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For January, 2009

Spring Clean Day

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On 16 Jan 2009, all CREG members have work together to clean and rearrange the lab due to the 5S program. The program was lead by Mr Fadhzir. Thanks to all CREG members who get their hands dirty on the program. Hopefully, the program will make us more close and increase the spirit between us. GAMBATE KUDASAI everyone.

Video shooting in CREG lab by TV3

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There was a video shooting in CREG lab conducted by TV3 for Iskandar Malaysia. Pictures will be uploaded soon. The crew production involved were Aidid Marcelo (Remaja and Majalah 3, TV3) and team. Me (Mailin), Linda and Prof NASA were acting in the shooting. What a marvelous experience!! Special thanks to Mr. Zaki for coming and supporting the program.

Prof. NASA and Linda blending the EPFB.

Mailin using the tubular reactor to heat the EPFB

Director Aidid explaining his ideas to Prof NASA

Prof NASA in action…

Checking out the outcome of the video shooting

CREGUTM FORUM Launched

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I would like to announce that cregutm.com now has its own forum to further entice discussion related to reaction, catalysis engineering as well as renewable energy. The forum will be very usedful for researchers, students and industries. It is also hoped that possible networking, join-venture research can be realised from this platform. The forum has already been launched today and we are welcoming anybody who is interested in this field to join in as a member. Registration in the forum is free and straight forward. Feel free to register.

CREG PATENT

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1.       Nor Aishah Saidina Amin, Mailin Misson, Roslindawati Haron, Mohd Fadhzir Ahmad Kamaroddin, (2008), “A Process For Converting Empty Palm Fruit Bunch (Epfb) To Biodiesel, Gas Fuel And Char”, Malaysia Patent PI2008 4539

2.       Nor Aishah Saidina Amin, Siti Eda Misi (2008), “A process for producing biodiesel and a process for producing a catalyst used in the process for producing the biodiesel”, Malaysia Patent PI2008 4694

3.       Nor Aishah Saidina Amin, Wan Nor Nadyaini Wan Omar (2008), “A process for producing biodiesel from waste cooking oil”, Malaysia Patent PI2008 4695

4.       Nor Aishah Saidina Amin and Istadi, (2004),”An Integrated Reactor-Permreactor-Permeator for Natural Gas Conversion Process”, Malaysia Patent PI 20043759.

5.       Nor Aishah Saidina Amin, Didi Dwi Anggoro, (2001), “A Catalyst for Converting Natural Gas to Gasoline and A Single Step Process for Producing Gasoline from Natural Gas using the Same”, Malaysia Patent PI 20013625

CREG Achievement (2008)

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1. Best Poster, 15th Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering (RSCE) in conjunction with the 22nd Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineering (SOMChE), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2-3 Dec 2008.

2. Silver Medal, Industrial Art Technology Exhibition (INATEX), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia, Aug 2008.

Project Vot 79049

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The project is ready to be closed within this couple of month. 7 papers and 1 book chapter were produced via this project. CREG members are encouraged to propose new proposal for grant application.

Paper published in Bioresource Technology, Elsevier

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One of our paper entitled Pretreatment of Empty Palm Fruit Bunch for Production of Chemicals via Catalytic Pyrolysis has recently been accepted to be published in Bioresource Technology, Elsevier. We are currently in the process of developing new paper for high impact-factor international journal.

CREG Participating in Malaysia Technology Exhibition (MTE)

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CREG will be participating in Malaysia Technology Exhibition (MTE) this 19-21st February 2009.  All members are preparing for the national level exhibition. More updates later.

New CREG Research Assistant

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CREG has appointed a new research assistant and he is Mohamad Nizam Bin Abd Muttalib. He’ll be assisting CREG research and management.

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