Research
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Research interest
Research interest
Since joining UMS in 2011, I have involved in various research topics, but mainly focus on the Molten Salt Electrolysis Technology to increase the surface hardness of metal through Electro-carburisation process and to produce solid carbon through electro-deposition process.
Under a team of researchers in UMS known as Molten Salt Research Group, we secured several research grants from UMS and the Ministry in Malaysia. Research outcomes had been published in several journals or presented in conferences and exhibitions.
Recently, I found myself more and more agitated on the problem of plastic pollution especially in my own hometown, and feel something need to be done to tackle this problem. Thus I am spreading my research wings towards recycling and up-cycling waste plastic product. It is my hope that, together with the like-minded peers in GreenMechPro, we will come up with fruitful ideas and outcomes.
Research Highlight
Research Highlight
Electro-carburisation Process
Carbon Electro-deposition Process
The first UMS Colloquium on Fundamental Research and Application 2020 (UMS-CoFA2020)
The first UMS Colloquium on Fundamental Research and Application 2020 (UMS-CoFA2020)
Solar Concentrator for Electro-Conversion of CO2 to Solid Carbon (FKJ20)
Postgraduate Opportunity (NEW)
Postgraduate Opportunity (NEW)
PhD or MEng opportunity (Starting July 2021) -NEW
PhD or MEng opportunity (Starting July 2021) -NEW
Project Area : Materials, Energy, Design
Project Title : Plastic to Fuel
Candidates Criteria: Material Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent, & a Malaysian citizen
Monthly Stipend provided in fix duration. Student may also apply for Skim Geran Bantuan Penyelidikan Pelajar Pascasiswazah (UMSGreat).
[Project is funded by UMS SBK Grant]
PhD or MEng opportunity (Starting in December 2020) FILLED
PhD or MEng opportunity (Starting in December 2020) FILLED
Project Area : Materials, Metallurgy, Design
Project Title : Wear of Blades used in Plastic Shredding Machine
Candidates Criteria: Material Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent, & a Malaysian citizen
Monthly Stipend provided in fix duration. Student may also apply for Skim Geran Bantuan Penyelidikan Pelajar Pascasiswazah (UMSGreat).
[Project is funded by FRGS Grant]
Research Grants
Research Grants
Research Leader
Research Leader
Plastic Upcycling Project for Mabul Island : Plastic to fuel. SBK (March 2021 - March 2023) - New & Ongoing
Wear of Blades used for plastic shredder machine. FRGS. (2020-2023) - New & Ongoing
Absorption of CO2 gas through Electro-reduction of Molten Salt for metal treatment process. Skim Penyelidiakan Pensyarah Lantikan Baru UMS. Completed (2012 - 2014).
Investigation of the process and properties of solid carbon prepared through electrolysis process in carbonate molten salt electrolysis. RAGS Research Grant. Completed Project (2013 - 2015).
Utilisation of CO2 for deposition of solid carbon through carbonate molten salt electrolysis. E-Science Grant. Completed Project (2014 - 2016).
Investigation on case hardening Layer of Irregular Shapes and Sizes of Mild Steel Specimen Heat Treated in Molten Carbonate Salt. Skim Penyelidiakan Bidang Keutamaan UMS. Completed (2015 - 2017).
Research Associates
Research Associates
Transport Properties / Behavior of Carburisatrion using molten salt technique for metallurgical application. FRGS. Completed (2007 - 2009).
Development of solar dryer prototype and a hybrid dryer prototype for drying of paddy and oil palm fruit for rural area farmers and planters. Program Transformasi Luar Bandar (NBOS4). Completed Project (2006 - 2007).
Assessing the Effectiveness of a Novel Molten Salt Electro-Carburization Process in Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of Steel. Skim Penyelidiakan Bidang Keutamaan, UMS . Completed (2013 - 2015).
To design and fabricate a scale-up of laterally aerated moving bed (LAMB) dryer for 40kg capacity to 200kg capacity complete system. PRGS. Completed (2014 - 2016).
Machining of Steel Carburised Using a Novel Technique utilizing Na2CO3-NaCl salt mixture as electrolyte. Skim Penyelidiakan Bidang Keutamaan, UMS. Completed (2015 - 2016).
