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Xiamen University - LAI Sin Yuan

LAI Sin Yuan

Assisstant Professor ChM. Dr.

Office: A4-429
Tel: +603-87055124
Email: sinyuan.lai@xmu.edu.my
Research Interests: Heterogeneous Catalysis; Photocatalysis; Materials Science; Green Chemistry; Energy and Environment

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SDGs Focus
7 Affordable and Clean Energy 12 Responsible Consumption and Production 13 Climate Action 14 Life Below Water

About Me

ChM. Dr. Lai Sin Yuan is an Assistant Professor at School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia. Before this, she was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Then she pursued her career in a university college, and subsequently joined School of Energy and Chemical Engineering in 2018. She has successfully delivered three research projects so far. Meanwhile, she actively contributes to the academic community as a Reviewer for prestigious journals, such as Chemosphere, Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry, etc.

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia, 2014
  • Bachelor of Industrial Chemistry (Hons), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia, 2010

  • Institut Kimia Malaysia (IKM)| Malaysian Institute of Chemistry: Member
  • Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT): Graduate Technologist

  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Macromolecules  and Material Science, 2022 – present
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Materials and Polymer Science, 2022 – present

 

Research Projects 

  • Kinetic and mechanistic studies of SO2 catalytic thermal reduction to elemental S over in-situ SO2/O2-activated eggshells-derived CaO catalyst
  • Green Synthetic of Carbon doped-TiO2 in Photo-reforming of Aromatic Organic Pollutants under Visible Light Irradiation
  • Poultry waste utilization: Remediation of highly-polluting SO2 via chicken eggshells-derived catalyst
  • Valorization of C4 hydrocarbons to value-added chemicals over green Keggin-type polyoxometalates for environmental sustainability

Current Courses Taught

  • BSC201 – Organic Chemistry
  • CME111 – Analytical Chemistry for Engineers
  • CME115 – Organic Chemistry
  • CME430 – Pollution and Sampling
  • CME437 – Nanomaterials
  • CME438 – Final Year Project 1
  • CME439 – Final Year Project 2
  • EGE404 – Thesis I
  • EGE405 – Thesis II
  • FSC107 – General Chemistry Laboratory
  • FSC201 – Organic Chemistry
  • FSC202 – Organic Chemistry Laboratory
  • G0338 – There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom
  • G0330 – Science Handcraft
  • MBT 208 – Mariculture Water Chemistry

Local Grant(s)

  •  Kinetic and mechanistic studies of SO2 catalytic thermal reduction to elemental S over in-situ SO2/O2-activated eggshells-derived CaO catalyst, 2019 – 2022, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
  • Green Synthetic of Carbon doped-TiO2 in Photo-reforming of Aromatic Organic Pollutants under Visible Light Irradiation, 2020 – 2024, XMUM Research Fund Cycle 4 (XMUMRF-C4)
  • Poultry waste utilization: Remediation of highly-polluting SO2 via chicken eggshells-derived catalyst, 2018 – 2025, XMUM Research Fund Cycle 5 (XMUMRF-C5)

Journal 

  • Michelle Mei Xue Lum, Kim Hoong Ng, Sin Yuan Lai*, Abdul Rahman Mohamed, Abdulkareem Ghassan Alsultan, Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap, Mei Kee Koh, Mohamad Azuwa Mohamed, Dai-Viet N. Vo, Manjulla Subramaniam, Kyle Sebastian Mulya, Nathasya Imanuella, Sulfur dioxide catalytic reduction for environmental sustainability and circular economy: A review, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 176 (2023) 580-604. DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2023.06.035.

  • Zekai Yan, Sin Yuan Lai*, Cheng Loong Ngan, Haiyan Li, Abdul Rahman Mohamed, Recent advances in energy-efficient and regenerative SO2 absorption over deep eutectic solvents, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 10 (6), (2022) 108967. DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2022.108967.

  • Michelle Mei Xue Lum, Abdul Rahman Mohamed, Sin Yuan Lai*, Thermodynamic study of regenerative barium-based materials towards barium sulfide for catalytic sulfur dioxide reduction, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 185, (2022) 309-325. DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.07.023. 

  • Kim Hoong Ng*, Sin Yuan Lai, Nina Farhana Mohd Jamaludin, Abdul Rahman Mohamed, A review on dry-based and wet-based catalytic sulphur dioxide (SO2) reduction technologies, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 423 (2022)127061. DOI:  10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127061.

