Associate Professor Ir Dr Chua Bee Lin

Associate Professor Ir Dr Chua Bee Lin

  • Associate Professor
Department of Engineering
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Biography

Associate Professor Ir. Dr. Chua Bee Lin is a Chartered Chemical Engineer registered with the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), UK, and a Professional Engineer (Branch: Process) registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia. Dr. Chua's research interests encompass Process and Food Engineering, Process Control and Modelling, Natural Product Processing, Green and Sustainable Extraction of Bioactive Compounds, and Drying Technology for Natural Products. She has guided and mentored numerous postgraduate students, including four master's and six Ph.D. students. She has secured 10 research grants and leading four projects as Principal Investigator. She has authored 46 publications, with over 70% as the first or corresponding author.

 

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Chemical Engineering), Universiti Putra Malaysia (2016)
  • Master of Science (Food Engineering), Universiti Putra Malaysia (2010)
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Process & Food), Universiti Putra Malaysia (2007)
  • Post­Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning, Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus (2020)
  • Professional Engineer (Branch: Process), Board of Engineer Malaysia.
  • Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council, UK.
  • Chartered Chemical Engineer Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), UK

Research Interests

  • Process and Food Engineering
  • Natural Product Processing
  • Green and Sustainable Extraction of Bioactive Compounds
  • Drying Technology of Natural Product

Teaching Areas

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Process & Food Engineering
  • Process Control

Courses Taught

  • Chemical Engineering Group Project I
  • Chemical Engineering Group Project II
  • Separation Processes
  • Process Control and Instrumentation
  • Chemical Process Control
  • Chemical Process Modelling
  • Engineering Mathematics IV
  • Reactors and Catalysis
  • Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Notable Publications

  1. Ali, A., Chua, B. L.*, Chow, Y. H., & Tee, L. H. (2023). Quality and energy efficiency evaluation of Rosmarinus officinalis L. by intermittent and continuous microwave drying: Polyphenol composition, bioactive compounds quantification, antioxidant properties, physical characteristics, and energy consumption. Journal of Food Process Engineering, e14453. (ISI-Indexed, Q3).
  2. Ali, A., Chua, B. L.*, Chow, Y. H., & Chong, C. H. (2023). Development and characterisation of novel terpenoid-based hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents for sustainable extraction of bioactive antioxidants from Rosmarinus officinalis L. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 388, 122792. (ISI-Indexed, Q1).
  3. Albalushi, A., Chua, B. L.*, Ghanem, N., Ali, A., Tee, L. H., & Wong, W. Y. (2023). Extraction of rosmarinic acid from Salvia officinalis L. using tunable deep eutectic solvent and its physiochemical properties. Asia‐Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, e2977. (ISI-Indexed, Q3).
  4. Choo, C. O., Chua, B.L. *, Figiel, A., Jałoszyński, K., Wojdyło, A., Szumny, A., ... & Chong, C. H. (2022). Specific Energy Consumption and Quality of Citrus Hystrix Leaves Treated using Convective and Microwave Vacuum Methods. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, e16873. (ISI-Indexed, Q3)
  5. Chua, B. L.*, Khor, Y. C., Ali, A., & Ravikumar, H. (2021). Influence Of Ultrasound-assisted Osmotic Dehydration Pre-treatment On Total Phenolic Content, Antioxidant Capacity And P-cymene Content Of Eucalyptus Deglupta. Journal of Tropical Forest Science, 33(2), 149-159. (ISI-Indexed, Q4)
  6. C. O. Choo, Chua, B. L.* et al., “Hybrid Drying of Murraya koenigii Leaves : Energy Consumption , Antioxidant Capacity , Profiling of Volatile Compounds and Quality Studies,” Processes, vol. 8, no. 2, p. 240, 2020. (ISI-Indexed, Q2)
  7. Ali, A., Oon, C. C., Chua, B. L.*, Figiel, A., Chong, C. H., Wojdylo,  A., Turkiewicz, I.P., Szumny, A. and Łyczko, J. (2020). Volatile and polyphenol composition, anti-oxidant, anti-diabetic and anti-aging properties, and drying kinetics as affected by convective and hybrid vacuum microwave drying of Rosmarinus officinalis L. Industrial Crops and Products, 151, 112463. (ISI-Indexed, Q1)
  8. Chua, L. Y. W., Chong, C. H., Chua, B. L.*, & Figiel, A. (2019). Influence of Drying Methods on the Antibacterial, Antioxidant and Essential Oil Volatile Composition of Herbs: a Review. Food and Bioprocess Technology, 12(3), 450–476. (ISI-Indexed, Q1)
  9. Chua, L. Y. W., Chua, B. L.*, Figiel, A., Chong, C. H., Wojdyło, A., Szumny, A., & Łyczko, J. (2019). Drying of Phyla nodiflora Leaves :Antioxidant Activity, Volatile and Phytosterol Content, Energy Consumption, and Quality Studies. Processes, 7(4), 210. (ISI-Indexed, Q2)
  10. Ali, A., Chua, B. L.*, & Chow, Y. H. (2019). An insight into the extraction and fractionation technologies of the essential oils and bioactive compounds in Rosmarinus officinalis L.: past, present and future. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 118, 338-351. (ISI-Indexed, Q1)
     

