Curriculum Vitae

DR. FARAHIN BINTI MOHD JAIS

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Civil Engineering
    Faculty of Engineering

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Farahin Mohd Jais is a senior lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering. She was a previous recipient of the Programme Mahasiswa Cemerlang under the JPA scholarship during her Master's in Engineering of Science (Environmental) studies, and later pursued her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering under the Skim Latihan Akademik Bumiputera (SLAB) fellowship. She specialized in water and wastewater treatment, with a focus on removing conventional and emerging water pollutants using carbon materials made from biomass waste. To date, she has synthesized water/wastewater treatment materials from a variety of biomass wastes, including spent coffee bean waste, pineapple leaf waste, palm shell waste, and sugarcane bagasse. Her experience in using adsorption technology for water/wastewater treatment has sparked her interest in diversifying into other technology including catalysis and membrane filtration.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
    HEAVY METAL , DYES, MICROPOLLUTANTS, PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS REMOVAL
  • SEPARATION PROCESS
    TOXIC POLLUTANTS REMOVAL FROM WATER
  • CHEMICAL/ PHYSICAL MODIFICATION
    HYDROTHERMAL CARBONIZATION, ENCAPSULATION, ADSORBENT MODIFICATION
  • DRINKING WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
  • WATER AND WASTEWATER PROCESSES
    COAGULATION, ADSORPTION

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD, (Water and Wastewater Treatment)
    Universiti Malaya
  • M.ENG, (Sains Kejuruteraan)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • B.ENG, (Environmental Engineering)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Programme Coordinator
    08 Dec 2022 - 31 Dec 2025 (University Malaya)
  • Task Force Member
    25 Sep 2023 - 24 Jun 2024 (Department)
  • Task Force Member
    25 Sep 2023 - 24 Jun 2024 (Department)
  • Coordinator
    25 Sep 2023 - 23 Jun 2024 (Department)
  • Course Coordinator
    25 Sep 2023 - 23 Jun 2024 (Department)
  • Task Force Member
    09 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
  • Task Force Member
    01 May 2022 - 31 Dec 2023 (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
  • Task Force Member
    09 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
  • Task Force Member
    10 Mar 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
  • Course Coordinator
    01 Oct 2022 - 19 Feb 2023 (Department)
  • Task Force Member
    11 Sep 2022 - 11 Sep 2022 (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • BIOCHAR MALAYSIAN ASSOCIATION, MEMBER
    2024 to present (National)
  • GRADUATE ENGINEER, MEMBER
    Since 2022 (National)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • GOLD AWARD
    UNIVERSITI MALAYA, 2023 (University)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Jais, F. M., Chee, C. Y., Ismail, Z., & Ibrahim, S. (2021). Experimental design via NaOH activation process and statistical analysis for activated sugarcane bagasse hydrochar for removal of dye and antibiotic. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9(1), 13. doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2020.104829
  2. Jais, F. M., Ibrahim, S., Chee, C. Y., & Ismail, Z. (2021). High removal of crystal violet dye and tetracycline by hydrochloric acid assisted hydrothermal carbonization of sugarcane bagasse prepared at high yield. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 24, 19. doi: 10.1016/j.scp.2021.100541
  3. Jais, F. M., Ibrahim, S., Chee, C. Y., & Ismail, Z. (2021). Solvothermal growth of the bimetal organic framework (NiFe-MOF) on sugarcane bagasse hydrochar for the removal of dye and antibiotic. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9(6), 13. doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2021.106367
  4. Kittappa, S., Jais, F. M., Ramalingam, M., Mohd, N. S., & Ibrahim, S. (2020). Functionalized magnetic mesoporous palm shell activated carbon for enhanced removal of azo dyes. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 8(5), 10. doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2020.104081
  5. Jais, Farahin Mohd; Ibrahim, Shaliza; Yoon, Yeomin; Jang, Min (2016). Enhanced arsenate removal by lanthanum and nano-magnetite composite incorporated palm shell waste-based activated carbon, SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY. 169, 93-102. doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2016.05.034
ESCI
  1. Akhbari, Azam; Ibrahim, Shaliza; Wen, Low Chin; Zainal, Afifi; Muda, Noraziah; Yahya, Liyana; Chuen, Onn Chiu; Jais, Farahin Mohd; Annuar, Mohamad Suffian bin Mohamad (2023). Experimental Assessment of Mesophilic and Thermophilic Batch Fermentative Biohydrogen Production from Palm Oil Mill Effluent Using Response Surface Methodology, KOREAN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH. 61(2), 278-286. doi:10.9713/kcer.2023.61.2.278
Scopus
  1. Akhbari A., Ibrahim S., Wen L.C., Zainal A., Muda N., Yahya L., Chuen O.C., Jais F.M., bin Mohamad Annuar M.S. (2023). Experimental Assessment of Mesophilic and Thermophilic Batch Fermentative Biohydrogen Production from Palm Oil Mill Effluent Using Response Surface Methodology, Korean Chemical Engineering Research. 61(2), 278-286. doi:10.9713/kcer.2023.61.2.278

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Water and wastewater treatment material development (emerging pollutants, organic pollutants, ageing microplastics in water, PFAS and PFOS in water, agricultural waste-based adsorbents, bio-sorbent, green adsorbent)

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2023 - 2025, RU Geran - Fakulti Program
    Modification of Pineapple Leaf Waste Hydrochar by Incorporation of Lanthanum Magnetic Metal Organic Framework for High as Removal From Water: Experimental Analysis and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Analysis ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2023 - 2025, Partnership Grant
    Energy And By-products Recovery From Tea Waste ( Co-Researcher)
  3. 2023 - 2025, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
    Pineapple Leaf Waste a Potential Source of Low-Cost Graphene Preparation for Water Remediation ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  4. 2023 - 2024, UM Living Labs @ UMSDC
    Sustainable Solid Waste Management Model In Universiti Malaya Campus: Zero Waste Campaign 2.0 ( Co-Researcher)
  5. 2016 - 2021, Postgraduate Research Grant (PPP) - Research
    Preparation, Photoactivity Of Nanostructured Composite Strontium Titanate (srtio3) For Sustainable Treatment Of Persistent Organic Pollutants (pops). ( Co-Researcher)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2022) Candidature Defense - Ji Hong Kang (17220646/1), University, (Internal Evaluator)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
  1. (2023) THE ADSORPTION BEHAVIOR OF MG-FE MODIFIED KIWI BRANCH BIOCHAR ON CADMIUM AND ITS MECHANISM, WU RUI
Under Graduate Students
  1. (2023) The effect of weathering on microplastics and their interactions with antibiotic trace in freshwater
  2. (2023) Organic pollutant removal from water using RSM-based optimization of Fe- activated carbon powder immobilized in Ca alginate
  3. (2023) Effect of alkali activation on agricultural waste hydrochar to remove organic pollutants from water
  4. (2023) Coffee waste impregnated with MgO for removal of antibiotic traces from water

TEACHING

Bachelor
  1. (2023) KIA2006 - Environmental Engineering and Sustainability
  2. (2023) KID4008 - Environmental Impact Assessment
  3. (2023) KIA2013 - Principles of Environmental Engineering
  4. (2023) KIA3001 - Statistics and Numerical Techniques
  5. (2022) KIX1001 - Engineering Mathematics 1
  6. (2022) KIA3007 - Laboratory C (Geotechnical and Transportation)
  7. (2022) KIA3001 - Statistics and Numerical Techniques

PATENT/IPR

  • Anaerobic wastewater treatment technologies and POME - from waste to energy.
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