Effect of WS2 and TiO2 Nano-powder on Tribological characteristics of ta-C coating. Skim Penyelidiakan Bidang Keutamaan, UMS. Completed (2015 - 2017).
Tribological study on tetrahedral amorphous carbon coating under severe conditions for high speed railroad application. FRGS. Completed (2016 - 2018).
Fabrication and characterization of carbon materials derived from waste materials. Skim Penyelidiakan Pensyarah Lantikan Baru UMS. Completed (2016 - 2018).
Design, Development, And Testing Of Commercial Scale Hybrid Solar Dryer For Drying Of Fish. UMK-MOF Social Enterprise Project. On-going (Since December, 2019).
Conferences
Conferences
Material and Energy Colloquium 2020 (MEC2020), 03 Sept 2020, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Solid Carbon Material produced via electrolysis in Molten Salt.
The 1st Conference On Engineering, Technology & Education 2016 (CETEd’16). Politeknik Merlimau Melaka. Proceeding: The Influence Of Quenching Medium On The Hardness And Microstructure Of Electro-carburised Low Carbon Steel”. Saffuan Awg Bahrin, Willey Liew Yun Hsien, Jidon Adrian Janaun, Sri Kumaran A/L Uvarajan, Nancy Julius Siambun. Proceeding Of The 1st Conference On Engineering,The 1st Confernce On Engineering, Technology & Education 2016 (CETEd’16), 04 Oct 2016-05 Oct 2016, Politeknik Merlimau Melaka. 978-967-0189-77-2. Jil
International Conference on Advances of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering 2014 (ICAMME 2014), Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur. 23-25 September 2014. Paper Presented: Production of Carbon via Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 in Carbonates Based Molten Salt. Gakim, Lam Mun Khong, Jidon Janaun, W.Y.H. Liew, and Nancy J. Siambun.
15th International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, Wollongong, Australia.23-26 September 2012. Paper Presented: Effectiveness of plam oil methyl ester as lubricant additive in milling stainless steel.W.Y.H. Liew, Sebastian Dayou, Jedol Dayou, Nancy J. Siambun and Mohd. Azlan Bin Ismail.
Nancy J. Siambun. Electrolytic Carburisation of Steel in Na2CO3-NaCl Molten Salt. Molten Salts Discussion Group Christmas Meeting 2009. London, 14th December 2009. (Oral presentation)
D. Jewell, N. Siambun and G.Z. Chen. Comparing Heat Flows in a Modified Molten Salt Electrolyser. EUCHEM 2008 Conference on Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids. Copenhagen, Denmark. August 24-29th, 2008.
Awang Bono, Duduku Krishnaiah, Mariani Rajin and Nancy J. Siambun. D-Optimal Analysis of Formula Variation Effect on Melamine-Urea-Formaldehyde (MUF) Resin Properties. The 4th ASIA-PASIFIC Chemical Reaction Engineering Symposium. Gyeongju, Korea. June 12 – 15th, 2005.
Nancy J. Siambun, Yeo Kiam Beng, Abdullah Tahir, and Awang Bono. Improvement of Unbaked Tiles Using Low Formaldehyde Emission Water Soluble Melamine-Urea-Formaldehyde (MUF) Resin. The 10th Asian Pasific Confederation of Chemical Engineering (APCChe) Congress. Kitakyushu, Japan. October 17-20th, 2004. (Oral presenter)
Nancy Julius Siambun, Yeo Kiam Beng, Mariani Rajin and Awang Bono. Effect of Melamine-Urea-Formaldehyde (MUF) Resin on Water Absorption of Unbaked Tiles. International Conference on Chemical And Bioprocess Engineering (ICCEBPE), Kota Kinabalu. August 27-29th, 2003. Vol.2, page p996-999.
Publications
Publications
Journals
Journals
Karen Wong Min Jin, Miron Gakim, Jidon A. Janaun, Willey Liew Y. H., Nancy J. Siambun. 2018. Effect Of Temperature And Voltage On The Preparation Of Solid Carbon By Electrolysis Of A Molten CaCO3-Li2CO3-LiCl Electrolyte. International Journal Of Electrochemical Science. 13. 9771 – 9783. (Impact factor 1.284)
Marcellus Kan, Jidon Janaun, Nancy J. Siambun. 2019. Structural Analysis of Laterally Aerated Moving Bed (LAMB) Dryer By Using Robot Structural Analysis (RSA) Professional 2018. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science And Engineering. Jil. 606. 012016.
