CURRICULUM VITAE

LEONG LOONG KONG

Ph.D., PROFESSOR

VICE PRESIDENT (ACADEMIC)

lkleong@sc.edu.my

1. Academic Qualification

No. QUALIFICATION FIELD OF

SPECILIZATION

NAME OF AWARDING

INSITITUTION &

COUNTRY

START DATE –

END DATE

1. BACHELOR OF

SCIENCE (HONS.)

PETROLEUM

CHEMISTRY

UNIVERSITI PUTRA

MALAYSIA, MALAYSIA

1997-2000

2. DOCTOR OF

PHILOSOPHY

(Ph.D.)

ADVANCED

MATERIAL

(CATALYSIS)

UNIVERSITI PUTRA

MALAYSIA, MALAYSIA

2000-2004

2. PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT RECORD

No. START

DATE

–END

DATE

POSITION JOB NATURE EMPLOYER

/ COMPANY

1. 2020-

Present

Vice President

(Academic),

Professor

Administrative Southern

University

College

2. 2017-

2020

2004-

2016

2007-

2017

Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

Head of Programme

– Ph.D. Science and

MSc

Develop new undergraduate and

postgraduate programmes.

Assist in setting up research

laboratories for Department of

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.

Conduct postgraduate and

undergraduate research works.

Prepare MQA documents for Bachelor,

MSc and Ph.D. Science programme.

Prepare EAC documents for

Engineering programme.

MQA Panel Assessor for postgraduate

and undergraduate Science related

programmes (2015 – 2020).

Malaysia Research Assessment

(MyRA®) Internal Audit team

(1 November 2017 till 9 March 2020)

UTAR Self-Assessment for

postgraduate programmes, Chairman

(2019)

Joint Technical Committee - Institut

Kimia Malaysia - MQA Working

Group Committee (Session 2017-2019)

Universiti

Tunku Abdul

Rahman

CURRICULUM VITAE 3. 2004 Associate Lecturer

Conduct lectures on Chemistry and

Chemical Engineering subjects.

Set up chemical laboratories.

Conduct laboratory experiments.

Taylor’s

College

4. 2003-

2004

Research Fellow

Manage the Spectroscopy Hall, which is

equipped with numerous sophisticated

machines.

Conduct sample testing and analyses on

the synthesised catalysts by using

various types of spectroscopy

instruments.

Conduct application trainings to

Science Officers.

COMBICAT

Universiti

Malaya

6. 2001-

2002

Translator

To translate all the Chemical Safety

Data Sheets (CSDS) and chemical

product labels from English to Malay

version.

MERCK

Malaysia Sdn.

Bhd.

3. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION / MEMBERSHIP (NATIONAL /

INTERNATIONAL)

No. TYPE OF

QUALIFICATIONS /

MEMBERSHIP

GOVERNED BY WHICH

BODY / COMPANY /

ASSOCIATION / OTHERS

AWARDED YEAR /

MEMBERSHIP

DURATION

1. MMIC Institut Kimia Malaysia 2016 till now

4. RECOGNITION AWARD (NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL)

No. TYPE OF AWARD

RECEIVED

RECEIVED FROM WHICH

BODY / COMPANY /

ASSOCIATION / OTHERS

RECEIVED YEAR

1. Best Presenter

Gold Medal

Invention & Research Exhibition

2003 organised by Universiti

Putra Malaysia

Title : Physicochemical Study of

Gamma-Al2O3 Supported

Vanadium Phosphorus Oxide

Catalysts

2003

2. Best Presenter

Silver Medal

Invention & Research Exhibition

2003 organised by Universiti

Putra Malaysia

Title : Synthesis and

Characterisation of Vanadyl

Pyrophosphate Catalysts via

Vanadyl Hydrogen Phosphate

Sesquihydrate Precursor

2003

3. Best Presenter

Silver Medal

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

EXPO 2003

As Universiti Putra Malaysia

representative for poster

presentation (Malaysian Inter-

University Innovation

Competition)

“Vanadyl Pyrophosphate

2003

CURRICULUM VITAE Catalysts Via Sesquihydrate

Precursor : Selective Oxidation of

C4 to Maleic Anhydride”.

