ChM. Dr Mohd Azlan Kassim

ChM. Dr Mohd Azlan Kassim

  • Research Fellow
Centre for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilisation
SDGs Focus

Biography

Dr Mohd Azlan Kassim, currently a Research Fellow at the Research Centre for Carbon dioxide Capture and Utilisation, School of Engineering and Technology graduated from University Malaya, Malaysia. His research focuses on the preparation and characterization of solvents for carbon dioxide absorption, the evaluation of the thermophysical properties of these solvents, and the intramolecular interaction involved in the molecules via physical measurement and computational modelling. 

 

 

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • PhD in Physical Chemistry, University of Malaya, Malaysia (2018)
  • Master of Science - Bioprocess Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia (2013)
  • Bachelor of Science - Industrial Chemistry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia (2006)

Research Interests

  • Carbon dioxide capture and utilisation
  • Green solvent
  • COSMO-RS modelling
  • Liquid thermophysical characterisation

Teaching Areas

  • Chemistry

Courses Taught

  • CHE1014 Physical Chemistry

Notable Publications

  1. Kassim, M. A., Sulaiman, N. A., Yusoff, R., & Aroua, M. K. (2023). Non-Aqueous Solvent Mixtures for CO2 Capture: Choline Hydroxide-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents Absorbent Performance at Various Temperatures and Pressures. Sustainability, 15(12), 9191.
  2. Mazlan, N., Jumbri, K., Kassim, M. A., Wahab, R. A., & Rahman, M. B. A. (2022). Density functional theory and molecular dynamics simulation studies of bio-based fatty hydrazide-corrosion inhibitors on Fe (1 1 0) in acidic media. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 347, 118321.
  3. Hussin, F., Aroua, M. K., Kassim, M. A., & Md. Ali, U. F. (2021). Transforming Plastic Waste into Porous Carbon for Capturing Carbon Dioxide: A Review. Energies, 14(24), 8421.
  4. Hussin, S. A. M., Varanusupakul, P., Kassim, M. A., Rozi, S. K. M., & Mohamad, S. (2021). Vortex assisted dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction based on low transition temperature mixture solvent for the HPLC determination of pyrethroids in water samples: Experimental study and COSMO-RS. Microchemical Journal, 171, 106780.
  5. Salehin, F. N., Jumbri, K., Ramli, A., Kassim, M. A., & Taha, M. F. (2021). Free Energy Calculation of CO2 in Cholinium-Based Amino Acid Ionic Liquids. In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Sciences (pp. 157-173). Springer, Singapore.
  6. Kassim, M. A., Sairi, N. A., Yusoff, R., & Aroua, M. K. (2020, April). Experimental Densities of Binary mixture of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide or sulfolane with monoethanolamine and their molecular interaction by COSMO-RS. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 778, No. 1, p. 012022). IOP Publishing.
  7. Kassim, M. A., Sairi, N. A., Yusoff, R., Alias, Y., & Aroua, M. K. (2016). Evaluation of 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide–alkanolamine sulfolane-based system as solvent for absorption of carbon dioxide. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 55(29), 7992–8001.
  8. Kassim, M. A., Sairi, N. A., Yusoff, R., Ramalingam, A., R., Alias, Y., & Aroua, M. K. (2016). Experimental densities and viscosities of binary mixture of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide or glycerol with sulfolane and their molecular interaction by COSMO-RS. Thermochimica Acta, 639, 130–147.
     

Achievements & Accolades

2023 -

Received Sunway University Internal Grant Scheme 2/2023
Title:  Exploring Non-aqueous Solutions for CO2 Capture at Elevated Pressure: A Comparative Study of 2-MAE/MOR Mixtures

2022 -

Received Sunway University Internal Grant Scheme 1/2022
Title:  CO2 Capture using Novel Non-aqueous Green Hybrid Solvent of Polyamine-based Deep Eutectic Solvent and Sulfolane

2021 -

Received Sunway University Individual Research Grant Scheme 2021
Title:  Synthesis of 2(methylamino)ethanol (2-MAE) Based Deep Eutectic Solvents for CO2 Capture.
 

Professional Associations

  1. Member, The Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC)
  2. Member, Malaysian Institute of Chemistry (MMIC)
  3. Graduate Technologist,  Malaysia Board of Technologist (MBOT)