Nurfarhanim binti Abu Bakar
@taylors.edu.my
Lecture, American Degree Transfer program, School of Liberal Arts and Science, Department of Liberal Arts & Humanities
Taylor's University
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, synthetic organic chemistry, University of Bristol, UK 2017
Bachelor of Science Degree (Hons) , University Malaya, Malaysia
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Analytical Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, General Chemistry
FUTURE PROJECTS
Optimizing Synthetic Route of Potential Insulating Oil from Waste Cooking Oil (WCO) using Lipase from Candida Rugosa.
One of the concern on the homogeneous-catalyzed reaction is the water content due to presence of Free Fatty Acid (FFA) during transesterification which result in the formation of soap that will reduce the performance of the catalyst and less WCOME is formed (Demirbas, 2009; Yaakob et al., 2013). This formation of soap also affects the separation and purification process during posttreatment of WCOME (Talukder et al., 2010).Besides that, the presence of impurities in waste cooking oil has been highlighted, hence, our focus is also to explore advanced purification techniques to reduce the impurities which include free fatty acids, water content and food particles in the oil prior to chemical modification to give WCOME with a better quality and stability of insulating oil.
Applications Invited
Collaboration for research and analysis
Mechanism of Crosslinkers in modified chitosan for superabsorbent material (SAH).
Comparative studies of synthesis of different crosslinkers in chitosan for hydrogels
Applications Invited
Collaboration for research and analysis
Scopus Publications
Scholar Citations
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Scopus Publications
Nurdiana Nordin, Nurul Helwani Hasbullah, and Nurfarhanim Abu Bakar
Elsevier BV
Hafisoh Ahmad, Nurhanim Abu Bakar, Redmund Soo Ting Xin, and Rahisham Abdul Rahman
IEEE
The research aims to investigate the potential of an alternative back sheet of the PV panel based high-density polyethylene (HDPE)/ titanium dioxide (Ti02). This new Phase Change Material (PCM) is targeted to reduce the temperature of the PV panel efficiently compared to an active cooling system. The specific heat capacity and the melting point of the nanocomposite were analyzed to understand its thermal behaviour and properties. Ansys simulation was conducted to identify the potential of HDPE/TiO2 compared to commercial PV panel back sheets. The results show that the HDPE/TiO2 composite has better thermal stability and specific heat capacity which leads to providing an efficient heat dissipation medium compared to commercial back sheet material (Tedlar). These findings help to support the potential of the HDPE/TiO2 composite as a suitable replacement back sheet material in tropical countries.
Sarrvish Subramaniam, Hafisoh Ahmad, Nurfarhanim Abu Bakar, Faranadia Abdul Haris, and Rahisham Abdul Rahman
IOP Publishing
Abstract Background: The mineral oil has been widely used in a power transformer for the purpose of insulation and suppression of corona and arcing. But due to its extremely low flashpoint, this can also cause an explosion in the case of a fire and the mineral oil has been found to be non-biodegradable. In this research, an alternative of mineral oil is proposed, which is the usage of used cooking oil which will undergo chemical modification via transesterification in order to achieve its expected properties which fits into the requirements of the power transformer according to the IEEE standard of IEEE C57.147 Methods: the synthesis of oil process will begin by the selection of the most suitable vegetable oil, in this case the palm oil in which, the water content and acidity were taken into consideration. The oil will then undergo transesterification process for the removal of free fatty acids and water content, before being tested for its acidity, water content and the breakdown down voltage in the high voltage lab to evaluate the electrical properties of the oil. Results: The results obtained during testing is that the breakdown voltage and water content is 6 kV and 125 ppm and the acidity 0.13 mg KOH/g. Conclusion: It is expected that the potential synthesized oil which has undergone transesterification process and the removal of all water content and free fatty acids in the oil, can be able to replicate the values replace the mineral oil in a power transformer despite having a higher acidity than the mineral oil.
Luoyi Wang, Alice Parnell, Christopher Williams, Nurfarhanim A. Bakar, Martin R. Challand, Marc W. van der Kamp, Thomas J. Simpson, Paul R. Race, Matthew P. Crump, and Christine L. Willis
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Nordin, N., Zaini Ambia, N. F. A., Majid, S. R., & Abu Bakar, N. (2025). Efficient encapsulation of a model drug in chitosan cathodic electrodeposition: Preliminary analysis using FTIR, UV–vis, and NMR spectroscopy. Carbohydrate Polymers, 348, 122830.
Winter, A. A. J., Courcy-ireland, F. De, Phillips, A. P., Barker, J. M., Bakar, N. A., Akter, N., Song, Z., Crosby, J., Williams, C., Willis, C. L., & Crump, M. P., An Integrated Module Performs Selective ‘On-Line’ Epoxidation in the Biosynthesis of the Antibiotic Mupirocin. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024.
N. Nordin, N. H. Hasbullah, and N. Abu Bakar., Comprehensive analysis of alcohol compounds in commercial instant coffee: A validated 1H NMR spectroscopy study within the Islamic paradigm, Food Chemistry, 2024, 458.
S. Subramaniam, H. Ahmad, N.A. Bakar, F.A. Haris, R.A. Rahman., The Investigation of The Synthesis Cooking Oil As A New Power Transformer Oil, J Phys Conf Ser, 2022, 2523, 1-13.
Murugan, T., Nurfarhanim, A., Kayalvily, T., Ilangovan,P., Rajamohan, P., Critical Factors Affecting ICT Adoption in Higher Education – A Systematic Review., High Technology Letters, 2022, 28, 11, 18-28.
M. Faizal, A. H. Umaruddin, N. A. Bakar and S. Sivakumar,. Potential of Sugarcane Ethanol as Fuel for Vehicle in Malaysia, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 2020, 24, 4410-4414
M. Faizal, M. Syafiq, A. Amirah, N. A. Bakar., Potential of Waste-to-Energy (WTE) in Malaysia, International Journal of Advanced
GRANT DETAILS
Co researcher for FRGS Grant (Ref: FRGS/1/2021/STG04/USM/02/2) – RM180K 2022 – Present
Mechanism of irreversible surface interactions between carbon nanoparticles in non-polar systems
using polymer dispersants
RESEARCH OUTPUTS (PATENTS, SOFTWARE, PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTS)
Copyright: IMPACT Framework. (Copyright Application No.: LY2023W02421); Copyright Filtering System for Rainwater (Copyright Application No.: LY2024W00315)
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
R&D CHemist, (10 months), KLK Oleomas, Bukit Raja, Klang, Malaysia