Applications are invited for a PhD student to work in the design and synthesis of solid acid-base catalysts. Applicants should have at least a FIRST CLASS degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering. The posts are available immediately. All inquiries and applications to : 

Prof. Dr. SUGENG TRIWAHYONO
http://www.sugengdirect.com
Tel : +60-7-5536076  Fax : +60-7-5536080
sugeng[at]utm.my or sugengtw[at]gmail.com

• ERGS (RM120k): Morphology Control of Nano-Iron Oxide Photocatalyst in Ionic Liquid Solvent Via Electrochemical Route : Exploring Molecular Structure and Their Interfacial Properties
• FRGS (RM79k): Study of the effects of surface area and crystallinity of Hierarchical Mesoporous Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterial (MTN) on the surface reaction and recombination of electron-hole pairs in n-heptane photoisomerization to produce isoheptane
• RUG2013 (RM120k): Design and Synthesis of CrO3-ZrO2 for Acid Catalytic Reaction
• RUG2013 (RM160k): Design and Synthesis of New Type of Mesoporous Material for Photocatalytic Reaction

• PATENT No. : MY-146371-A : "Flow Injection Techniqu to Determine Acid Sites of Solid Catalyst"
• PATENT No. : MY-144569-A : "Volcano Mud Adsorbent"
• Quantitative Analysis of Acidic Sites of Solid Material by Pyridine Pre-adsorbed FTIR Spectroscopy (PI2011000688 - FRGS78670).

1.    S. Triwahyono*, A.A. Jalil, N.N. Ruslan, H.D. Setiabudi, N.H.N.  Kamarudin, "C5-C7 linear alkane hydroisomerization over MoO3-ZrO2 and Pt/MoO3-ZrO2 catalysts", Journal of Catalysis  303 (2013)50–59 (IF6.002).

2.    S.N. Timmiati, A.A  Jalil, S. Triwahyono*, H.D.  Setiabudi, N.H.R.  Annuar, "Formation of acidic Brönsted (MoOx)-(Hy)+ evidenced by XRD and 2,6-lutidine FTIR Spectroscopy for cumene cracking", Applied Catalysis A : General  459(2013)8-16 (IF3.903).

3.    N. Sapawe, A. A. Jalil*, S. Triwahyono, R.N. R.A. Sah, N.W. C. Jusoh, N.H.H. Hairom, J.Efendi, "Electrochemical strategy for grown ZnO nanoparticles deposited onto HY zeolite with enhanced photodecolorization of methylene blue: Effect of the formation of Si-O-Zn bonds", Applied Catalysis A : General 456(2013)144-158. (IF3.903).

4.    H.D. Setiabudi, A.A. Jalil, S. Triwahyono*, "Ir/Pt-HZSM5 for n-pentane isomerization: Effect of Si/Al ratio and reaction optimization by response surface methodology" Chemical Engineering Journal 217(2013)300-309. (IF3.461)

5.    N. Sapawe, A. A. Jalil*, S. Triwahyono, "One-pot electro-synthesis of ZrO2-ZnO/HY nanocomposite for photocatalytic decolorization of various dye-contaminants", Chemical Engineering Journal 225 (2013)254–265 (IF3.461).

6.    N.H.R. Annuar, A.A. Jalil, S. Triwahyono, Z. Ramli, Relating cumene hydrocracking activity to the acidic center of CrO₃-ZrO_2, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, In Press (IF2.947).

7.    A. A. Jalil*, M.A.H. Satar, S. Triwahyono, H.D. Setiabudi, N.H.N. Kamarudin, N.F. Jaafar, N. Sapawe, R. Ahamad, "Tailoring the current density to enhance photoactivity performance of electrosynthesized CuO/HY catalyst", Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, In Press (IF2.905).

8.    P. V. Suraja, Z. Yaakob*, N. N. Binitha, S. Triwahyono, P. P. Silija, "Co3O4 doped over SBA 15: excellent adsorbent material for the removal of methyleneblue dye Pollutant", Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy (IF1.753), DOI : 10.1007/s10098-012-0558-2 

9.    Hartati, Mardi Santoso, Sugeng Triwahyono, Didik Prasetyoko*, Activities of Heterogeneous Acid-Base Catalysts for Fragrances Synthesis: A Review, Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering and Catalysis, In Press  (IF0; Scopus).

10.  H.D. Setiabudi, A.A. Jalil, S. Triwahyono*, S.N. Timmiati, N.H.R. Annuar, N.A.A. Fatah, M.R. Sazegar, L.P. Teh ,Effect of iridium loading on the formation of protonic acid sites over Ir/Pt-HZSM5, Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences  9(1)(2013)10-15. (IF0).

11.  N. Sapawe, A.A. Jalil*, S. Triwahyono, Photodecolorization of methylene blue over EGZrO2/EGZnO/EGFe2O3/HY photocatalyst: Effect of radical scavenger, Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences  9(2)(2013)10-15. (IF0).

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