The 4th Progress report meeting in Kyoto

The 4th Progress Report Meeting of The Project for Development of Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) Treatment System for Sustainable Energy Production and Resource Recovery based on Material Innovation (SATREPS POME)  < Hybrid meeting>

11-14 November 2024

14 members of the Project has travelled to Kyoto, Japan from 8 November to 15 November, 2024 to attend the 4th Progress report meeting with Japanese researchers.

The meeting has successfully fulfilled its objectives of reviewing and advancing the development of innovative POME treatment systems. The four-day gathering at the Katsura Campus of Kyoto University proved to be highly productive, facilitating meaningful exchanges between researchers from UTM, NITECH, and Kyoto University. The successful completion of both the progress meeting and the overall visit to Japan marks another significant milestone in the SATREPS project’s journey. The Malaysian project members safely return to their hometown on 15th November 2024. The experience and knowledge gained during the visit will continue to influence and enhance the collaborative research efforts between Malaysian and Japanese institutions in their shared pursuit of innovative solutions for environmental sustainability.



PROGRAM

November
11 (Mon)
13:00-17:00
(Japan)/14:00-18:00 (Malaysia)

13:00-13:30

Overall Progress of the Project

[Chair] Dr. Mohd Zamri Bin Mohd
Yusop

 

Overall Progress of project

Assoc.
Prof. Naoko Yoshida

 

JICA / JST / MOHE’s comments

Prof. Ts. Dr. Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan
Othman

 

Schedule
& the 2nd JCC

JICA Project Coordinator by Ms. Kae Russell

13:30-14:30

[Group
1]
Output
1. Biogas purification an
d SOFC

[Chair]Assoc Prof. Yoshida

 

 

Biogas
Production from POME: Synthesis, Upgrading and

Energy
Conversion Studies

Scope 3:
Biogas upgrading via membrane technology

Scope 4:
Carbon resistant-SOFC fueling with biogas

Prof. Ts.
Dr. Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
, Nurulhusna Binti Mohd Suffian

 

14:30-15:00

[Group
1]
Valuable
product from Palm waste

[Chair] Assoc. Prof. Hidetoshi
Miyazaki

 

Biogas Production from POME:

Synthesis,
Upgrading
and Energy Conversion Studies

Scope1:

Synthesis of high-performance carbon

Dr. Mohd Zamri Bin Mohd
Yusop

15:00-15:40

XRD analysis

[Chair] Prof. Ts. Dr. Mohd Hafiz
Dzarfan Othman

 

Structural
analysis of ceramic separators for microbial fuel cells using synchrotron
radiation XRD analysis

Assoc. Prof. Hidetoshi
Miyazaki

15:40-16:10

Molecular simulations
on the CO2 diffusion inside amine-containing polymeric membranes

[Chair] Prof. Ts. Dr. Mohd
Hafiz Dzarfan Othman

 

Molecular
simulations on the CO2 diffusion inside amine-containing polymeric membranes

Assoc. Prof. Ryo Nagumo

November 12 (Tue)10:00-15:00 (Japan)/11:00-16:00 (Malaysia)

10:00-12:00

[Group
1]
Enhancement
of biogas production via conductive carbon.

[Chair]Prof. Ts. Dr. Mohd Hafiz
Dzarfan Othman

 

10:00-10:30

Investigating
the Role of Carbon Conductive Materials on Anaerobic Digestion of

Palm Oil
Mill Effluent to Enhance Biogas Production

Ayik
Abdillah (PhD Student)
, Prof. Dr. Taira Hidaka

10:30-11:00

Enhancement
of biogas production via conductive carbon

Mr.
Muzzammil Bin Ngatiman (ph.D. student, Nitech, MPOB)

 

11:00- 11:30

Conductive
Carbon
based dual layer fiber
for biogas production enhancement in anaerobic digestion system

