Prof. Dr. Zawati Harun
Professor Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
zawati@uthm.edu.my

NO	NAME	INSTITUTION	FACULTY/SCHOOL/ CENTRE/UNIT
1	Muhamad Zaini Yunos	UTHM	Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
2	Nurasyikin Binti Misdan	UTHM	Faculty of Engineering Technology
3	Zakiah Binti Kamdi	UTHM	Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
4	Mohd Amri bin Lajis	UTHM	Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycling Technology (SMART), AMMC
5	Rafidah Binti Hamdan	UTHM	Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering & Built Environment
6	Norzila Othman	UTHM	Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering

3 years (1 Dec 2016 - 30 November 2019)

The modified membrane integrated with several biosynthesized particles from the stage of Sub-Project 1 was successfully fabricated using phase inversion technique.This part will cover for objectives 1 activity. Meanwhile several permeate medium have been chosen based on the real wastewater such as real oil and water mixture from palm oil mill effluent (POME), restaurant and car wash were used as tested medium that will cover for objectives 2 & 3 activity. Further fouling testing and analysis will be conducted to accomplished all the objectives.

1. To identify the characteristic and properties of NOM medium from various types of sources in preparing the data for fouling investigation.
2. To investigate the fouling mechanism of the prepared membrane at three different parameters filtration of NOM medium such as pH, ionic strength, transmembrane pressure from.
3. To study the detail fouling mechanism and analysis( i.e membrane resistance, resistance due to absorption, cake layer and cake polarization) of the prepared membrane towards various NOM medium such as river water, printing industry and restaurant.

1. Publication :
   • 15 indexed journal
   • 1 conference paper
2. Collaboration :
   • A Hybrid Insider threat detection system by integrating misuse and anomaly detection in manufacturing systems
   • Proton Tanjung Malim Sdn Bhd

• International Invention & Innovative Competition (InIIC Series 2/2017) (GOLD)
• Research & Innovation Festival (R&I Fest) 2017 (BRONZE)
• International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition Malaysia , ITEX 2018 (SILVER)

By having a detail information on the NOM characteristic and concentration able to minimize the complexity of water treatment of NOM that ranging from various level of toxicated element and highly consist of dangerous bacteria and virus, in which indirectly minimized the cost of water treatment. Detail investigation on the fouling phenomena of various NOM sources (from different application and crucial local sources) definitely benefit to the society, nation as well as ecosystem by transferring the information and educating our people on what are the cause and effect that lead to the contamination to our main water system.