Awards

 

​2017

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• NASRIN ABU BAKAR, LIM WENG SOON, LOH SOH KHEANG et al., Production of Bio-Compressed Natural Gas (Bio-CNG) from Biogas of Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME). Gold Medal: MTE 2017, PWTC, Kuala Lumpur. 16-18 February 2017.

 

• NASRIN ABU BAKAR, LIM WENG SOON, LOH SOH KHEANG, ASTIMAR ABD. AZIZ, et al., Bio-Compressed Natural Gas (Bio-CNG)  A Renewable Green Fuel from Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME), ITEX 2017. KLCC, Kuala Lumpur, 10-13 May 2017.     

                    Best Malaysia Innovative Product Award

​                     INNOPA Innovation Award by INDONESIA

                     Gold Medal

• STASHA ELEANOR ROSLAND ABEL and LOH SOH KHEANG.  Bio-Based 1,3-Propanediol Production from Biodiesel-Derived Waste Glycerol.  Silver Award, ITEX 2017. KLCC, Kuala Lumpur. 10-13 May 2017.

     

 

2016

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• LOH SOH KHEANG, MUZZAMMIL NGATIMAN and  CHOO YUEN MAY.  Palm-Based Mould Release Lubricating Oil (ECOMOULD).   Gold Medal Award.  27th International Invention Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX 2016), KLCC, Kuala Lumpur, 12-14 May 2016.

 

• LOH SOH KHEANG. Update on Biodiesel and Biogas Production from Palm Oil and its Waste in Malaysia, Bionergy and Biorefinery Conference – Southeast Asia 2016. Bioenergy Society of Singapore (BESS) Achievement Award 2016. 

 

• LOH SOH KHEANG. Top Research Scientists Malaysia, Hotel Royal Chulan Kuala Lumpur, 15 August 2016.

 

• NURUL ADELA BUKHARI, NASRIN ABU BAKAR and LOH SOH KHEANG. A Novel Bioflocculant from Palm Oil Mill Effluent. Bronze Medal at Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE 2016) – Invention & Innovation Awards, PWTC, 18-20 Feb 2016

• NURUL ADELA BUKHARI, NASRIN ABU BAKAR and LOH SOH KHEANG. Extracellular Biopolymer Flocculant from Palm Oil Mill Effluent and its Application in Microalgae Harvesting. Gold Medal Award, ITEX 2016, KLCC, 12-14 May 2016

 

 

2015

 

• CHOO YUEN MAY, ACADEMICIAN TAN SRI EMERITUS PROFESOR DATUK Dr. AUGUSTINE S. H ONG, HARRISON LAU LIK NANG, PUAH CHIEW WEI, YUNG CHEE LIANG, NG MEI HAN, RUSNANI ABD MAJID, YAHAYA HAWARI. Gold Medal Award (ITEX 2015). Commercial production of renewable palm biodiesel and high value phytonutrients

 

• CHOO YUEN MAY, ACADEMICIAN TAN SRI EMERITUS PROFESOR DATUK Dr. AUGUSTINE S. H ONG, HARRISON LAU LIK NANG, PUAH CHIEW WEI, YUNG CHEE LIANG, NG MEI HAN, RUSNANI ABD MAJID, YAHAYA HAWARI. ITEX 2015 Best Invention-Research Institutions. Commercial production of renewable palm biodiesel and high value phytonutrients.

 

• LOH SOH KHEANG, MUZZAMMIL NGATIMAN, MEI EE LAI, WENG SOON LINN, YUEN MAY CHOO and ZHENJIA ZHANG. Silver Medal Award (ITEX 2015). A zero discharge treatment system of palm oil mill effluent (POME)

 

• NASRIN ABU BAKAR, CHOO YUEN MAY, JOSEPH LIM, STEPHEN LIM, EEDY CHIN, LOH SOH KHEANG, LIM WENG SOON and M. YUSMAN YUNUS. Silver Medal Award (ITEX 2015). Improved process for the production of low-ash empty fruit bunch pellet

 

2014

 

