Kow Kien Woh 化学工程助理教授
化学与环境工程系 / 理工学院



联系方式 办公室
理工楼315

校园
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

地址
199 Taikang East Road, Ningbo, 315100, China

电话
+86 (0)574 8818 0000 (ext 8765)

邮箱
Kien-Woh.Kow@nottingham.edu.cn



学历
PhD (University of Malaya)
个人简介
Dr. Kow obtained his doctoral degree from the University of Malaya, Malaysia. He has been working in the research related to nanoporous materials since his PhD work. Apart from research experience, he also involved in industrial projects related to heat exchanger design and operation of wastewater treatment.
Professional membershipAssociate member of IChemE

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教学
Undergraduate
Elements of Material Science
Material Engineering
Heat Transfer
Industrial Chemistry
Postgraduate
Supervising MEng research projects


研究方向
Dr. Kow’s research is mainly emphasized on the utilization of biomass in synthesizing aerogel and its corresponding composites. Continuing from his PhD research work, his research team is now focussing on applications for aerogel composite in industrial processes. This includes heavy metals adsorption with nano-magnetite aerogel composite, high temperature thermal insulation material, fire retardant material and moisture adsorbent. Realizing the highly porous and thermally stable structure of aerogel, his team is now attempt to embed aerogel with/to other materials such as nano-magnetite particles, activated carbon and textile to improve its functional properties. At current stage, applications of these composites are centered on the aspects of adsorption (heavy metal and dye removal in wastewater, toxic and greenhouse gases removal) and thermal insulation (heat resistant and flame retardant textile). Apart from the applications, his team is also looking into aspects to further improve the conversion process from biomass to aerogel composite. Those aspects including process integration to reduce energy utility, reduction of processing time, lower emission and sustainable development.


发表文章
Recent publicationsY.K. Ho, C. Kirse, H. Briesen, M. Singh, C.H. Chan, K.W. Kow (2018). Towards improved predictions for the enzymatic chain-end scission of natural polymers by population balances: The need for a non-classical rate kernel. Chemical Engineering Science, 176, 329-342.
C.H. Chan, T.Y. See, Rozita Yusoff, G.C. Ngoh, K.W. Kow (2017). Extraction of bioactives from Orthosiphon stamineus using microwave and ultrasound-assisted techniques: Process optimization and scale up. Food Chemistry, 221, 1382-1387.
K.W. Kow, P.L. Kiew, Rozita Yusoff, E. C. Abdullah (2017). Preliminary evidence for enhanced adsorption of cadmium(ii) ions using nano-magnetite aligned in silica gel matrix. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 56, 1231-1236.
K.W. Kow, Rozita Yusoff, A.R. Aziz, E.C. Abdullah (2016). Bamboo Leaf Aerogel Opacified with Activated Carbon. Transaction of Indian Ceramic Society, 75(3), 1-6.
K.W. Kow, Rozita Yusoff, A.R. Aziz, E.C. Abdullah (2016). Determination of kinetic parameters for thermal decomposition of bamboo leaf to extract bio-silica. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 38(21), 3249-3254.
K.W. Kow, Y.M. Loo, Rozita Yusoff (2015). Silica Gel Synthesized from Oil Palm Boiler Ash. Journal of Mineral, Metal and Material Engineering,1, 14.
K.W. Kow, Rozita Yusoff, A.R. Aziz, E.C. Abdullah (2014). Thermal insulative performance of bamboo leaf aerogel opacified using activated carbon compared with carbon black. Advanced Materials Research, 941, 2482.
K.W. Kow, Rozita Yusoff, A.R. Aziz, E.C. Abdullah (2014). Physicochemical properties of bamboo leaf aerogels synthesized via different modes of gelation. Applied Surface Science, 301, 161-172.
K.W. Kow, Rozita Yusoff, A.R. Aziz, E.C. Abdullah (2014). Characterisation of bio-silica synthesised from cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica). Powder Technology, 254, 206-13.
K.W. Kow, Rozita Yusoff, A.R. Aziz, E.C. Abdullah (2014). From bamboo leaf to aerogel: Preparation of water glass as a precursor. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 386, 76-84.
K.W. Kow, E.C. Abdullah and A.R. Aziz. (2009). Effects of ultrasound in coating nano-precipitated CaCO₃ with stearic acid. Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 4(5), 807-813.