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Xiamen University - MONG Guo Ren

MONG Guo Ren

Assistant Professor Ir. Ts. Dr.

Internship Coordinator for New Energy Science and Engineering
Office: A4-428
Tel: +603-87055030
Email: guoren.mong@xmu.edu.my
Research Interests: Bioenergy; Biomass; Pyrolysis; Waste Valorization; Carbonization

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SDGs Focus
7 Affordable and Clean Energy 12 Responsible Consumption and Production 13 Climate Action

About Me

Dr. Mong is a PhD Graduate from UUniversiti Teknologi Malaysia in Skudai, Johor on 2020. He was awarded the Chancellor Award upon graduation. He has involved in several industrial projects as co-investigator and principal investigator, among them are TNB, TOC and QL Figo (Johor) Sdn Bhd. He has also successfully secure a government grant and two internal grants from Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM). He is now supervising two postgraduate students and several undergraduate students.

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Mechanical Engineering), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia, 2020
  • Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Thermal-Fluid) (Hons), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia, 2017

  • Professional Engineer, Board of Engineers Malaysia
  • Chartered Engineer, Institute of Mechanical Engineers
  • Professional Technologist, Malaysia Board of Technologist
  • Graduate Engineer, Board of Engineer Malaysia 
  • Graduate Technologist, Malaysia Board of Technologist 

Research Interest

Dr. Mong is keen on Renewable Energy Technologies especially on Waste-to-energy Transformation Pathway. Design and building a Microwave-powered Pyrolysis Reactor to accommodate for varying feedstock and its capability in maximizing power conversion efficiency are some of the goals to be achieved in the future. Some of Dr. Mong's current research includes but not limited to are:

  1. Applicability of industrial / biomass waste for energy conversion from the analysis of physiochemical, kinetics and thermodynamics properties 
  2. Renewable energy production from biomass-based sources through latest conversion technology like microwave-induced pyrolysis
  3. Combustion technology through swirl-flame burning in a gas turbine combustor using gaseous fuel
     

Research Project(s)

  • Environmental Assessment on the co-valorization of plastic waste and sewage sludge through microwave pyrolysis
  • Kinetic and Synergism Analysis on the Co-pyrolysis of Industrial Sludge (WAS) and Plastic Waste (PET)
  • Mechanism of Synergistic Effect During Microwave Co-Pyrolysis of Waste Activated Sludge and Polyethylene Terephthalate for Enhance Bio-Energy Production

Current Courses Taught

  • EGE306 - Engineering Fluid Mechanics
  • EGE304 - Engineering Thermodynamics
  • EGE206 - Engineering Drawing (Autodesk)
  • G0352 - Waste & Energy from a Global Perspective
  • EGE501 - Final Year Project 1 
  • EGE502 - Final Year Project 2

Local Grant(s)

  • Environmental Assessment on the co-valorization of plastic waste and sewage sludge through microwave pyrolysis, 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2025, XMUMRF/2023-C11/IENG/0055
  • Kinetic and Synergism Analysis on the Co-pyrolysis of Industrial Sludge (WAS) and Plastic Waste (PET), 1 January 2022 – 31 December 2025, XMUMRF/2022-C9/IENG/0045
  • Mechanism of Synergistic Effect During Microwave Co-Pyrolysis of Waste Activated Sludge and Polyethylene Terephthalate for Enhance Bio-Energy Production, 1 September 2022 – 31 August 2025, FRGS/1/2022/TK08/XMU/03/1

Journal(s)

  • Liew, C.S., Mong, G.R., Lim, J.W., Raksasat, R., Rawindran H., Leong W.H.,, Manogaran M.D., Chai Y.H., Ho Y.C., Rahmah A.U., Lin C., Khoo K.S., Kiatkittipong W., (2023) Life cycle assessment: Sustainability of biodiesel production from black soldier fly larvae feeding on thermally pre-treated sewage sludge under a tropical country setting. Waste Management, 164, 238-249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2023.04.013 (IF 8.816, Q1)
     
  • Liew, C.S., Mong, G.R., Lim, J.W., Raksasat, R., Rawindran H., Hassan M.A., Lam M.K., Khoo K.S., Zango, Z.U., (2023) Low-temperature thermal pre-treated sewage sludge for feeding of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae: Protein, lipid and biodiesel profile and characterization. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 178, 113241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113241 (IF 16.799, Q1)
     
  • Ahmad Sobri, M.Z., Redhwan, A., Ameen, F., Lim, J.W., Liew, C.S., Mong, G.R., Daud, H., Sokkalingam, R., Ho, C.-D., Usman, A., Nagaraju, D.H., Rao, P.V. (2023) A Review Unveiling Various Machine Learning Algorithms Adopted for Biohydrogen Productions from Microalgae. Fermentation 2023, 9, 243. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation9030243 (IF 4.97, Q1)
     
  • Gu, J., Chong, C.T., Mong, G.R., Ng, J.-H., Chong, W.W.F. Determination of Pyrolysis and Kinetics Characteristics of Chicken Manure Using Thermogravimetric Analysis Coupled with Particle Swarm Optimization. Energies 2023, 16, 1919. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16041919 (IF 3.252, Q1)
     
  • Mong G.R.,  Chiong, M-C.*,  Chong, C. T., Ng, J. H.,  Mashruk, S., Tran M.-V., Lee K.M., Samiran, N.A., Wong K.Y. and Valera-Medina A. (2023) Fuel-lean ammonia/biogas combustion characteristics under the reacting swirl flow conditions. Fuel (331, Part 2) 125983. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.125983
     
  • Wong K.J., Ooi J.K., Woon K.S., Mong G.R., Shadman S., Ng W.L. (2022) A country-level Pareto-optimal palm waste utilisation network for economic and environmental sustainability. Energy (260) 125007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.125007
     