Yeoh Chin Ean, Young-Jun Jang, Jong-Kuk Kim, Willey Liew Yun Hsien, Nancy Julius Siambun, Seock-Sam Kim. 2017. Effect Of Substrate Bias On The Tribological Behaviour Of Ta-C Coating Prepared By Filtered Cathodic Vacuum Arc (Impact Factor:1.497). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRECISION ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING. Jil. 18. 5. 779-784
Winnie Sinan Balan, Jidon Janaun, Nancy J. Siambun. 2017. CONVERSION OF OIL RECOVERED FROM PALM OIL MILL EFFLUENT (POME) INTO BIODIESEL USING ELECTROLYSED CARBON CATALYST. MATTER: International Journal Of Science And Technology. Jil. 3. 2. 262-275.
G J H Melvin1, Z Wang, Q-Q Ni, N J Siambun, M M Rahman. 2017. Fabrication And Characterization Of Carbonized Rice Husk/Barium Titanate Nanocomposites. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science And Engineering. Jil. 229. 012024.
Gan Jet Hong Melvin, Zhipeng Wang, Qing-Qing Ni, Nancy Julius Siambun, Md. Mizanur Rahman. 2017. Electromagnetic Wave Absorption Properties Of Rice Husks Carbonized At 2500° C. AIP Conference Proceedings. Jil. 1901. 020002.
J Janaun, N J Siambun, N N Safie. 2016. Synthesis And Characterization Of Supported Sugar Catalyst By Dip Coating Method. IOP Conference Series: Earth And Environmental Science. Jil. 36. 1. 012004
Willey Y. H. Liew, Roonie Protasius, Jester L. J. Ling, Nancy J. Siambun, Noor-Ajian Mohd-Lair. 2016. Reciprocating Wear Behavior Of Mild Steel Carburized Using Na2CO3–NaCl. Tribology International. Jil. 95. 406-418.
Nancy Julius Siambun, Daniel A. Jewell, and George Z. Chen. Influence of CO2 gas in the electro-carburisation process of mild steel. International journal of Chemical Engineering and Applications. Vol 6, no.5, pp 341-345. (2015) – Best Paper Award
Miron Gakim, lam Mun Khong, Jidon Janaun, Wiley Liew Yun Hsein and Nancy Julius Siambun.Production of carbon via Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 in Carbonate Based Molten Salt. Advanced Materials Research, Vol 1115 pp 361 – 365. (2015)
Happiness V Ijije, Richard C Lawrence, Nancy J Siambun, Sangmun Jeong, Deniel A Jewell, Di Hu, George Z Chen. Electro-deposition and re-oxidation of carbon in carbonate containing molten salts. Faraday Discussions. 172, 105-116 (2014) (Impact factor 3.821)
W.Y.H. Liew, Sebastian Dayou and Jedol Dayou, Nancy J. Siambun, The Effectiveness of palm oil methyl ester as lubricant additive in low-speed milling and four-ball tests, International journal of Surface Science and Engineering No. 2/3, Vol. 8 pp. 153-172. (2014) (Impact factor 0.41)
Nancy J. Siambun, Willey Y.H.Liew, George Z. Chen, Daniel A. Jewell and Yeo Kiam Beng. The Effect of Cooling Rate in Molten Salt Electro-Carburisation Process. Advance Material Research. 576. p264-267. (2012)
W.Y.H Liew, Sebastian Dayou, Mohd. Azlan Bin Ismail, Nancy Julius Siambun, and Jedol Dayou, Dry Sliding Behaviour of AlCrN and TiN Coating. Advance Materials Research. 576. p559-562. (2012).
Han Wang, Nancy J. Siambun, Linpo Yu, George Z. Chen, A Robust Alumina Membrane Reference Electrode for High Temperatute Molten Salts. Journal of The Electrochemcial Society, 159 (9) H1-H9 (2012).
Nancy J. Siambun, Harimi Mohamed, Di Hu, Daniel Jewell, Yeo K. Beng, and George Z. Chen. Utilisation of Carbon Dioxide for Electro-Carburisation of Mild Steel in Molten Carbonate Salts. Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 158 (11) H1117-H1124 (2011).
