TEN Joon Yoon
Dr.
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About Me
Dr. Ten Joon Yoon is a Lecturer and the Coordinator of the Capstone Project and the Simulation Integrated Pilot Plant at the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering (SECE), Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM). His research focuses on computer-aided molecular and process design, process systems engineering, optimization, and machine learning. Currently, he is working on designing optimal solvents and processes for CO₂ chemical absorption using molecular modeling, simulation and sustainability assessment.
- Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Nottingham, Malaysia, 2018
- Master in Chemical Engineering (Honours), University of Nottingham, Malaysia, 2014
- Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM): Graduate Engineer
Research Interest
Dr. Ten Joon Yoon's principal research interests lie in the field of molecular design. During his Ph.D., he developed a novel chemical product design framework that utilizes the computer-aided molecular design (CAMD) approach to create molecules achieving user-defined objectives. To ensure that the synthesized molecules do not pose safety and occupational health risks, he integrated the concepts of inherent safety and occupational health into the CAMD framework. The goal is to generate molecules optimized for product performance while also exhibiting favorable safety and health attributes. Safety and health assessments are conducted using parameters such as flammability and toxicity.
Since many CAMD problems aim to integrate designed chemical products into industrial processes, it is crucial to solve process and molecular design simultaneously, as process performance feedback is essential for molecular selection decisions. In his postdoctoral research, he had introduced a computer-aided molecular and process design (CAMPD) framework that incorporates safety and health aspects into an integrated process-molecular design problem. The objective is to design an optimal molecule-process system that offers high process performance, minimized chemical hazards, and improved safety and health levels.
He is currently focusing on optimizing processes and formulating biphasic solvents for CO₂ absorption using group contribution-driven machine learning. Phase-change solvents, also known as biphasic solvents, have shown promise as effective absorbents for energy-efficient CO₂ capture, undergoing phase changes due to temperature variations or CO₂ absorption. However, the complexity of the absorption process and the behavior of these solvents make it challenging to design and screen suitable candidates. To overcome these challenges, he is leveraging machine learning techniques to predict the intricate relationships between inputs and outputs.
His research includes a comprehensive literature review on the design and screening of phase-change solvents and the development of a predictive model. By varying parameters such as lean temperature, flow rate, and solvent composition, he analyzes solvent molecules using a group contribution method, which breaks them down into molecular groups. The aim is to identify the optimal process parameters and solvent structures that minimize energy consumption.
Research Project(s)
- The optimal solvent and process design for CO2 chemical absorption process using molecular modeling and simulation and sustainability assessment
- Chemical Process and Product Design with the Integration of Safety and Health Criteria
Current Courses Taught
- CME113 – Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I
- CME433 – System Optimisation
- EGE302 – Principles of Chemical Engineering II
- CME444 – Simulation Integrated Process Plant
- CME323 – Process Control and Instrumentation
- CME216 – Chemical Engineering Laboratory II
- G0171 – Disaster Empathy and Management
- G0331 – Engineering Innovations
Journal(s)
- Yee, Q.Y., Hassim, M.H., Chemmangattuvalappil, N.G., Ten, J.Y., Raslan, R., 2022. Optimization of quality, safety and health aspects in personal care product preservative design. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 157, 246-253. DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2021.11.025
- Ten, J.Y., Liew, Z.H., Oh, X.Y., Hassim, M.H., Chemmangattuvalappil, N., 2021. Computer-Aided Molecular Design of Optimal Sustainable Solvent for Liquid-Liquid Extraction. Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability, 5, 269-284. DOI: 10.1016/0009-2509(75)80004-2
- Soh, T.H., Hassim, M.H., Raslan, R., Chemmangattuvalappil, N.G., Ten, J.Y., Ho, W.S., Moideen, S.N.F., 2021. A Novel Surfactant Molecular Design with Optimal Performance, Safety and Health Aspects for Laundry Detergent. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 83, 517-522. DOI: 10.3303/CET2183087
- Raslan, R., Hassim, M.H., Chemmangattuvalappil, N.G., Ng, D.K.S., Ten, J.Y., 2020. Safety and health risk assessment methodology of dermal and inhalation exposure to formulated products ingredients. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 116, 104753. DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2020.104753