  • Mahashanon Arumugam*, Ka-Lun Wong, Arjun Nadarajan, Sin Yuan Lai, Chee Keong Goh, Sugeng Triwahyono, Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap, Green solvothermal synthesis and characterisation of surface organosilylated hierarchical nanozeolite ZSM-5, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 329 (2022) 111516. DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2021.111516.

  • Kim Hoong Ng*, Sin Yuan Lai*, Chin Kui Cheng, Yoke Wang Cheng, Chi Cheng Chong, Photocatalytic Water Splitting for Solving Energy Crisis: Myths, Fact or Busted?, Chemical Engineering Journal 417 (2021) 128847. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.128847.

  • Sin Yuan Lai*, Kim Hoong Ng, Chin Kui Cheng, Hadi Nur, Mukhamad Nurhadi, Mahashanon Arumugam, Photocatalytic Remediation of Organic Waste over Keggin-based Polyoxometalate Materials: A Review, Chemosphere, 263 (2021) 128244. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128244.

  • Kim Hoong Ng*, Lai Sin Yuan, Chin Kui Cheng, Kaijuan Chen, Chao Fang, TiO2 and ZnO photocatalytic treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME) and feasibility of renewable energy generation: A short review”, Journal of Cleaner Production, 233 (2019) 209-225. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.06.044.

  • Shokoh Parham, Sheela Chandren, Dedy HB Wicaksono, Saeedeh Bagherbaigi, Siew Ling Lee, Lai Sin Yuan, Hadi Nur*, Textile/Al2O3-TiO2 nanocomposite as an antimicrobial and radical scavenger wound dressing, RSC Advances, issue 6 (2016) 8188-8197. DOI: 10.1039/C5RA20361A.

  • Shamsuddin Chik Zi, Sheela Chandren, Lai Sin Yuan, Rasidah Razali, Chin Siong Ho, Djoko Hartanto, Teuku Meurah Indra Mahlia, Hadi Nur*, New method to synthesize mesoporous titania by photodegradation of surfactant template, Solid State Sciences, 52 (2016) 83-91.

  • Djoko Hartanto, Lai Sin Yuan, Sestriana Mutia Sari, Djarot Sugiarso, Irmina Kris Murwani, Taslim Ersam, Didik Prasetyoko, Hadi Nur*, The use of the combination of FTIR, pyridine adsorption, 27Al and 29Si MAS NMR to determine the Brönsted and Lewis acidic sites, Jurnal Teknologi, 76: 6 (2016) 223-228.

  • Djoko Hartanto, Lai Sin Yuan, Sestriana Mutia Sari, Djarot Sugiarso, Irmina Kris Murwarni, Taslim Ersam, Didik Prasetyoko, Hadi Nur*, Is kaolin can function as alumina source in the synthesis of ZSM-5 without an organic template using a seeding technique?, Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, 12: 2 (2016) 85-90.

  • Lai Sin Yuan, Sheela Chandren, Jon Efendi, Chin Siong Ho, Hadi Nur*, Hydrophobic effect of silica functionalized with Ti-salicylaldimine complex on limonene oxidation by aqueous hydrogen peroxide, Journal of Chemical Science, 127:11 (2015) 1905-1917. DOI: 10.1007/s12039-015-0965-0.

  • Lai Sin Yuan, Rasidah Razali, Jon Efendi, Nor Aziah Buang, Hadi Nur*, Temperature-controlled selectivity in oxidation of 1-octene by using aqueous hydrogen peroxide in phase-boundary catalytic system, Applied Catalysis A: General, 461 (2013) 21-25. DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2013.04.016.

  • Lai Sin Yuan, Jon Efendi, Nur Syafiqa Hazirah Razali, Hadi Nur*, Fine-tuning the local structure and catalytic activity of titanium-amine functionalized silica in oxidation of limonene by aqueous hydrogen peroxide, Catalysis Communications, 20 (2012) 85-88. DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2012.01.009.

  • Hadi Nur*, Zainab Ramli, Jon Efendi, Aiman Najati Akmar Rahman, Sheela Chandren, Lai Sin Yuan, Synergistic role of Lewis and Brönsted acidities in Friedel-Crafts alkylation of resorcinol over gallium-zeolite beta, Catalysis Communications, 12 (2011) 822-825. DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2011.01.015.