Biomass-Derived Fine Chemicals

Suraini Abd-Aziz is a Professor at the Department of Bioprocess Technology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia. She is currently the Deputy Secretary General, Academic Committee (Scientific Divisions), Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB), AFOB Vice President of Malaysia region, President of AFOB Malaysia Chapter, and AFOB Co-Chair of Bioenergy and Biorefinery Division. She had developed her research interest in the field of Industrial Biotechnology specializing in bioenergy and biobased chemicals, which focused on the utilization of agro wastes for bioenergy and value-added products toward zero waste emission. Apart from being the project leader of her own research grants, she also actively contributed to other projects in her capacity as an expert in enzyme technology, fermentation technology, bioprocess engineering, and environmental biotechnology.

Lai-Yee Phang is an Associate Professor at the Department of Bioprocess Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Her research interest is in Environmental Biotechnology, focusing on the conversion of waste materials into valuable products such as fine chemicals and biofuels, which includes screening of microorganisms, fermentation, optimization, and pretreatment. She is also working on the phytoremediation of contaminated soil.

Mohamad Faizal Ibrahim is an Associate Professor at the Department of Bioprocess Technology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia. His works mostly on the utilization of biomass into value-added products such as enzymes, biofuels, biosugars, animal feed, activated carbon, essential oils, and other biobased chemicals, which cover various bioprocessing approaches such as fermentation, extraction, pretreatment, carbonization, and activation.

Mohd Azwan Jenol is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Industrial Sciences and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA). He specializes in biomass utilization in the production of value-added products via bioprocessing technologies involving fermentation, extraction and bioconversion, in the application of bioenergy, biofuels, biosugars, enzymes, bioactive compounds and other bio-based products.