Achievements & Accolades

Research Projects:
1.    Understanding the Molecular Solubility and Oxidative Stability of Antioxidants Extracted from Palm Oil Processing Residues in Fractionated Waste Cooking Oil Biolubricants - FRGS - RM 98,000 - Co-researcher - 2023 to 2025
2.    Mechanism of Solute-Solvent Interaction and Extraction Kinetics of Carnosic Acid, Carnosol and Rosmarinic Acid Prevailing In Tunable Hydrophobic-Hydrophilic Deep Eutectic Solvent System - FRGS - RM 151,460 - Project leader - 2022 to 2025
3.    Study of Phase-controllable Aqueous Two-Phase System with Nanoparticles as Additive: Phase Equilibria, Partitioning Behaviour and Partitioning Mechanism of Rosmarinic Acid - FRGS - RM 141,596 - Co-researcher - 2021 to 2024
4.    Study of the pseudo-ternary Natural-Deep-Eutectic-Solvent-Based Aqueous Two-Phase System (NADES-ATPS): Phase Equilibria and partitioning behavior of Anthocyanin - FRGS - RM 99,800 - Co-researcher - 2020 to 2023
5.    Effect of hybrid drying and extraction on antioxidant capacity and stability study of bioactive compounds of selected plant extracts - Taylor's University - RM 52,400 - Project leader - 2018 to 2020
6.    The effects of drying process to the powder properties of Hibiscus Sabdariffa as coagulant in wastewater treatment - Taylor's University - RM 23,040 - Co-researcher - 2018 to 2019
7.    Integrated extraction and purification of anthocyanin from Dacryodes rostrata peel using aqueous two-phase extraction (ATPE) - Taylor's University - RM 26,000 - Co-researcher - 2018 to 2019
8.    Selective recovery of amylase from Pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus) peels by using alcohol-salt aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) - Taylor's University - RM 21,800 - Co-researcher - 2017 to 2018
9.    Optimization of technology for producing dried herbs using hybrid drying methods - Taylor's University - RM 50,800 - Project leader - 2016 to 2018
10.    Stability of Piper betel leave extract as natural sources of antioxidant and antimicrobial agents in healthcare products - Taylor's University - RM 59,770 - Project leader - 2015 to 2017

Academic Contributions and Achievements

1.    Academic Integrity Officer, School Engineering, Taylor’s University 
2.    Leader of Health Research Group, School of Engineering, Taylor’s University 
3.    Editor of Proceedings    Eureca International Engineering Research Conference    
4.    Editor     MATEC Web of Conference    
5.    Chair of Conference (8th and 9th of eureca International Engineering Research)
6.    Gold Award in    International University Carnival on E-Learning (IUCEL 2023) 
7.    Silver Award in Exemplary Meritorious Academic Staff (EMAS) Award Cycle 2, 2022 (Transformative Teaching)
8.    Bronze Award in International Innovation Awards: Healthcare, Personal Care Technology, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Category, 2023
9.    Bronze and Silver Awards in International Innovation Awards: Healthcare, Personal Care Technology, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Category, 2022
 

Professional Associations

1.    Professional Engineer (Branch: Process), Board of Engineer Malaysia
2.    Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council, UK
3.    Chartered Chemical Engineer, Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), UK
4.    Graduate Member (Branch: Food & Process), Board of Engineers Malaysia