• LOH SOH KHEANG, STEPHEN JAMES, MUZZAMMIL NGATIMAN, CHOO YUEN MAY and LIM WENG SOON. MPOB Gold Medal Award (2014). Enhancement of palm oil refinery waste – Spent Bleaching Earth (SBE) into bio organic fertiliser

 

• LOH SOH KHEANG. MPOB Excellent Scientist Award, 2014

 

• NURUL ADELA BUKHARI, SURAYA SYAZWANI MOHAMAD YUSOF, NASRIN ABU BAKAR and LOH SOH KHEAN. First Prize Poster Winner (2014). The improvement of enzymatic hydrolysis of oil palm (Elaeis Guineensis) Empty Fruit Bunch Lignocellulose

 

• KONG, S. H. LOH, BACHMANN, R. T, RAHIM, S. A. and SALIMON J. MPOB Best Publication Award (2014). Biochar from oil palm biomass. A review of its potential and challenges. Renewable and sustainable energy reviews 39: 729-739 (Elsevier, ISI IF: 5.510)

 

• VIJAYA SUBRAMANIAM, RAVI MENON, CHOO YUEN MAY, HELMI SIN ABDULLAH. Gold Medal Award (ITEX 2014) Waste to Wealth: An environment friendly residual oil recovery system 

 

2013

 

• LOH SOH KHEANG, National Recognition by Yang di-Pertuan Agong on June 2013: Bintang KESATRIA MANGKU NEGARA (K.M.N). Kategori: Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan/ Badan Berkanun

 

• NURUL ADELA BUKHARI, LOH SOH KHEANG and ANIS MOKHTAR. Optimization of fermentation conditions for bioethanol production of oil palm trunk sap. Best Poster Presentation Award; Category: Industrial microbiology at the International Congress of the Malaysian Society for Microbiology 2013

 

2012

 

• LOH SOH KHEANG. Agricultural Invention Order of Merit. World Inventor Award Festival (WIAF 2012), Seoul Garden Hotel, Seoul, Korea

 

• LOH SOH KHEANG, STEPHEN JAMES, MUZZAMMIL NGATIMAN, CHOO YUEN MAY and LIM WENG SOON. Recovery and conversion of palm oil refinery waste into value-added quality bio organic materials. Pemenang Anugerah Harta Intelek Negara 2012, Tempat Kedua

 

• LOH SOH KHEANG, STEPHEN JAMES, MUZZAMMIL NGATIMAN, CHOO YUEN MAYand LIM WENG SOON. Recovery and conversion of palm oil refinery waste into value-added quality bio organic materials.  WIPO Award for Best Inventor 2012, Second Place, World Intellectual Property Organization

 

• VIJAYA SUBRAMANAIM, HALIMAH MUHAMAD, ZULKIFLI HASHIM, TAN YEW AI, PUAH CHIEW WEI, CHOO YUEN MAY. Anugerah Medal Emas Penyelidikan bagi LCA of Malaysian Oil Palm Products from Mineral Soils

 

2011

 

• LOH SOH KHEANG; STEPHEN JAMES; CHOO YUEN MAY and LIM WENG SOON. Enhancement of palm oil refinery waste – Spent bleaching earth into bio organic fertiliser and solid fuels. 22nd International Invention Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX ’11)

 

               ITEX 2011 Asia Invention Cup

               ITEX 2011 Best Invention – Research Institutes Category

               ITEX 2011 Gold Medal

 

• LOH SOH KHEANG; STEPHEN JAMES; CHOO YUEN MAY and LIM WENG SOON. Bio organic fertiliser from palm oil refinery waste. Malaysian Innovative Product Award 2011, 22nd International Invention Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX ’11)

 

• LOH SOH KHEANG. Anugerah Industri Komoditi Malaysia (AIKM) 2011 - Ketogori Karya Inovasi Saintis Terbaik. Malaysia International Commodity Conference & Showcase 2011 (MICCOS)

 

• ARASU UTTRAN, LOH SOH KHEANG, CHOO YUEN MAY and ROBERT THOMAS BACHMANN. Elucidation of organic/inorganic fertilizer interactions with biochar from oil palm plantation waste. Best Poster Award (First Prize) at the International Palm Oil Congress (PIPOC), KLCC, KL