Chua@Yeo Gek Kee

Education: PhD in Bioprocess Engineering

Address: Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300 Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia.

Research and Professional Experience:

Dr Chua Gek Kee @ Yeo Gek Kee, AMIChemE, is currently a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang. She graduated from the University of Malaya, Malaysia with a second-class upper honor in Bachelor Degree of Chemical Engineering in year 1997. She received her Master degree in Biochemical Engineering from the same institution in year 2000. In year 2011, she obtained her PhD degree from Massey University, New Zealand in Bioprocess Engineering.

Dr. Chua has been teaching the core subjects of chemical engineering such as thermodynamics, chemical engineering thermodynamics, mass and energy balance, engineering mechanics and fluid mechanics. She also taught bioprocess engineering core subjects and laboratory subjects such as bioseparation engineering, bioprocessing laboratory, biochemistry and microbiology laboratory etc. Dr. Chua was also given a managerial task apart from the academic duties, through her appointment as Head of Academic Panel (Pharmaceutical) from Oct 2011 – Aug 2013 to develop the new engineering technology program specialize in pharmaceutical processing. Following this, she was also being appointed as the Head of Program for Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Pharmaceutical) in Faculty of Engineering Technology from Sept 2013 – June 2015 to execute the program and develop the teaching and laboratory facilities.

Dr. Chua research interest focusing on the enzymatic reaction, bioprocess scale up and optimization. She has been leading and involved in several projects funded by Ministry of Higher Education, such as FRGS, ERGS, KTP and LRGS. She also involved in the project funded by Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, such as Science Fund. Dr. Chua has more than 20 publications with an H-index of 6. The selected publications are listed as follows.

Publications:

1. Chua@Yeo, GK; Hassan, M; Ramachandran, K. B. (1999) Studies on the kinetics of isopropyl palmitate synthesis in packed bed bioreactor using immobilized lipase. Artificial Cells, Blood Substitutes, and Immobilization Biotechnology, 27(5 & 6): 393-398.

2. Gupta A, Kamarudin N, GK Chua@Yeo, Mohd-Yunus R (2012) Extraction of keratin protein from chicken feather. Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. 6: 732-737.

3. Chua GK, Abdul-Rahman B, Chisti Y (2013) Production and scale-up of a monoclonal antibody against 17-hydroxyprogesterone. Biotechnology Progress. 29: 154 – 164.

4. Nasir M, Gupta A, Beg MDH, Chua GK, Kumar A (2013) Fabrication of medium density fibreboard from enzyme treated rubber wood (Hevea brasiliensis) fibre and modified organosolv lignin. International Journal of Adhesion & Adhesives. 44: 99 – 104.

5. Nasir M, Gupta A, Beg MDH, Chua GK, Jawaid M, Kumar A, Khan TA (2013) Binderless composite. BioResources. 8: 3599 – 3608.

6. Nasir M, Gupta A, Beg MDH, Chua GK, Kumar A (2014) Physical and mechanical properties of medium-density fiberboards using soy-lignin adhesives. Journal of Tropical Forest Science. 26: 41 – 49.

7. Nasir M, Gupta A, Beg MDH, Chua GK, Asim M (2014) Laccase application in medium density fibreboard to prepare a bio-composite. RSC Advances, 4: 11520-11527.

8. Mohd Nasir NS, Pang SF, Mohd Zakria R, Cheng CK, Chua GK, Farida Asras MF, Gimbun J (2015) Influence of nutrient addition on bioethanol yield from oil palm trunk sap fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 23: 213-217.

9. Chua GK, Saarani NA (2015) Screening and Optimising Metal Salt Concentration for Harvestiing Nannochloropsis by Flocculation. Journal of Engineering and Technology. 6: 109 - 120.

10. Chua GK (2016) Development of a low serum medium for the production of monoclonal antibody against congenital adrenal hyperplasia by hybridoma culture. Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 46: 679-685.

11. Idris A, Chua GK, Othman MR (2016) Incorporating Potential Environmental Impact from Water for Injection in Environmental Assessment of Monoclonal Antibody Production. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 109: 430-442.

12. Mohd Zakria R, Gimbun J, Farida Asras MF, Chua GK (2017) Magnesium sulfate and β-alanine enhanced the ability of Kluyveromyces marxianus producing bioethanol using oil palm trunk sap. Biofuels, 8: 595-603. http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/DAnT2FgNckHNgUCX765i/full

13. Kamarudin N, Sharma S, Gupta A, Chua GK, Saufi SM, Gupta R (2017) Statistical investigation of extraction parameters of keratin from chicken feather using Design-Expert. 3 Biotech, 7: 127.

14. Chua GK, Mohamad Ariff NA (2017) Lipopolysaccharide induces the production of diagnostic monoclonal antibody by hybridoma cells against congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, In Press.

15. Sharma S, Gupta A, Saufi SM, Chua GK, Mistry BM, Kim DH, Sharma G (2017) Characterization of keratin microparticles from feather biomass with potent antioxidant and anticancer activities. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 104:189-196.

16. Hong CS, Lau CCY, Leong CY, Chua GK, Chin SY (2017) A comparison of entrapped and covalently bonded laccase: Study of its leakage, reusability, and the catalytic efficiency in TEMPO mediated glycerol oxidation, Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, In Press. http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/ACFHm4uNtbQu75hbyztk/full