RECENT ACTIVITIES
Our recent article in collaboration with EWTCOI (Ngee Ann Polytechnic) on “Mathematical modeling of mass transfer in supercritical fluid extraction of patchouli oil” is now published in Engineering Reports (an open access journal by Wiley). (https://doi.org/10.1002/eng2.12051)
Our recent chapter written on invitation on “Process economics and feasibility of subcritical & supercritical fluid processing” for Elsevier is now available online (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-100596-5.22931-4). This chapter looks into aspects of process design and economics of supercritical processes, and highlights the implications for scale-up for supercritical technologies.
Our recent review article on “Microencapsulation and Nanoencapsulation Using Supercritical Fluid (SCF) Techniques” explains and summarizes the various techniques of encapsulation using supercritical carbon dioxide. We explained the different roles that can be played by supercritical carbon dioxide in designing encapsulation processes to achieve the desired formulation, including foaming and drying.
Graphical Abstract from Review (https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics11010021)
Research area and interests
- Supercritical CO2 Technologies (Laboratory experiments to scale up design and analysis) (To find out more, please visit my personal research website: www.thesupercriticals.com)
- Food waste processing, sustainable process development
- Microencapsulation and controlled release systems for food and pharmaceutical applications
- Enhancing Learning and Teaching in Chemical Engineering through Multidisciplinary team-working and research
- Enhancing Learning and Teaching in Chemical Engineering through Technology Enhanced Learning Tools
PhD Supervision
- Mr Soon Hong Soh “Sustainable regeneration of supercritical carbon dioxide during extraction process” (Newcastle University Fee-waiver Scholarship, expected 2020 graduation)
- Ms Ning Zhang (UK) “Mineralization of Brines from Desalination Plants by Carbon Capture” (co-supervised with Dr Lidija Siller (Main supervisor), NU-Singapore Scholarship, expected 2020 graduation)
- Dr Feng Ruili (Completed Nov 2017), “Synthesis and Evaluation of Pharmaceutical and Fine Chemicals Process for Intensification and Sustainability Benefits” (Co-supervision with Dr Kamelia Boodhoo (Main supervisor, NU UK) and A*STAR ICES, EDB-IPP)
Selected Past Projects
- Collaboration with EWTCOI, Ngee Ann Polytechnic on “Sustainable Regeneration of supercritical CO2“ (MOE-TIF grant, PI: Dr Gurdev Singh/Dr Akshay Jain)
- UROP collaborative supervision (with Prof CH Wang, NUS) on “Study of the supercritical drying of wet okara” (NUS UROP research student: Mr Lin Yanjie) and “Studies on curcumin loaded Eudragit L100 microparticles prepared using supercritical antisolvent technique” (NUS UROP research student: Ms Sharanya Vedula)
- FYP collaborative supervision (with Prof CH Wang, NUS) on “Drug release from polymeric foams using supercritical foaming technique” (NUS FYP research student: Ms Jolene Ong Yi Xian)
- FYP collaborative supervision (with Prof CH Wang, NUS) on “Supercritical CO2 drying of Okara and Waste Spent Grain” (NUS FYP research student: Mr Nicholas Sim)