Awang Bono, Mariani Rajin and Nancy J. Siambun. Bonding Analysis of Amino Resin Wood Adhesive with Pesticide Using Response Surface Method. Journal of Applied Science. 7(15). p2076 – 2079. (2007)
Awang Bono, Duduku Krishnaiah, Mariani Rajin and Nancy J. Siambun. Variation of Reaction Stages and Mole Composition Effect on Melamine-Urea-Formaldehyde (MUF) Resin Properties. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, Elsevier BV. 159. p713-716.(2006)
Awang Bono, Yeo Kiam Beng and Nancy Julius Siambun. Melamine-Urea-Formaldehyde (MUF) Resin: Effect of Number of Reaction Stages And Mole Ratio On Resin Properties. Jurnal Teknologi, Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. 38. p43-52. (2003)
Awang Bono, Yeo Kiam Beng and Nancy Julius Siambun. Melamine-Urea-Formaldehyde (MUF) Resin: Effect of sorbitol on MUF resin properties. Borneo Science, A Journal of Science & Technology. 11. p59-67. (2002)
Book Sections
Book Sections
Product and Process Optimization Using Response Surface Methodology. Penerbit UMS (2008). p1 & p75.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
PEREKA 2016. Nancy Julius Siambun, Jidon A Janaun, Melvin Gan, Miron Gakim, Karen Wong. Invention of solar concentrator carbon capture and electro-conversion. (certificate)
PEREKA 2016. Melvin Gan, Qing-Qing Ni, Nancy Julius Siambun, Md Mizanur Rahman, Mohd Azlan Bin Ismail. Electromagnetic wave absorbing properties of single and double layerbarium titanite/carbon nanotube nanocomposite. (BRONZE Medal Award)
PEREKA 2015. Nancy Julius Siambun, Jidon Janaun, Miron Gakim, Karen Wong. Novel Method of producing carbon nanotube through electrolysis process in carbonate-base molten salt. (GOLD Medal Award).
PEREKA 2015. Nancy Julius Siambun, Willey Liew Yun Hsien, Saffuan Awg Bahrin. Electro-conversion of CO2 gas to carbon for utilisation in non-toxic molten salt bath carburisation process. (SILVER Medal Award).
PEREKA 2014. Nancy Julius Siambun, Jidon Janaun, Willey Liew Yun Hsien, Miron Gakim. Production of Solid Carbon via Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 in Carbonates Based Molten Salt. (SILVER Medal Award).
UTeMex Research and Innovation Expo 2015. Nancy Julius Siambun, Karen Wong Min Jin, Miron Gakim, Saffuan Awg. Bharin. Molten Salt Electrolyser (SE) for Capturing and Conversion of CO2 gas to Carbon. (BRONZE Medal Award)
ITEX 2009. Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition. Nancy J. Siambun, Yeo Kiam Beng, and Harimi Mohammed. Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia. 15–17th May 2009 (SILVER Medal Award)
MATERIAL AND ENERGY 2020 (MEC2020), 3rd September 2020, Faculty of Engineering, UMS (During Covid-19 period)
MEC2020 Sharing session:"Solid Carbon Material produced via electrolysis in Molten Salt"(During Covid-19 period)
UTeMEX EXPO 2017 in Melaka - Bronze medal
KSTLE Autumn 2017, Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Invited Speaker - KSTLE Autumn 2017, Seoul National University of Science and Technology
PEREKA 2015 - Gold and Silver Medals
PEREKA 2015 - Molten Salt Research Group Team
Pyroman II Workshop, Dresden 2015 - Molten Salt Research Group in Germany
Miron presenting his finding
Best paper award 2015 in the International Conference on Environment and Renewable Energy (ICERE2015) in Rangoon, Burma 08-09 February 2015. Organized by Asia Pacific Chemical, Biological & Environmental Society (APCBEES)
Group Picture, International Conference on Environment and Renewable Energy (ICERE2015) in Rangoon, Burma 08-09 February 2015.
PEREKA 2014 - Silver Medal
ICAMME 2012 (Oral Presentation)
BBC radio Interview at Nottingham University, UK (2011)
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