Dr. Mohd
Hafiz Puteh

13:00-15:00

[Group 4] A
system to produce or recover valuable products and mineral nutrients 

[Chair]Prof. Taku Fujiwara

13:00-13:30

The effect of the co-cultivation of photosynthetic and
diatom Cyclotella sp. for POME treatment and the recovery of value-added agal
compounds

Dr. Jingnan LI

13:30-14:00

Application of Photosynthesis as a Post-Treatment in
Microbial Fuel Cells for Sewage Water and the Degradation of Organic Matter
and Nutrients in POME Treatment

Dr.  Nguyen Ho Que (Post.Doc., Nitech)

14;00-14:30

 1.4-Deveiopment of Continuous Recovery System
for Reclamation of Valuable Products and Mineral(Nutrients)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mukhlis A Rahman

14:30-15:00

Preparation of ceramic flat sheet membrane and its
performance

Ms. Nurul Fazlin Binti Hasnul Hafiz

November 13 (Wed)10:00-13:00 (Japan)/11:00-14:00
(Malaysia)

10:00-12:00

[Group
2]
A system
to convert POME-fermented water to electricity via Microbial Fuel Cell 

[Chair] Assoc Prof. Naoko Yoshida

10:00-10:30

Modifying
silica ceramic AEM

separator
for social

Implementation

Prof. Dr.
Juhana Jaafar

10:30-11:00

Utilization
of Palm Oil Biomass as Carbon-Based Materials for Electrode in Microbial Fuel
Cells

 

Dr. Farhana
Binti Aziz

11.00-11.30

The
potential of Ni-MMT separator for MFC system

Mr. Hamdan Dwi Rizqi

11.30-12.00

Anion
Exchange Membrane Separator Derived From Montmorillonite Modified With

Surface-Charged
Zirconia Nanoparticles For Microbial Fuel Cell

Mr. Kenny Looi Soon Ken

12:00-13:00

[Group
2]

Development of microbial fuel cells system in the POME wastewater

treatment
for sustainable energy harvesting

[Chair]Prof. Dr. Juhana Jaafar

12:00-12:30

Development of Oxygen Reduction Catalyst Electrodes
and Carbon Dioxide Reduction Photocatalysts for Microbial Fuel Cell

Prof. Dr. Shinji Kawasaki

12:30-13:00

(Rumi)A system to convert POME-fermented water to
electricity via Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) is established (Arakawa)Evaluation
of the Effect of Zirconia Coating on Microbial Fuel Cells with Ceramic
Separators
(Morii)Power output calculation of microbial fuel cells considering cathode
performance

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Naoko
Yoshida

Nitech
students, Rumi /Arakawa/Morii (5min each)

November 14 (Thu)10:00-12:00 (Japan)/11:00-13:00 (Malaysia)

10:00-11:20

[Group
3]
Development
of composite hollow fiber membrane for POME wastewater treatment

[Chair]Assoc Prof. Naoko Yoshida

10:00-10:40

(Assoc Prof Dr Lau Woei Jye) Project 3 Overview and
Membrane for AT-POME Treatment

(Ms Khor Wan Yi PhD student)

Green TFC Membrane Development

(Ms Tai Li Jia PhD student) TFC Membrane for Water
Treatment

(Dr Ng Be Cheer Research Officer)

Overview on
Design of UF-RO System

Assoc Prof
Dr Lau Woei Jye – 30-40 min (Membrane for AT-POME treatment)

 

10:40-11:00

Sustainable
Polyamide Thin Film Composite Membranes Made of Ultrasonic Atomization for
Water Treatment
 

Ms Khor Wan
Yi,

11:00-11:20

PROJECT 3:
Water Reclamation

Overview on
design of UF-RO system

 

Dr Ng Be
Chee

11:20-12:00

Surface
Grafting of Polyamine Thin Film Composite
Reverse Osmosis Membrane with
Gallic Acid and
Chitosan
For Water Treatment

TAI LI JIA

                              

 

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