
Parthiban SIWAYANAN
Associate Professor Ir. Ts. Dr.
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About Me
Assoc. Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Parthiban Siwayanan received his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Hons) and Doctor of Engineering (Process Plant Management) degrees from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in 1994 and 2015 respectively. Prior to joining academia in 2015, he spent 21 years with several R&D organizations, holding positions ranging from researcher to senior management. His expertise encompasses laboratory and pilot scale experimentation, new oleo-product development, scale-up development, technology transfer, market research, marketing, product/technology promotion activities and commercialization. He also serves the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) as Accreditation Panel for both engineering and technology programmes since 2010.
- Doctor of Engineering (Process Plant Management), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia, 2015
- Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Hons), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia, 1994
- Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM): Professional Engineer with Practicing Certificate (PEngPC)
- Malaysian Board of Technologists (MBOT): Professional Technologist
- Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad: HRDF Certified Professional Trainer
- Institution of Engineers (IEM): Corporate Member
Research Interests
- Bio-Polymers: Polyurethane & Polyisocyanurate Foams
- Surfactants (Methyl Ester Sulphonates) and Detergents (Powder, Liquid and Pod)
- Epoxidation & Alcoholysis Processes
- Waste Valorization: Extraction & Conversion of Marine Oil Spill
- Process Safety: Risk Assessment, OSHA PSM and CCPS RBPS Elements
Research Projects
- Development of Palm Based Rigid Polyisocyanurate Foam as Thermal Insulation Material for the Building & Construction Industry
- Influence of Palm Based Dihydroxystearic Acid (DHSA) as Cell Opener in Rigid Polyurethane Foam
- Development & Characterization of Phosphate-Free Laundry Detergent Pods using Palm Methyl Ester Sulphonates as Active Ingredient
- Assessing and Managing Thermal Runaway Risk Associated with Pilot Scale Epoxidation Process
- Exploring the Potential of Palm Oil Based Dihydroxystearic Acid as Feedstock for Rigid Polyurethane Foam Production
Current Courses Taught
- BSC401 - Engineers in Society
- CME442 - Process Safety Management
- CME220 - Chemical Engineering Laboratory II
- CME440 & CME441 - Capstone Project I & II
- CME438 & CME439 - Research Project I & II
- CME502 - Research Topic
- G0169 - Occupational Safety & Health at Workplace
Local Grant(s)
- Exploring Phase Stability and Viscosity Behavior of Phosphate-Free Concentrated Heavy-Duty Laundry Liquid Detergent Derived from Sustainable Palm Oil Based Anionic Surfactant, 2019 - 2024, XMUMRF, RM60K
Journal
Ban, Z. H., Lam, W. H., Noraini, M., Tan, P. C. Ten, J. Y., Siwayanan, P.* (2022). Integrating Industry 4.0 Elements in Chemical Engineering Education. The Ingenieur, Board of Engineers Malaysia, Vol. 89.
Ho, Y. H., Parthiban, A., Thian, M. C., Ban, Z. H., Siwayanan, P.* (2022). Acrylated Biopolymers Derived via Epoxidation and Subsequent Acrylation of Vegetable Oils. International Journal of Polymer Science, Vol 2022. doi: 10.1155/2022/6210128
Tan, J. Y., Low, S. Y., Ban, Z. H., Siwayanan, P.* (2021). A Review on Oil Spill Clean-Up using Bio-Sorbent Materials with Special Emphasis on Utilization of Kenaf Core Fibers. BioResources, 16(4). doi: 10.15376/biores.16.4.Tan
Low, S. Y., Tan, J. Y., Ban, Z. H., Siwayanan, P.* (2021). Performance of Green Surfactants in the Formulation of Heavy-Duty Laundry Liquid Detergents (HDLD) with Special Emphasis on Palm Based Alpha Methyl Ester Sulfonates (MES). Journal of Oleo Science, 70(8). doi: 10.5650/jos.ess21078
Parthiban, A., Raj Gopal, A. A., Siwayanan, P., Chew, K. W. (2021). Disposal Methods, Health Effects and Emission Regulations for Sulfur Hexafluoride and its By-Products. Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 417. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126107
Siwayanan, P.*, Ban, Z. H., Zhang, X., Parthiban, A. (2021). α-Sulfo Fatty Methyl Ester Sulfonate: A Review on Chemistry, Processing Technologies, Performance, and Applications in Laundry Detergents. Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, Vol. 24. doi.org/10.1002/jsde.12509
Conference Proceeding
Siwayanan, P.*, Ramachandran, D., Jamaluddin, R., Ahmad, S. (2020). Oil Spill Removal Using Kenaf Core Fibers as Bio-sorbent Material. IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering. doi: 10.1088/1757-899X/778/1/012003
Mahendran, S., Siwayanan, P.*, Shafie N. A., Subbish, S. K., Azeem, B. (2019). Exploring the Potential Application of Palm Methyl Ester Sulfonate as an Interfacial Tension Reducing Surfactant for Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery. IOP Conf. Series: Key Engineering Materials. doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.797.402
Current Supervision (Postgraduate only)
Completed Supervision (Postgraduate only)
- Select Lecture Award, Japan Oil Chemists Society in conjunction with the 2nd World Congress on Oleo Science (WCOS), 2022
- Green Technovation Challenge Champion, Engineering Society of KDU University College, 2019
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