
Dr Lim Li Yee
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Academic Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy (Bioprocess Engineering)
Master of Engineering (Bioprocess)
Bachelor of Science in Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Areas of Interest
Organic waste management and valorization (composting, anaerobic digestion)
Microbial ecology and nutrient dynamic in composting and anaerobic digestion
Environmental data-driven modelling and statistical learning
Waste-to-energy and circular economy
Professional Bodies
The University of New South Wales
Organising Committee – International Conference on Low Carbon Asia (ICLCA)
2015 – Now
Publications
(First Author):
- [2022] Research update on food waste composting: A bibliometric analysis and way forward [Chemical Engineering Transactions 97, 523-528]
- [2022] Field Measurement and Dispersion Modelling of Hydrogen Sulphide for Recycled Paper Mill in Malaysia [Chemical Engineering Transactions 97, 499-504]
- [2021] Selection of parameters for soil quality following compost application: A ranking method [Chemical Engineering Transactions 83, 535-540]
- [2019] Environmental and economic feasibility of an integrated community composting plant and organic farm in Malaysia [Journal of Environmental Management, 244, 431-439]
- [2018] A Review on the Impacts of Compost on Soil Nitrogen Dynamics [Chemical Engineering Transactions 63, 349-354]
- [2017] Review on the Current Composting Practices and the Potential of Improvement using Two-Stage Composting [Chemical Engineering Transaction 61, 1051-105]
- [2017] Feedstock amendment for the production of quality compost for soil amendment and heavy metal immobilisation [Chemical Engineering Transaction 56, 499-504]
- [2015] Physicochemical profile of microbial-assisted composting on empty fruit bunches of oil palm trees [Environmental Science and Pollution Research 22, 19814-19822]
- [2014] Effects of microbial additive on the physiochemical and biological properties of oil palm empty fruit bunches compost [J. Eng. Sci. Technol 5, 10-18]
- [2013] Composting and microbiological additive effects on composting [Environmental Science: An Indian Journal 8 (9)]
(Second Author):
- [2024] Regression Models for Predicting Physicochemical Properties of Biochar [Chemical Engineering Transactions 113, 553-558]
- [2021] Integrating Compost and Biochar Towards Sustainable Soil Management [Chemical Engineering Transactions 86, 1345-1350]
- [2020] Lignocellulosic biomass and food waste for biochar production and application: a review [Chemical Engineering Transactions 81, 427-432]
- [2018] The role of smart waste management in smart agriculture [Chemical Engineering Transactions 70, 937-942]
- [2017] Review on the Global Warming Potential of Cleaner Composting and Mitigation [Journal of Cleaner Production 146,149-157]
(Co-Author):
- [2025] Evaluation of industrial air pollution contribution by type of industry in Pasir Gudang using AERMOD [Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 197. 385]
- [2022] Optimising Process Pathway for Palm Oil Mill Effluent to Compressed Biomethane Off-Site Utilisation [Chemical Engineering Transactions 97, 529-534]
- [2021] Organic Waste Valorisation via Graphical Pinch Analysis of Carbon-to-Nitrogen Ratio Number [Chemical Engineering Transactions 83, 193-198]
- [2018] Review- The Characterisation of food waste for improvement of biogas production during anaerobic digestion [Journal of Cleaner Production 172, 1545-1558]
- [2018] Review on the characteristic and feasibility of leachate for biogas production by anaerobic digestion [Chemical Engineering Transactions 63, 73-78]
[2017] The Kinetics for Mathematical Modelling on the Anaerobic Digestion of Organic Waste- A Review [Chemical Engineering Transactions 61, 1668-1674]
Conferences
- 8th International Conference on Low Carbon Asia (ICLCA 2022), 18th - 19th October 2022, Manila, Philippines (online) - BEST PRESENTER
- 2021 International Conference on Cleaner Production and Sustainability (CPS 2021), 12th - 13th December 2021, Manila, Philippines (online) - BEST PAPER AWARDS
- The 4th Sustainable Process Integration Laboratory Scientific Conference (SPIL2020), 18th - 20th November 2020, Brno, Czech Republic (online)
- 6th International Conference of Low Carbon Asia & Beyond (ICLCA 2020), 1st – 3rd September 2020, Shanghai, China (online)
- 5th International Conference of Low Carbon Asia & Beyond (ICLCA 2019) in conjunction with 4th International Conference on Chemical Engineering, Food and Biotechnology (ICCFB 2019), 15th - 17th October 2019, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
- 4th International Conference of Low Carbon Asia & Beyond, 24th-26th October 2018, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
- 3rd International Conference of Low Carbon Asia & Beyond, 1st -3rd November 2017, Bangkok, Thailand.
- 2nd International Conference of Low Carbon Asia & Beyond, 23-25th November 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 27th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers (SOMChE 2014) in conjuction with 21st Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering (RSCE 2014)
Awards and Recognitions
- Best Paper Award – CPS 2021
- Best Presenter Award – ICLCA 2022






  