc oxide catalysts for the oxidation of CO and SO2 in the presence of ultrasonic irradiation Research on Chemical Intermediates. 45(12), 6003–6019
• GUAN-TING PAN, SIEWHUI CHONG, YI JING CHAN, TIMM JOYCE TIONG, JUN WEI LIM, CHAO-MING HUANG, PRADEEP SHUKLA and THOMAS CHUNG-KUANG YANG, 2019. Physical and Thermal Studies of Carbon-Enriched Silicon Oxycarbide Synthesized from Floating Plants Processes. 7(11), 794
• PRADEEP R. SHUKLA, SIEWHUI CHONG, GUAN-TING PAN, SHAOBIN WANG, MING ANG and VICTOR RUDOLPH, 2019. Adsorption of phenolic contaminants from water on activated carbon: An insight into single and multicomponent adsorption isotherms Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering. 14(6), e2372
• MAGDELINE TZE LENG LAI, CHIN WEI LAI, KIAN MUN LEE, SOON WEI CHOOK, THOMAS CHUNG KUANG YANG, SIEW HUI CHONG and JOON CHING JUAN, 2019. Facile one-pot solvothermal method to synthesize solar active Bi2WO6 for photocatalytic degradation of organic dye Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 801, 502 - 510
• GUAN-TING PAN, SIEWHUI CHONG, HSUAN-JU TSAI, WEI-HUA LU and THOMAS C.-K. YANG, 2018. The Effects of Iron, Silicon, Chromium, and Aluminum Additions on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Recycled 3D Printing Filaments Advances in Polymer Technology. 37(4), 1176-1184
• KUAN LUN PAN, GUAN TING PAN, SIEWHUI CHONG and MOO BEEN CHANG, 2018. Removal of VOCs from gas streams with double perovskite-type catalysts Journal of Environmental Sciences. 69, 205-216
• HSIEN-LUNG CHIU, YING-CHIH LIAO, GUAN-TING PAN and SIEWHUI CHONG, 2018. Hybrid nanocomposite film with enhanced moisture barrier properties Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 83, 168-173
• SIEWHUI CHONG and THOMAS CHUNG-KUANG YANG, 2018. Optimization of the photo-deposition parameters for carbon monoxide oxidation over gold–titania Chemical Engineering Communications. 205(5), 647-656
• SIEWHUI CHONG, GUAN-TING PAN, JITKAI CHIN, PAU LOKE SHOW, THOMAS CHUNG-KUANG YANG and CHAO-MING HUANG, 2018. Integration of 3D Printing and Industry 4.0 into Engineering Teaching Sustainability. 10(11), 3960
• GUAN-TING PAN, SIEWHUI CHONG, THOMAS C.-K. YANG and CHAO-MING HUANG, 2017. Electrodeposited Porous Mn1.5Co1.5O4/Ni Composite Electrodes for High-Voltage Asymmetric Supercapacitors Materials. 10(4), 370
• SIEWHUI CHONG and THOMAS CHUNG-KUANG YANG, 2017. Illumination wavelength and time dependent nano gold photo-deposition and CO oxidation Results in Physics. 7, 1167 - 1174
• KUAN-LUN PAN, DAI-LING CHEN, GUAN-TING PAN, SIEWHUI CHONG and MOO BEEN CHANG, 2017. Removal of phenol from gas streams via combined plasma catalysis Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 52, 108–120
• ARCHANA PATEL, PRADEEP SHUKLA, GUAN-TING PAN, SIEWHUI CHONG, VICTOR RUDOLPH and ZHONGHUA ZHU, 2017. Influence of copper loading on mesoporous alumina for catalytic NO reduction in the presence of CO Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 5(3), 2350-2361
• GUAN-TING PAN, SIEWHUI CHONG, THOMAS C.-K. YANG, PRADEEP SHUKLA, WEE SIONG CHIU and JOO CHING JUAN, 2017. Effect of Copper on the Growth and Photochemical Properties of Lanthanum Manganite Film Electrode Results in Physics. 7, 2118-2123
• SIEWHUI CHONG and THOMAS C.-K. YANG, 2017. Parametric Studies of Titania-Supported Gold-Catalyzed Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide Materials. 10(7), 756
• DOMINIC C.Y. FOO, SIEWHUI CHONG and NISHANTH CHEMMANGATTUVALAPPIL, 2017. Simulation of Recycle Streams. In: DOMINIC C.Y. FOO, ed., Chemical Engineering Process Simulation 1. Elsevier. 81-93
• NISHANTH CHEMMANGATTUVALAPPIL and SIEWHUI CHONG, 2017. Basics of Process Simulation with Aspen HYSYS. In: DOMINIC C.Y. FOO, ed., Chemical Engineering Process Simulation 1. Elsevier. 233-252
• SIEWHUI CHONG, 2017. Process Simulation for VCM Production. In: DOMINIC C.Y. FOO, ed., Chemical Engineering Process Simulation 1. Elsevier. 253-273
• GUAN-TING PAN, YUE-LIN YANG, SIEWHUI CHONG, NADARAJAN ARJUN, THOMAS C.-K. YANG and YEN-CHAO LAI, 2017. The durability study of thermochromic vanadium dioxide films with the addition of barrier coatings Vacuum. 145, 158-168
