Ts. Dr Yu Kai Ling

Ts. Dr Yu Kai Ling

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

Biography

Ts. Dr Yu Kai Ling is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University. She holds a PhD from Universiti Malaya and a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Science from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Dr. Yu's research focuses on microalgae, bioenergy, thermochemical conversion, wastewater treatment, and sustainability. As a Professional Technologist in Green Technology, she has published extensively in high-impact journals and has been involved in multiple research projects on waste-to-energy-related green technology, promoting environmental and energy sustainability.

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia (2021)
  • Bachelor Degree of Science (Hons) Environmental Science - First class honours, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia (2016)
  • Professional Technologist in Green Technology, Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT), Malaysia (2023)

Research Interests

  • Microalgae
  • Bioenergy [Biohydrogen, biochar, bioethanol]
  • Thermochemical conversion [Wet torrefaction, hydrothermal pretreatment, pyrolysis]
  • Wastewater treatment [Biological treatment, adsorption]
  • Sustainability and green technology

Notable Publications

Yu, K. L., Zainal, B. S., Mohamed, H., Ker, P. J., Ong, H. C., Zaman, H. B., . . . Taufiq-Yap, Y. H. (2024). Wet torrefaction of palm oil mill effluent as an emerging technology for biohydrogen production: An optimization study. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.04.023 

Yu, K. L., Ong, H. C., & Zaman, H. B. (2022). Microalgae Biomass as Biofuel and the Green Applications. Energies, 15(19), 7280. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15197280  

Ong, H. C., Yu, K. L., Chen, W.-H., Pillejera, M. K., Bi, X., Tran, K.-Q., . . . Pétrissans, M. (2021). Variation of lignocellulosic biomass structure from torrefaction: A critical review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 152, 111698. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111698 

*Yu, K. L., Lee, X. J., Ong, H. C., Chen, W.-H., Chang, J.-S., Lin, C.-S., Show, P. L., & Ling, T. C. (2021). Adsorptive removal of cationic methylene blue and anionic Congo red dyes using wet-torrefied microalgal biochar: Equilibrium, kinetic and mechanism modeling. Environmental Pollution, 272, 115986. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115986 

Yu, K. L., Chen, W.-H., Sheen, H.-K., Chang, J.-S., Lin, C.-S., Ong, H. C., Show, P. L., & Ling, T. C. (2020). Bioethanol production from acid pretreated microalgal hydrolysate using microwave-assisted heating wet torrefaction. Fuel, 279, 118435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.118435 

Yu, K. L., Chen, W.-H., Sheen, H.-K., Chang, J.-S., Lin, C.-S., Ong, H. C., Show, P. L., Ng, E.-P., & Ling, T. C. (2020). Production of microalgal biochar and reducing sugar using wet torrefaction with microwave-assisted heating and acid hydrolysis pretreatment. Renewable Energy, 156, 349-360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.04.064 

*Goh, B. H. H., Ong, H. C., Cheah, M. Y., Chen, W.-H., Yu, K. L., & Mahlia, T. M. I. (2019). Sustainability of direct biodiesel synthesis from microalgae biomass: A critical review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 107, 59-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2019.02.012 

Yu, K. L., Show, P. L., Ong, H. C., Ling, T. C., Chen, W.-H., & Salleh, M. A. M. (2018). Biochar production from microalgae cultivation through pyrolysis as a sustainable carbon sequestration and biorefinery approach. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-018-1521-7 

*Yu, K. L., Lau, B. F., Show, P. L., Ong, H. C., Ling, T. C., Chen, W.-H., Ng, E. P., & Chang, J.-S. (2017). Recent developments on algal biochar production and characterization. Bioresource Technology, 246, 2-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.08.009 

Yu, K. L., Show, P. L., Ong, H. C., Ling, T. C., Chi-Wei Lan, J., Chen, W.-H., & Chang, J.-S. (2017). Microalgae from wastewater treatment to biochar – Feedstock preparation and conversion technologies. Energy Conversion and Management, 150, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2017.07.060  
 

Note: *Web of Science (WoS) highly-cited paper

Achievements & Accolades

Projects/grants:
1.    Life cycle analysis from wastewater treatment to bioenergy production using microalgae biorefinery and intelligent energy data analytics, UNITEN internal grant 202201001CEI (2022-2023)
2.    Integration of energy informatics in microalgae biorefinery from wastewater treatment to bioenergy production towards environmental and energy sustainability in smart cities, UNITEN Energy Transition Grant 202202004ETG (2022-2024)

Filed Intellectual Properties (IP):
1. Hydrothermal pretreatment of POME (CRLY2022W04932), Filed on 2nd November 2022