Assistant Professor Dr Sum Jing Yao
Assistant Professor | Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
Academic Qualifications
PhD Chemical Engineering
Bachelor Chemical Engineering
Areas of Interest
Research Grant
- Synthesis of light-sensitive buoyant photocatalyst composites through heat attachment of nitrogen-doped zinc oxide on perlite granules for degradation of chemical oxygen demand (COD) from river water (Research Excellence & Innovative Grant (REIG), Project Leader)—July 2020-June 2022.
Current Research Project
- Development of PVDF UF membrane with enhanced antifouling properties
- Immobilization of photocatalst on a support for photocatalytic degradation of organic matter through sunlight irradiation
- Development of adsorptive NF membrane for selective separation of heavy metals from a mixture
- K.C. Ho, Y.H. Teow, J.Y. Sum, Z.J. Ng, A.W. Mohammad, Water pathways through the ages: Integrated laundry wastewater treatment for pollution prevention, Sci. Total Environ. 760 (2021) 143966.
- J.Q. Ngo, S.T. Lee, Z.A. Jawad, A.L. Ahmad, R.J. Lee, S.P. Yeap, J.Y. Sum, The influence of cellulose acetate butyrate membrane structure on the improvement of CO2/N2 separation, Chem. Eng. Commun. 207 (2020) 1707–1718.
- J.Y. Sum, A.L. Ahmad, B.S. Ooi, Selective separation of heavy metal ions using amine-rich polyamide TFC membrane, J. Ind. Eng. Chem. 76 (2019).
- B.S. Ooi, J.Y. Sum, J.J. Beh, W.J. Lau, S.O. Lai, Chapter 2 -Materials and Engineering Design of Interfacial Polymerized Thin Film Composite Nanofiltration Membrane for Industrial Applications. In: ISMAIL, A. F., RAHMAN, M. A., OTHMAN, M. H. D. & MATSUURA, T. (eds.) Membrane Separation Principles and Applications. Elsevier.
- J.Y. Sum, J.J. Beh, A.L. Ahmad, B.S. Ooi, Enhancing the solvent-dendrimer miscibility at the interface and its impact on the thin film composite membrane. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 58, 229-239.
- J.J. Beh, E.P. Ng, J.Y. Sum, B.S. Ooi,Thermodynamics and kinetics control of support layer synthesis for enhanced thin film composite membrane performance. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 135, 45802-n/a.
- J.Y. Sum, A.L. Ahmad, B.S. Ooi, 2014. Synthesis of thin film composite membrane using mixed dendritic poly(amidoamine) and void filling piperazine monomers. Journal of Membrane Science, 466, 183-191.
- B.S. Ooi, J.Y. Sum, S.O. Lai, Investigation on membrane morphological and chemical properties changes at different reaction times and its effect on dye removal. Desalination and Water Treatment, 45, 250-255.
J.Y. Sum, W.X. Kok, S.T. Sakaran, The removal selectivity of heavy metal cations in micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration: A study based on critical micelle concentration, Regional Congress on Membrane Technology (RCOM 2020), 16-17 January 2021, Johor, Malaysia.
S.J. Jie, O.B. Seng, L.L. Hui Ting, J.Y. Sum, Development of antifouling poly(vinylidene fluoride) ultrafiltration membrane with the addition of polyethylene glycol as additive, IOP Conf. Ser. Earth Environ. Sci. 463 (2020) 12178.
Sum, J. Y.; Ahmad, A. L.; Ooi, B. S. 2012. Synthesis and Characterization of Dendritic Thin Film Composite Membrane Prepared Through Interfacial Polymerization, International Conference on Membrane Science & Technology MST2012: Sustainable Energy and Environment, 22-23 August 2012, Bangkok, Thailand.
- 2021 Best Presenter Award (Parallel session) in the Virtual Regional Congress on Membrane Technology (RCOM 2020) and Regional Conference Environmental Engineering (RCEnvE 2020) on 16 & 17 January 2021
- USM Sanggar Sanjung Award on excellent achievement in category of Journal Publication in year 2015