Dr Bidattul Syirat Zainal

Dr Bidattul Syirat Zainal

  • Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Department of Engineering
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SDGs Focus
Affordable and Clean Energy
Responsible Consumption and Production
Climate Action

Biography

As a dedicated scholar in the field of Environmental Engineering, Bidattul has successfully earned her Ph.D., specializing in pivotal areas such as Circular Economy, Biological Treatment, and Hydrogen Energy. Her research endeavors are driven by a passion to develop sustainable solutions that address the pressing environmental challenges of our time. After completing her doctoral studies in 2019, she furthered her research as a postdoctoral researcher at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), gaining valuable insights and experience in the field. Currently, she is continuing her role at Sunway University in the same field.

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • PhD, University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia (2019)
  • M.Sc., Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) (2014)
  • BSc, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UNIMAP) (2011)

Research Interests

  • Circular Economy
  • Biological Treatment
  • Thermochemical Treatment
  • Hydrogen Energy

Notable Publications

  1. N.A. Mohamad Aziz, H. Mohamed, D. Kania, H.C. Ong, B.S. Zainal, H. Junoh, P.J. Ker, A.S. Silitonga, Bioenergy production by integrated microwave-assisted torrefaction and pyrolysis, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 191 (2024) 114097. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.RSER.2023.114097. 
  2. B.S. Zainal, P.J. Ker, H. Mohamed, H.C. Ong, I.M.R. Fattah, S.M.A. Rahman, L.D. Nghiem, T.M.I. Mahlia, Recent advancement and assessment of green hydrogen production technologies, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 189 (2024) 113941. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.RSER.2023.113941. 
  3. M.N.I. Salehmin, S.K. Tiong, H. Mohamed, B.S. Zainal, S.S. Lim, N.H. Mohd Yasin, Z. Zakaria, Sustainable bioenergy from palm oil mill effluent: Advancements in upstream and downstream engineering with techno-economic and environmental assessment, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JIEC.2023.12.033. 
  4. B.S. Zainal, W.A.F. Wan Mohd Farred, H. Mohamed, N.A. Mohamad Aziz, H. Junoh, A.H. Shamsuddin, Biogas Production from Palm Oil Mill Effluent at Low pH, in: IOP Conf Ser Earth Environ Sci, Institute of Physics, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1261/1/012008. 
  5. A.F.I.A. Farhan, N.A.M. Aziz, H. Mohamed, B.S. Zainal, H. Junoh, Investigation of the Thermal Performance of Water and Aluminum Oxide Nanofluid as a Coolant for Solar Panels, Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences 106 (2023) 87–102. https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.106.2.87102. 
  6. Z.N. Hayawin, Z.B. Syirat, M.F. Ibrahim, J.N. Faizah, A.A. Astimar, A.W. Noorshamsiana, M. Ropandi, A.W. Nursulihatimarsyila, S. Abd-Aziz, Pollutants removal from palm oil mill effluent (POME) final discharge using oil palm kernel shell activated carbon in the up-flow continuous adsorption system, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 20 (2023) 4325–4338. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-022-04268-8.b 
  7. B.S. Zainal, S. Zaini, A.A. Zinatizadeh, N.S. Mohd, S. Ibrahim, P.J. Ker, H. Mohamed, Preliminary Investigation of Different Types of Inoculums and Substrate Preparation for Biohydrogen Production, Fermentation 9 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation9020127. 
  8. B.S. Zainal, K. Gunasegaran, G.Y.A. Tan, M. Danaee, N.S. Mohd, S. Ibrahim, O.H. Chyuan, L.D. Nghiem, T.M.I. Mahlia, Effect of temperature and hydraulic retention time on hydrogen production from palm oil mill effluent (POME) in an integrated up-flow anaerobic sludge fixed-film (UASFF) bioreactor, Environ Technol Innov 28 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2022.102903. 
  9. M.A. Ahmad, B.S. Zainal, N.H. Jamadon, T.C.S. Yaw, L.C. Abdullah, Filtration analysis and fouling mechanisms of PVDF membrane for POME treatment, Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination 10 (2020) 187–199. https://doi.org/10.2166/wrd.2020.101. 

  10. B.S. Zainal, M. Danaee, N.S. Mohd, S. Ibrahim, Effects of temperature and dark fermentation effluent on biomethane production in a two-stage up-flow anaerobic sludge fixed-film (UASFF) bioreactor, Fuel 263 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.116729. 

     

Achievements & Accolades

  1. Best Oral Presenter Award. Theme: Renewable and Sustainable Material & Processes.
    3rd Symposium on Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology (ICFCHT-SFCHT 2023) on September 5th-6th, 2023.

  2. Short term training (15 March – 15 April 2023). The Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology (LBE), National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), Occitanie-Montpellier Centre, Narbonne, France.