WONG Ka Lun

Local Grant(s)

• Development of Reusable Nanoporous Solid Catalysts for Liquid Phase Oxidation of Organic Compounds, 2013 - 2017, NIE Academic Research Fund Grant, Singapore
• Preparation of micro-mesoporous FAU-Y zeolites by in-situ and post-synthesis modifications, 2019 - 2024, Xiamen University Malaysia Research Fund 
• Bifunctional catalysts for hydroisomerisation of crude palm oil and palm fatty acid distillate into green diesel and biojet fuels, 2021 - 2025, Malaysia Palm Oil Board

Journal 

• Arumugam, M., Osatiashtiani, A., Wong, K.-L., Khairul Basyar Baharudin, Lai, S. Y., Safa-Gamal, M., Lee, H. V., Lim, C. J.,  Kubicka, D., Taufiq-Yap, Y. H. (2023). Surface-silanised and alkoxylated micro-mesoporous Ni/hierarchical nanozeolites for oleic acid hydrodeoxygenation. Molecular Catalysis, 547, 113347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2023.113347
• Arumugam, M., Kikhtyanin, O., Osatiashtiani, A., Kyselova, V., Fila, V., Paterova, I., Wong, K.-L., Kubicka, D. (2023). Potassium-modified bifunctional MgAl-SBA-15 for aldol condensation of furfural and acetone. Sustainable Energy and Fuels, 7, 3047-3059. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SE00444A
• Arumugama, M., Wong, K.-L., Nadarajane, a., Lai, S. Y., Goh, C. K., Triwahyono, S., Taufiq-Yap, Y. H. (2022). Green solvothermal synthesis and characterisation of surface organosilylated hierarchical nanozeolite ZSM-5. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 329, 111516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2021.111516
• Alhassan Auwal, I., Mintova, S., Ling, T. C., Khoerunnisa, F., Wong, K.-L.*, Ng, E.-P. (2020). Crystallization Profile and Morphological Study of SAPO-5 Templated by Imidazolium Cations of Different Functional Groups. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 308, 110514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2020.110514
• Cheong, Y.-W., Rigolet, S., Jean Daou, T., Wong, K.-L., Ling, T. C., Ng, E.-P. (2020). Crystal Growth Study of Nanosized K-MER Zeolite from Bamboo Leaves Ash and Its Catalytic Behaviour in Knoevenagel Condensation of Benzaldehyde with Ethyl Cyanoacetate. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 251, 123100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2020.123100
• Ng, E.-P., Abdullahi, H., Khoerunnisa, F., Maireles-Torres, P., Lee, H. L., Adam, F., Ling, T. C., Wong, K.-L.* (2020). Mineralizer effects on the physicochemical and catalytic properties of AlMCM-41 mesoporous materials. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 297, 110016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2020.110016

Book

• Ng Eng Poh, Wong Ka Lun (2023). Zeolit: Struktur, Sintesis, Pencirian dan Aplikasi. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, ISBN: 9789674616977

Current Supervision (Postgraduate only)

• Nurul Adlina Binti Hasnul Hadi

  Development of micro-mesoporous silicoaluminophosphate-based catalysts for hydrodeoxygenation of fatty acids and derivatives from palm oil

  2022 – Present

  Xiamen University Malaysia

• TAM Ai Lin

  Development of nickel based heterogeneous catalysts for the production of biofuels from palm fatty acid distillates

  2022 – Present

  Xiamen University Malaysia

• X-Awards (Outstanding Advisor), Xiamen University Malaysia 2019
• NIE Excellence in Service Award (Individual Category), National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2016
• Nanyang Award for Teamwork, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2013
• Best Communication Award (2nd Prize), 26th Congress of the French Group of Zeolites, France, 2010