• SIEWHUI CHONG, GUAN-TING PAN, MOHAMMAD KHALID, THOMAS C.-K. YANG, SHUO-TING HUNG and CHAO-MING HUANG, 2016. Physical Characterization and Pre-assessment of Recycled High-Density Polyethylene as 3D Printing Material Journal of Polymers and the Environment. 25(2), 136–145
• GUAN-TING PAN, SIEWHUI CHONG, THOMAS C.-K. YANG and YUE-LIN YANG, 2016. Surface modification of amorphous SiO2 nanoparticles by oxygen-plasma and nitrogen-plasma treatments Chemical Engineering Communications. 203(12), 1666-1670
• GUAN-TING PAN, SIEWHUI CHONG, KUAN-LUN PAN, MOO-BEEN CHANG, THOMAS C.-K. YANG and PRADEEP SHUKLA, 2016. The study of photoelectrochemical properties of LaMnO3, LaFeO3, LaCrO3, and LaNiO3 photoelectrodes for hydrogen production Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. 19(5), 1557–1565
• SIEWHUI CHONG, HSIEN-LUNG CHIU, YING-CHIH LIAO, SHUO-TING HUNG and GUAN-TING PAN, 2015. Cradle to Cradle® Design for 3D Printing Chemical Engineering Transactions. 45, 1669-1674
• B.-S. CHEN, S.-H. HSIAO, S. CHONG and S.-T. HUNG, 2015. Feasibility study of 3D printing using recyclables In: Earth Observations and Societal Impacts and ICLEI Resilience Forum in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
• H.-L. CHIU, Y.-C. LIAO and S. CHONG, 2015. Multilayer thin oxide film for low moisture barrier In: 2015 Taiwan/Korea/Japan (TKJ) Joint Meeting on Chemical Engineering in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
• H.-L. CHIU, Y.-C. LIAO and S. CHONG, 2015. Preparation of Si/VxOy Film for Better Moisture Barrier In: 2015 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
• ANTENEH MESFIN YENENEH, SIEWHUI CHONG, TUSHAR KANTI SEN, HA MING ANG and AHMET KAYAALP, 2013. Effect of Ultrasonic, Microwave and Combined Microwave-Ultrasonic Pretreatment of Municipal Sludge on Anaerobic Digester Performance WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION. 224(5),
• ANTENEH MESFIN YENENEH, TUSHAR KANTI SEN, SIEWHUI CHONG, HA MING ANG and AHMET KAYAALP, 2013. Effect of combined microwave-ultrasonic pretreatment on anaerobic biodegradability of primary, excess activated and mixed sludge Computational Water, Energy, and Environmental Engineering. 2(03), 7
• S.W. LAU, S. CHONG, H.M. ANG, T.K. SEN and H.B. CHUA, 2013. Dewaterability of Anaerobic Digested Sludge with Cations and Chitosan as Dual Conditioners. In: Developments in Sustainable Chemical and Bioprocess Technology Springer US. 11-17
• SIEWHUI CHONG, TUSHAR KANTI SEN, AHMET KAYAALP and HA MING ANG, 2012. The performance enhancements of upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors for domestic sludge treatment-A State-of-the-art review Water research. 46(11), 3434-3470
• ANTENEH MESFIN YENENEH, SIEWHUI CHONG, TUSHAR KANTI SEN, HA MING ANG and AHMET KAYAALP, 2012. Characterization of ultrasonic and microwave pretreated municipal mixed sludge and its anaerobic biodegradability In: The 4th IWA Asia-Pacific Young Water Professionals Conference, Tokyo, Japan.
• HONGQI SUN, RUH ULLAH, SIEWHUI CHONG, HA MING ANG, MOSES O TADÉ and SHAOBIN WANG, 2011. Room-light-induced indoor air purification using an efficient Pt/N-TiO2 photocatalyst Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 108, 127-133
• SIEWHUI CHONG, SHAOBIN WANG, MOSES TADÉ, HA MING ANG and VISHNU PAREEK, 2011. Simulations of photodegradation of toluene and formaldehyde in a monolith reactor using computational fluid dynamics AIChE journal. 57(3), 724-734
• YANQIANG LI, HONGQI SUN, SIEWHUI CHONG, X.S. ZHAO, SHAOBIN WANG, HUYONG TIAN and QIN LI, 2010. Hierarchical Macro-meso-porous Titania Structures for Photocatalytic Decompositon of Methylene Blue Chemeca 2010: Engineering at the Edge; 26-29 September 2010, Hilton Adelaide, South Australia. 2109
• SIEWHUI CHONG, VISHNU PAREEK, SHAOBIN WANG, MOSES TADE and HA MING ANG, 2009. COUPLING OF PLUG FLOW MODEL INTO FLUENT SIMULATIONS In: 8th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Montreal Canada.
• VISHNU PAREEK, SIEWHUI CHONG, MOSES TADE and ADESOJI A. ADESINA, 2008. Light intensity distribution in heterogenous photocatalytic reactors ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING. 3(2), 171-201
• SIEWHUI CHONG, VISHNU PAREEK, SHAOBIN WANG and MOSES TADE, 2008. CFD Simulation of a Honeycomb Monolith Photoreactor In: 6th International Conference on CFD in Oil & Gas, Metallurgical and Process Industries, SINTEF/NTNU, Trondheim Norway.