- Raslan, R., Hassim, M.H., Chemmangattuvalappil, N.G., Ng, D.K.S., Ten, J.Y., 2020. Development of inherent safety and health index for formulated product design. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 66, 104209. DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2020.104209
- Lee, V., Ten, J.Y., Hassim, M.H., Chemmangattuvalappil, N.G., 2020. Design of Solvent Mixtures for Selective Extraction by Quantifying Thermodynamic and Sustainability Aspects. Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability, 4, 297-308. DOI: 10.1007/s41660-020-00119-6
- Ten, J.Y., Hassim, M.H., Chemmangattuvalappil, N.G., 2020. Integration of safety and health aspects in a simultaneous process and molecular design framework. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 153, 849-864. DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2019.11.018
- Ten, J.Y., Hassim, M.H., 2019. Improving the sensitivity of safety and health index assessment in optimal molecular design framework. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 124, 238-252. DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2018.12.012
- Ten, J.Y., Hassim, M.H., Promentilla, M.A.B., Tan, R.R., Ng, D.K.S., Chemmangattuvalappil, N.G., 2018. Enhancing molecular safety and health measurement via index smoothing and prioritisation. Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, 3, 113-130. DOI: 10.1039/C7ME00073A
- Ten, J.Y., Ng, L.Y., Hassim, M.H., Ng, D.K.S., Chemmangattuvalappil, N.G., 2017. Managing uncertainty on the integration of safety and health indexes in computer-aided molecular design. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 56, 10413-10427. DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b00768
- Ten, J.Y., Hassim, M.H., Ng, D.K.S., Chemmangattuvalappil, N.G., 2017. A molecular design methodology by the simultaneous optimisation of performance, safety and health aspects. Chemical Engineering Science, 159, 140-153. DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2016.03.026
- Ten, J.Y., Hassim, M.H., Chemmangattuvalappil, N., Ng, D.K.S., 2016. A novel chemical product design framework with the integration of safety and health aspects. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 40, 67-80. DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2015.11.027
Book
- Ten, J.Y., Hassim, M.H., Ng, D.K.S., Chemmangattuvalappil, N.G., 2017. Chapter 7: The incorporation of safety and health aspects as design criteria in a novel chemical product design framework. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 39, 197-220. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63683-6.00007-1
Conference Proceeding(s)
- Hanafi, N.H., Hassim, M.H., Noor, Z.Z., Ten, J.Y., Aris, N.M., Jalil, A.A., 2019. Economic losses due to health hazards caused by haze event in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. E3S Web of Conferences, 90, 01009. DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/20199001009
- Kamarden, H., Kidam, K., Hashim, H., Hassim, M.H., Shahlan, S.S., Ngadi, N., Johari, A., Kamaruddin, M.J., Ten, J.Y., 2018. Process simulation of integrated palm oil mill, refinery and oleochemical processes. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 458, 012062. DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/458/1/012062
- Ten, J.Y., Ng, L.Y., Hassim, M.H., Ng, D.K.S., Chemmangattuvalappil, N.G., 2016. Uncertainty analysis on the integration of safety and health indexes in a chemical product design. IN: 7th International Symposium on Design, Operation and Control of Chemical Processes, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
- Ten, J.Y., Ng, L.Y., Hassim, M.H., Ng, D.K.S., Chemmangattuvalappil, N.G., 2015. Uncertainty analysis on the integration of safety and health indexes in a chemical product design framework. IN: 5th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research 2015, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India.
- Ten, J.Y., Hassim, M.H., Ng, D.K.S., Chemmangattuvalappil, N., 2015. A novel chemical product design framework with the integration of safety and health aspects. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 45, 385-390. DOI: 10.3303/CET1545065
- Ten, J.Y., Hassim, M.H., Chemmangattuvalappil, N., Ng, D.K.S., 2015. A novel chemical product design framework with the integration of safety and health aspects. IN: PRES Conference 2015, Kuching, Malaysia.
- Champions of the ASEAN Grand Challenge, ASEAN Emerging Researchers Conference, Sunway University, Malaysia
- Third placing in IEM Chemical Research Paper Competition 2017, The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
- Excellent Student-Paper Award, PSE Asia 2016, The 7th International Symposium on Design, Operation and Control of Chemical Process, The University of Tokyo, Japan
- Finalists in IEM Chemical Research Paper Competition 2015, The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia