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Amanatuzzakiah Abdul Halim

Academic Qualification

  • Ph.D in Biochemical Engineering - Doctor of Philosophy, University College London
  • Master of Science in Biochemical Engineering - Masters Degree, University College London
  • Engineering (Hons) in Biotechnology - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia

Amanatuzzakiah Abdul Halim (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)

Associate Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

KULLIYYAH OF ENGINEERING


amana@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


Amanatuzzakiah Abdul Halim is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. She obtained her Ph.D in Biochemical Engineering from University College London in 2013.
Her research interests are in the area of Biocatalyst, Enzyme Microreactor, Microfludicic Applications, Bioprocess and Bioseparation Engineering. She has experience in teaching Biotechnology Engineering Laboratory IV, Bioprocess Facility Design and Regulatory, Cell and Tissue Engineering and Separation Processes for Biochemical Products.


Area of Specialisation


  • Engineering Tech ~ Engineering And Technology ~ Chemical Engineering ~ Biochemical Process - Ph.D in Biochemical Engineering


Teaching Responsibilities


BIOPROCESS FACILITY DESIGN AND REGULATORY 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2009/2010
BIOTECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING LAB III 2015/2016
BIOTECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING LAB IV 2009/2010
CELL AND TISSUE ENGINEERING 2008/2009
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY 3 2022/2023
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
INTRODUCTION TO CELL AND TISSUE ENGINEERING 2008/2009
PROJECT I 2018/2019
PROJECT II 2021/2022 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017
REACTION ENGINEERING 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016
SEMINAR 2018/2019 2016/2017 2015/2016 2007/2008
SEMINAR II 2008/2009
SEPARATION PROCESSES FOR BIOCHEMICAL PRODUCTS 2008/2009


Supervision


Fabrication, Characterization And Application Of Molecularly Imprinted Polymer (Mip) Sensor For The Detection Of Sulfamethoxazole (Smx) In Milk.
Master Completed 2023 Main Supervisor
Partially Treated Palm Oil Mill Effluent (Pome) Treatment By Microalgae-Bacteria Co-Culture System.
Master Completed 2019 Main Supervisor
Development Of Cross-Linked Enzyme Aggregates (Clea)-Amylase From Super Mealworm (Zophobas Morio).
Master Completed 2016 Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2019 - 2023 Detection of Heavy Metal Residuals in Water using Printed Electrodes modified with PEDOT:PSS
2019 - 2023 Investigating the Detection of Antibiotic Residual in Dairy Product using Printed Electrodes
2017 - 2021 Investigating the development of ion selective electrode for e.coli O157:H7 detection
2017 - 2020 Investigation of Electrosprayed Carbon-based Nanomaterials as Electrodes in Energy Storage Devices for Improved Microbial Fuel Cell
2015 - 2018 Investigation of the Symbiotic Mechanism of microalgae-bacteria in Wastewater Treatment
On-Going
2023 - Present Fabrication of Biodegradable Patch
2022 - Present Investigation of Ozonized Water on the Stability, In Vitro Biocidal Activity and Cytotoxicity Effect
2006 - Present Bio-Process and Molecular Engineering Research Unit (BPMERU)


Publications


Article

2023 Adsorption isotherm and kinetic analysis of molecularly imprinted polymer with two functional monomers for quantification of atrazine. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, () pp. 1-15
2023 Recent applications of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) on screen-printed electrodes for pesticide detection. Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology, 14 (1) pp. 1-14
2022 Study on the effect of microalgae – bacteria growth conditions in synthetic wastewater treatment. Biological And Natural Resources Engineering Journal, 6 (1) pp. 36-46
2022 Systematic review study on application of Ion Imprinted polymer (IIP) in heavy metals detection. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, () pp. 1-26
2021 Immobilized microalgae using alginate for wastewater treatment. Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology, 29 (3) pp. 1489-1501
2019 Nutrients and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removals by microalgae - bacteria co-culture system in palm oil mill effluent (POME). IIUM Engineering Journal, 20 (2) pp. 22-31
2019 Nutrients and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removals by microalgae – bacteria co-culture system in palm oil mill effluent (POME). IIUM Engineering Journal, 20 (2) pp. 22-31
2018 Chlorella vulgaris logistic growth kinetics model in high concentrations of aqueous ammonia. IIUM Engineering Journal, 19 (2) pp. 1-9
2018 Wastewater treatment by microalgae-bacteria co-culture system. Malaysian Journal of Microbiology, 14 (2) pp. 131-136
2017 A kinetic performance of Cross-Linked Enzyme Aggregates (CLEA)-amylase from Zophobas morio. International Food Research Journal (IFRJ), 24 (Suppl.) pp. S320-S324
2017 Characterization of cross-linked enzyme aggregates (CLEA)-amylase from Zophobas morio. International Food Research Journal, 24 (Suppl.) pp. S335-S339
2013 Characterization and multi-step transketolase-ω- transaminase bioconversions in an immobilized enzyme microreactor (IEMR) with packed tube . Journal of Biotechnology, 168 (4) pp. 567-575
Conference or Workshop Item

2018 Nutrients and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) Removals by Microalgae-Bacteria Co-culture System in Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME). In: International Conference Biotechnology Engineering (ICBioE '18),
2016 Characterization of cross-linked enzyme aggregates (CLEA)-amylase from Zophobas morio. In: 4th International Conference on Biotechnology Engineering 2016 (ICBioE 2016),
2016 Kinetic performance of cross-linked enzyme aggregates (clea)-amylase from Zophobas morio. In: 4th International Conference on Biotechnology Engineering 2016 (ICBioE 2016),
2016 Multi-step enzyme reaction in an Immobilized Enzyme Microreactor (IEMR). In: 4th International Conference on Biotechnology Engineering 2016 (ICBioE 2016),