Personal statement

Cher Pin is a Lecturer in Chemical Engineering Discipline, Monash University Malaysia. He obtained his Ph.D. degree majoring in Chemical Engineering from Monash University Malaysia. Upon completion of his Ph.D. study, he worked as Research Fellow at Monash before joining as a lecturer. His research interest has always been revolving around the development of sustainable and green processes for chemicals production. Cher Pin has successfully published multiple ISI-indexed journals and secured several research funding.

Academic degrees

• Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, Monash University, 2017
• Degree in Chemical Engineering (Hons), Taylor's University, 2013

Professional affiliations

Member of National Professional Bodies

• Board of Engineers Malaysia, Member

Research interests

• Process design
• Enzymatic technology
• Separation engineering
• Oil and fats processing
• Downstream processing of proteins

Research Projects

Title: Biodiesel Production From Low-Quality Lipid Feedstock Using Enzymatic Route

This project aims to establish an enzymatic reaction to convert low-value waste oil into biodiesel. Typically, the low-quality lipid feedstocks contain high free fatty acids (FFA) and water content, which will be converted to soap during the conventional alkaline transesterification process, reducing the overall product yield. The use of enzyme as biocatalyst has emerged as an alternative route for biodiesel production from low-quality raw material since enzyme is generally insensitive to FFA and water. More importantly, the enzymatic reaction can be operated under mild conditions. These benefits contribute to a cleaner production of biodiesel. By adopting this approach, not only the waste cooking oil can be properly managed to avoid health hazards and environmental pollution, it can also provide clean and renewable fuel to power vehicles and generate electricity. It is anticipated that the findings of the proposed study will promote the awareness of the importance of energy sustainability by converting the waste into energy, which is well-aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.

Journal

Chang, Mun Yuen; Chan, Eng Seng; Song, Cher Pin; , 2021, Biodiesel production catalysed by low-cost liquid enzyme Eversa® Transform 2.0: Effect of free fatty acid content on lipase methanol tolerance and kinetic model, Fuel, Volume: 283, Issue Number: 00162361, 10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119266

Song, Cher Pin; Ooi, Chien Wei; Tey, Beng Ti; Lu, Chong Xuan; Liu, Bing Lan; Chang, Yu Kaung; , 2020, Direct recovery of enhanced green fluorescent protein from unclarified Escherichia coli homogenate using ion exchange chromatography in stirred fluidized bed, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, (4455-4465), Volume: 164, Issue Number: 01418130, 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.09.051

Show, Pau Loke; Ooi, Chien Wei; Song, Cher Pin; Chai, Wai Siong; Lin, Guan Ting; Liu, Bing Lan; Chang, Yu Kaung; , 2020, Purification of lysozyme from chicken egg white by high-density cation exchange adsorbents in stirred fluidized bed adsorption system, Food Chemistry, Issue Number: 03088146, 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128543

Ng, I. Son; Song, Cher Pin; Ooi, Chien Wei; Tey, Beng Ti; Lee, Yu Han; Chang, Yu Kaung (2019) Purification of lysozyme from chicken egg white using nanofiber membrane immobilized with Reactive Orange 4 dye, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, (458-468), Volume: 134, Issue Number: 01418130, 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.05.054

Song, Cher Pin; Liew, Poh En; Teh, Zora; Lim, Schian Pei; Show, Pau Loke; Ooi, Chien Wei (2018) Purification of the recombinant green fluorescent protein using aqueous two-phase system composed of recyclable CO2-based alkyl carbamate ionic liquid, Frontiers in Chemistry, Volume: 6, 10.3389/fchem.2018.00529

Song, Cher Pin; Yap, Qian Yi; Chong, Mon Yin Aigness; Ramakrishnan Nagasundara, Ramanan; Vijayaraghavan, R.; Macfarlane, Douglas R.; Chan, Eng Seng; Ooi, Chien Wei (2018) Environmentally Benign and Recyclable Aqueous Two-Phase System Composed of Distillable CO2-Based Alkyl Carbamate Ionic Liquids, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, (10344-10354), Volume: 6, 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01685

Song, Cher Pin; Ramanan, Ramakrishnan Nagasundara; Vijayaraghavan, R.; MacFarlane, Douglas R.; Chan, Eng Seng; Show, Pau Loke; Yong, Siek Ting; Ooi, Chien Wei (2018) Effect of salt-based adjuvant on partition behaviour of protein in aqueous two-phase systems composed of polypropylene glycol and cholinium glycinate, Separation and Purification Technology, (281-286), Volume: 196, Issue Number: 13835866, 10.1016/j.seppur.2017.09.017

Song, Cher Pin; Ramanan, Ramakrishnan Nagasundara; Vijayaraghavan, R.; MacFarlane, Douglas R.; Chan, Eng Seng; Coutinho, João A.P.; Fernandez, Luis; Ooi, Chien Wei (2017) Primary and secondary aqueous two-phase systems composed of thermo switchable polymers and bio-derived ionic liquids, Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, (191-201), Volume: 115, Issue Number: 00219614, 10.1016/j.jct.2017.07.028

Song, Cher Pin; Ramanan, Ramakrishnan Nagasundara; Vijayaraghavan, R.; Macfarlane, Douglas R.; Chan, Eng Seng; Ooi, Chien Wei (2015) Green, Aqueous Two-Phase Systems Based on Cholinium Aminoate Ionic Liquids with Tunable Hydrophobicity and Charge Density, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, (3291-3298), Volume: 3, 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b00881

Local grants

• Development of Pilot-Scale Enzymatic Reactor Integrated with Distillation Column for FAME Hydrolysis, Chan, E. S., Song, C. P., Lee, Y. Y., 2018-2019, Novozyme Sdn. Bhd.
• Development of Mobile Enzymatic Reactor System (MERS) for Biodiesel Production from Low-Quality Lipid Feedstocks, Song, C. P., Chan, E. S., 2018-2019, MIPO Monash

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