Academic Profile : Faculty

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Asst Prof Kit Wayne Chew
Assistant Professor, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
Journal Articles
(Not applicable to NIE
staff as info will be
pulled from PRDS)
Selected publications
Neo, Y. T., Chia, W. Y., Lim, S. S., Ngan, C. L., Kurniawan, T. A., & Chew, K. W. (2023). Smart systems in producing algae-based protein to improve functional food ingredients industries. Food Research International, 112480.

Chong, J. L., Chew, K. W., Peter, A. P., Ting, H. Y., & Show, P. L. (2023). Internet of Things (IoT)-Based Environmental Monitoring and Control System for Home-Based Mushroom Cultivation. Biosensors, 13(1), 98.

Chong, J. W. R., Khoo, K. S., Chew, K. W., Ting, H. Y., & Show, P. L. (2023). Trends in digital image processing of isolated microalgae by incorporating classification algorithm. Biotechnology Advances, 108095.

Pocha, C. K. R., Chia, W. Y., Kurniawan, T. A., Khoo, K. S., & Chew, K. W. (2023). Thermochemical conversion of different biomass feedstocks into hydrogen for power plant electricity generation. Fuel, 340, 127472.

Tang, D. Y. Y., Chew, K. W., Ting, H. Y., Sia, Y. H., Gentili, F. G., Park, Y. K., ... & Show, P. L. (2023). Application of regression and artificial neural network analysis of Red-Green-Blue image components in prediction of chlorophyll content in microalgae. Bioresource Technology, 370, 128503.

Peter, A. P., Tan, X., Lim, J. Y., Chew, K. W., Koyande, A. K., & Show, P. L. (2022). Environmental analysis of Chlorella vulgaris cultivation in large scale closed system under waste nutrient source. Chemical Engineering Journal, 433, 134254.

Pocha, C. K. R., Chia, S. R., Chia, W. Y., Koyande, A. K., Nomanbhay, S., & Chew, K. W. (2022). Utilization of agricultural lignocellulosic wastes for biofuels and green diesel production. Chemosphere, 290, 133246.

Peter, A. P., Koyande, A. K., Chew, K. W., Ho, S. H., Chen, W. H., Chang, J. S., & Show, P. L. (2022). Continuous cultivation of microalgae in photobioreactors as a source of renewable energy: Current status and future challenges. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 154, 111852.

Khoo, K. S., Ooi, C. W., Chew, K. W., Chia, S. R., Foo, S. C., Ng, H. S., & Show, P. L. (2022). Extraction of fucoxanthin from Chaetoceros calcitrans by electropermeabilization-assisted liquid biphasic flotation system. Journal of Chromatography A, 1668, 462915.

Koyande, A. K., Chew, K. W., Manickam, S., Chang, J. S., & Show, P. L. (2021). Emerging algal nanotechnology for high-value compounds: a direction to future food production. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 116, 290-302.

Leong, Y. K., Chew, K. W., Chen, W. H., Chang, J. S., & Show, P. L. (2021). Reuniting the biogeochemistry of algae for a low-carbon circular bioeconomy. Trends in plant science, 26(7), 729-740.

Chew, K. W., Khoo, K. S., Foo, H. T., Chia, S. R., Walvekar, R., & Lim, S. S. (2021). Algae utilization and its role in the development of green cities. Chemosphere, 268, 129322.

Fayyaz, M., Chew, K. W., Show, P. L., Ling, T. C., Ng, I. S., & Chang, J. S. (2020). Genetic engineering of microalgae for enhanced biorefinery capabilities. Biotechnology advances, 43, 107554.

Chia, S. R., Chew, K. W., Leong, H. Y., Manickam, S., Show, P. L., & Nguyen, T. H. P. (2020). Sonoprocessing-assisted solvent extraction for the recovery of pigment-protein complex from Spirulina platensis. Chemical Engineering Journal, 398, 125613.

Chia, W. Y., Tang, D. Y. Y., Khoo, K. S., Lup, A. N. K., & Chew, K. W. (2020). Nature’s fight against plastic pollution: Algae for plastic biodegradation and bioplastics production. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, 4, 100065.

Chew, K. W., Chia, S. R., Lee, S. Y., Zhu, L., & Show, P. L. (2019). Enhanced microalgal protein extraction and purification using sustainable microwave-assisted multiphase partitioning technique. Chemical Engineering Journal, 367, 1-8.

Chew, K. W., Chia, S. R., Krishnamoorthy, R., Tao, Y., Chu, D. T., & Show, P. L. (2019). Liquid biphasic flotation for the purification of C-phycocyanin from Spirulina platensis microalga. Bioresource technology, 288, 121519.

Koyande, A. K., Chew, K. W., Rambabu, K., Tao, Y., Chu, D. T., & Show, P. L. (2019). Microalgae: A potential alternative to health supplementation for humans. Food Science and Human Wellness, 8(1), 16-24.

Chia, S. R., Ong, H. C., Chew, K. W., Show, P. L., Phang, S. M., Ling, T. C., & Chang, J. S. (2018). Sustainable approaches for algae utilisation in bioenergy production. Renewable energy, 129, 838-852.