  • Tan H.Y., Wong K.Y., Dzarfan Othman M.H., Kek H.Y., Tey W.Y., Nyakuma B.B., Mong G.R., Kuan G., Ho W.S., Kang H.S., Sheng D.D.C.V., Abdul Wahab R. (2022) Controlling infectious airborne particle dispersion during surgical procedures: Why mobile air supply units matter? Building and Environment (223) 109489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109489
     
  • Mong G. R. *, Liew C. S., Chong, W. W. F., Siti Aminah, M. N., Ng, J. H., Rubia, I. Chiong, M-C., Lim J. W., Zakaria Z. A., Woon K. S. (2022) Environment impact and bioenergy analysis on the microwave pyrolysis of WAS from food industry: Comparison of CO2 and N2 atmosphere. Journal of Environmental Management (319) 115665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115665
     
  • Wong K.Y., Tan H.Y., Nyakuma B.B., Mohamed Kamar, H., Tey, W.Y., Hashim H., Chiong M.C., Wong S.L., Abdul Wahab R., Mong G.R., Ho W.S., Dzarfan Othman M.H., Kuan G. (2022) Effects of medical staff’s turning movement on dispersion of airborne particles under large air supply diffuser during operative surgeries. Environmental Science and Pollution Research https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-21579-y
     
  • Mong G. R., Chong, C. T.*, Chong, W. W. F., Ng, J. H., Ong, H. W., Veeramuthu, A., Trang, M. T., Karmarkarh, S., Brandon Goh, H. H., Mohd Fairus, M. Y. (2022) Progress and Challenges in Sustainable Pyrolysis Technology: Reactors, Feedstocks and Products. Fuel, 124777. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.124777  (IF: 6.609, 2022)
     
  • Mong G. R.*, Chong, W. W. F., Siti Aminah, M. N., Ng, J. H., Chong, C. T., Rubia, I. Chiong, M-C., Wong S. L., Nyakuma, B.B. (2022) Waste-to-BioEnergy pathway for waste activated sludge from food processing industries: An experiment on the valorization potential under CO2 and N2 atmospheres through microwave-induced pyrolysis. Fuel, 124380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.124380 (IF: 6.609, 2022)
     

Conference Proceeding(s)

  • Bioenergy Generation Potential of Empty Fruit Bunch and Waste Tire Through Microwave Pyrolysis: An Energy Balance Analysis. 8th International Conference on Low Carbon Asia and Beyond 2022, Sustainable Development towards Carbon Neutrality 18 – 19 October 2022, Manila, Philippines
  • Co-pyrolysis of Empty Fruit Bunch and Waste Tire: A Kinetics and Synergism Analysis 7th International Conference on Low Carbon Asia and Beyond 2021, University Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia. 18-19 October 2021. 
  • Optimization of Microwave-Induce Pyrolysis Process on Horse Manure, 4th Sustainable Process Integration Laboratory Scientific Conference: Energy, Water, Emission & Waste in Industry and Cities, Brno, Czech Republic. 18-20 November 2020. 
  • Kinetics Analysis and Mass Loss Behavior of Food Waste Sludge Cake Pyrolysis using TGA-FTiR, 6th International Conference on Low Carbon Asia and Beyond 2020, Shang Hai, China. 1-2 September 2020. 
  • Pyrolysing Horse Manure via Microwave-Induced Heating for Bioenergy Recovery, 5th International Conference on Low Carbon Asia and Beyond 2019, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. 15-17 October 2019. 

Current Supervision (Postgraduate only)

  • Tee Meng Yang
    Co-pyrolysis of Industrial Sludge and Plastic Waste for Effective Waste Valorization: A Thermogravimetric 
    Experimental Study on Synergistic Interaction
    2023 – present
    Xiamen University Malaysia
     
  • Chang Yu Heng
    Microwave Pyrolysis Optimization for Waste Plastic and Sludge Valorization
    2023 – present
    Xiamen University Malaysia

  • Bronze Medal Award, ITEX 2023, Integrated Downdraft Gasifier-Engine Generator, 34th International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition 2023. 11-12 May 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Gold Medal Award, B-MICA (Energy Cluster) Pecipta’22, 1-3 November 2022, University Malaysia Kelantan.
  • Best Award, B-MICA (Energy Cluster) Pecipta’22, 1-3 November 2022, University Malaysia Kelantan.
  • Best Presenter Award, 8th International Conference on Low Carbon Asia and Beyond 2022 Sustainable Development towards Carbon Neutrality. 18 – 19 October 2022 Manila, Philippines.
  • Most Active Participant Award, 8th International Conference on Low Carbon Asia and Beyond 2022 Sustainable Development towards Carbon Neutrality. 18 – 19 October 2022 Manila, Philippines.
  • Top 10 Finalists 2021Omnipreneurship Awards 2021. Net Zero Bio-based Lubricant from Microwave-Assisted Transesterication Technology Towards Climate Positive (NeµtraL+) by W.W.F. Chong, C.T. Chong, J.-H. Ng, G.R. Mong and H. Zhang
  • Chancellor Award (2021) University Technology Malaysia, Convocation 64th
  • Gold Medal. 16-Dec-2020 National Innovation Competition of Education & Technology. Title: STEM Escape Room Kit for Learning Chemistry.
  • Top 5 finalist in the Competition for Omnipreneurship Awards – The sustainability Branch Grand Challenge with cash prize of USD20,000. 31-03-2021. Catalytic Microwave Pyrolysis Technology for Climate Positive Environment (CLYMATE+)  by C.T. Chong, W.W.F. Chong, J.-H. Ng, G.R. Mong and L. Zhan
  • Best Presenter Award, 7th International Conference on Low Carbon Asia and Beyond 2021. 19-10-2021