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Dr Muhammad Saifullah Abu Bakar Lecturer, Faculty of Integrated Technologies

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Dr Muhammad Saifullah Abu Bakar

Lecturer, Faculty of Integrated Technologies saifullah.bakar@ubd.edu.bn

ABOUT ME

Dr Muhammad Saifullah bin Abu Bakar has obtained his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Aston University in Birmingham, United Kingdom in 2014 with the thesis titled "Catalytic Intermediate Pyrolysis of Brunei Rice Husk for Bio-Oil Production". He graduated with a B.Eng (Hons) in Chemical Engineering in 2008, and an M.Sc in Chemical Process Technology with Polymer Processing in 2009 also from Aston University. Completed research projects include reactor design for the oxidative dehydrogenation of butenes to 1,3-butadiene, and power generation from sewage sludge via combustion or pyrolysis/gasification. His broad knowledge within the main disciplines in Chemical Engineering and current research studies affords him to work in a multidisciplinary setting. He has recently joined the Faculty of Integrated Technologies in Universiti Brunei Darussalam as a Lecturer where he is working on Chemical Engineering and System Engineering modules.

As of now, he has published 9 peer-reviewed papers and presented 2 conference papers. Currently he is the main supervisor for 1 PhD student and 2 Masters students under M.Eng Chemical Engineering (by research).

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Renewable Energies;
Biomass, Biofuel and Bioenergy Technologies;
Solar Thermal to Energy

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FUTURE PROJECTS

Biorefinery concept: Valorisation of biomass and wastes to value-added products and energy

Brunei has the potential to generate value-added products, chemicals, fuels and energy from biomass or wastes from industries via biomass conversion processes such as gasification and pyrolysis. The concept of biorefinery is the integration of processes which is comparable to petroleum refinery, but instead it uses biomass as its feedstock and has the potential to diversify the economy away from oil and gas. Rice husk, rice straw, grasses, invasive species (eg: Acacia) and algae species are a few of many potential candidates of biomass feedstock. However, the selection of biomass feedstock and their characterisation is an essential pre-requisite step to find out whether the material is suitable for conversion. The generated biomass products have to also undergo characterisation to assess their viability towards potential usage in various industrial applications such as energy and bio-based chemicals.

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Design of a novel biomass catalytic screw reactor

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

M. Hanif, T.M.I. Mahlia, H.B. Aditya, M.S. Abu Bakar, Energy and environmental assessments of bioethanol production from Sri Kanji 1 cassava in Malaysia. Biofuel Research Journal, 4 (2017) p. 537-544.
H. Q. Hj Hairul Absah, M. S. Abu Bakar, J. Hj Zaini, A. Azad and L. C. Ming, Bi2O3 and La10Si6O27 composite electrolyte for enhanced performance in solid oxide fuel cells, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 121 (2016) 012020.
A.M. Abdalla, N. Radenahmad, M.S. Abu Bakar, Pg M.I. Petra, A.K. Azad, Synthesis and characterization of Sm0.5Ba0.5MnO3-δ as anode materials for solid oxide fuel cells, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 121 (2016) 012001.
J. Zaini, A.K. Azad, S. Abu Bakar, Q.H.N. Cheok, Effects of Wetting on the Soil Fabric of Compacted Clay, Applied Mechanics and Materials, 789-790 (2015) p. 1164-1168.
T.E. Odetoye, K.R. Onifade, M.S. Abu Bakar, J.O. Titiloye. Pyrolysis of Parinari polyandra Benth fruit shell for bio-oil production, Biofuel Research Journal, 3 (2014), p. 85-90

TOP PUBLICATIONS

M.S. Abu Bakar, J.O. Titiloye. Catalytic pyrolysis of rice husks for bio-oil production. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 103 (2013), p. 362-368.
J.O. Titiloye, M.S. Abu Bakar, T.E. Odetoye. Thermochemical characterisation of Agricultural Wastes from West Africa. Industrial Crops and Products, 47 (2013), p. 199-203
T.E. Odetoye, K.R. Onifade, M.S. Abu Bakar, J.O. Titiloye. Thermochemical characterisation of Parinari polyandra Benth fruit shell. Industrial Crops and Products, 44 (2013), p. 62-66
T.E. Odetoye, K.R. Onifade, M.S. Abu Bakar, J.O. Titiloye. Pyrolysis of Parinari polyandra Benth fruit shell for bio-oil production, Biofuel Research Journal, 3 (2014), p. 85-90

GRANT DETAILS

1. Grant type: CRG, Grant Number: UBD/OVACRI/CRGWG(006)/161201, Project Title: Integrated Solid Oxide Fuel Cell - Biomass System for Electricity and Water Purification, Role: Co-PI, Start Date: 01/12/2016, End Date: 30/11/2019

2. Grant type: BRC, Grant Number: UBD/BRC/11, Project Title: A multifaceted investigation of the spread of exotic Acacia species into native habitats within Brunei Darussalam: Understanding the causes of, and management stategies for, these invasive species, PI: Dr Rahayu Sukmaria Sukri. Role: Researcher.