Chew, K. W., Yap, J. Y., Show, P. L., Suan, N. H., Juan, J. C., Ling, T. C., Lee, D.J., & Chang, J. S. (2017). Microalgae biorefinery: high value products perspectives. Bioresource technology, 229, 53-62.
Books
(Not applicable to NIE
staff as info will be
pulled from PRDS)
Show, P. L., Lee, S. Y., & Chew, K. W. (2020). Liquid Biphasic System: Fundamentals and Applications in Bioseparation Technology. Elsevier.

Show, P. L., Chew, K. W., & Ling, T. C. (Eds.). (2021). The Prospect of Industry 5.0 in Biomanufacturing. CRC Press.

Chew, K.W., Chia, S.R., & Show, P.L. (2023) Principles of Multiple-Liquid Separation Systems – Interaction, Application and Advancement. Elsevier
Book Chapters
(Not applicable to NIE
staff as info will be
pulled from PRDS)
Wei, L., Chia, W. Y., Chew, K. W., & Show, P. L. (2023). Biomanufacturing in Microalgae Industry. In Microalgae for Environmental Biotechnology (pp. 293-325). CRC Press.

Feisal, N. A. S., Kamaludin, N. H., Zhuang, D., Chew, K. W., & Show, P. L. (2023). What Are Smart Microalgae?. In Microalgae for Environmental Biotechnology (pp. 205-225). CRC Press.

Xing, X. G., Qian, G. Y., Chan, S. S., Xin, G. R., Chew, K. W., & Show, P. L. (2022). Current Issues and Challenges of Applying Microalgae in Environmental Biotechnology. Microalgae for Environmental Biotechnology, 107-144.

ElFar, O. A., Aron, N. S. M., Chew, K. W., & Show, P. L. (2022). Sustainable management of algal blooms in ponds and rivers. In Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals (pp. 431-444). Elsevier.

Lee, S. Y., Chew, K. W., & Show, P. L. (2019). Cell separation and disruption, product recovery, and purification. Essentials in fermentation technology, 237-271.

Chew, K. W., Tan, B. Q. C., Bong, J. C., Hwang, K. Q. C., & Show, P. L. (2019). Membrane-Based Separation Processes. In Bioprocess Engineering (pp. 55-76). CRC Press.

Chew, K. W., Chia, S. R., Show, P. L., Ling, T. C., & Chang, J. S. (2018). Biofuels from microbial lipids. Bioreactors for Microbial Biomass and Energy Conversion, 359-388.
Keynote Speeches & Editorship of Special Issues
(Not applicable to NIE
staff as info will be
pulled from PRDS)
- Key Speaker. International Conference on Consortium of Universal Research Erudition (iCURE 2023). Feb 2023
- Advisory Committee, 2nd International Symposium on Advanced Functional Materials (ISAFM2). Feb 2023
- Technical Program Committee Member, 6th International Conference on Frontiers of Composite Materials (ICFCM2022). Dec 2022
- Invited Speaker. World Young Scientist Summit 2022, International Symposium on Aquatic Ecosystem and Environmental Health and The First China Wenzhou International Wetland Forum. (WYSS2022). Nov 2022.
- Research Seminar Speaker, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Vietnam. Aug 2022.
- Research Seminar Speaker, HCMC University of Food Industry, Vietnam. Aug 2022.
- Speaker. The 5th Rencontres de Quy Nhon: International Biology Conference 2022. Aug 2022.
- Speaker. 19th Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress (APCChE 2022). Aug 2022
- Invited Webinar Speaker, Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). Aug 2022.
- Co-Organizing Chair Committee, 6th Postgraduate Colloquium for Environmental Research (POCER 2022). June 2022.
- Keynote Speaker, General Lecture Series 2 at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) under the “World Class Professor (WCP) Program Scheme B 2021”. Nov 2021.
- Technical Committee, 1st International Conference on Water, Energy & Environment (WEECON 2021). Dec 2021.
- Presenter. ESS-JSS-AOSS 1st Joint Sonochemistry Conference (Online). Nov 2021.
- Keynote Speaker, General Lecture Series 1 at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) under the “World Class Professor (WCP) Program Scheme B 2021”. Sept 2021.
- Invited Webinar Speaker, Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). July 2021.
- Invited presenter. Commonwealth Science Conference 2021 (CSC2021).
- Speaker. 18th Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress (APCChE 2019).
- Speaker. BioFuture workshop. Bioplastics and Biocomposites, Innovative Building Blocks of the Emerging Bioeconomy (2019)
- Speaker. 5th Postgraduate Colloquium for Environmental Research (POCER 2019).
- Presenter. The 24th Symposium of Young Asian Biological Engineer’s Community (YABEC 2018).
- Speaker. 4th International Conference on Energy Materials and Environmental Engineering (ICEMEE 2018).
- Speaker. 30th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers (SOMChE 2017).
- Speaker. 4th Postgraduate Colloquium for Environmental Research (POCER 2017).
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