Putra World Trade Centre

(PWTC), Kuala Lumpur Science

And Technology Expo 2003.

5. CONSULTANCY SERVICES / COMMUNITY SERVICES

No. ORGANIZATION /

EVENT /

PROJECT

DATE / DURATION VENUE / COMPANY ROLE / POSITION

1. Postgraduate and

undergraduate

programmes for both

Provisional and Final

Accreditations

2015 – Now Local Universities MQA Panel Assessor

Provisional and Full

Accreditations

2. Joint Technical

Committee - Institut

Kimia Malaysia –

MQA Working

Group Committee

2017-2019 Institut Kimia Malaysia Working Group

Committee to

develop new syllabus

for Bachelor of

Science (Hons)

Chemistry

programme.

3. Malaysia Research

Assessment

(MyRA®) Internal

Audit team

1 November 2017 till

9th March 2020

Kementerian Pendidikan

Malaysia

Internal Audit team

6. CONFERENCES AND TRAININGS

No. TITLE OF THE CONFERENCES /

TRAINING

DATE TRAINING

VENUE

ORGANIZED

BY

SPEAKER /

TRAINER

1. MALAYSIAN RED CRESCENT

SOCIETY SEMINAR FOR YOUTH

LEADERS

27 – 28

November

1994

Allson Klana

Resort,

Seremban

Malaysian Red

Crescent Society

2. 3RD XPS (X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON

SPECTROSCOPY) WORKSHOP ON

“OVERVIEW OF SURFACE ANALYSIS

TECHNIQUES”

31 October

– 1

November

2000

Universiti

Kebangsaan

Malaysia

Prof. Dr. Mohd.

Ambar bin Yarmo

3. THE 7TH INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY

SEMINAR:

Poster presentation entitled “Bioactive

Flavonones and Styrylpyrones from

Goniothalamus dolichocarpus and

Goniothalamus andersonii”.

23 March

2000

IDEAL

Conference

Hall, Universiti

Putra Malaysia

Department of

Chemistry,

Faculty of

Science, UPM

4. MALAYSIAN CONFERENCE ON

CATALYSIS:

Poster presentation entitled “Synthesis and

Characterisation of Supported Vanadyl

12 – 13

November

2001

Universiti Putra

Malaysia

Department of

Chemistry,

Faculty of

Science, UPM

CURRICULUM VITAE Pyrophosphate Catalysts for the Partial

Oxidation of n-Butane to Maleic Anhydride”.

5. REGIONAL ANALYTICAL SCIENCE

SYNPOSIUM (RASS-14):

Oral presentation entitled “Synthesis and

Characterisation of Gamma-Alumina

Supported Vanadyl Pyrophosphate

Catalysts”.

11 – 13

September

2001

Century

Mahkota Hotel,

Historical City

of Malacca

Regional

Analytical

Science

Synposium

6. ASM LECTURE SERIES ON

“BRIDGING THE GAPS FROM BASIC

RESEARCH TO APPLICATIONS :

SURFACE SCIENCE VERSUS

CATALYSIS”

27 April

2001

Malaysia

Science

Academy

Presented by Prof.

Dr. Hans-Joachim

Freund

7. WORKSHOP ON “INTRODUCTION TO

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY FOR

BIOLOGICAL AND MATERIAL

SCIENCES”

23-27 April

2001

Institute of

Bioscience,

UPM

Institute of

Bioscience, UPM

8.

SEMINAR ON “SURFACE ANALYSIS

IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM”

27 March

2001

Innovation

Centre, UiTM,

Shah Alam

Innovation

Centre, UiTM

9. SEMINAR ON “TRIBOMECHANICAL

ACTIVATION OF VPO CATALYSTS”

28

December

2002

Al-Khawarizmi

Seminar Room,

Department of

Mathematic,

UPM

Presented by Dr.

Su Dang Sheng

(Department of

Inorganic

Chemistry, Fritz

Haber of Max

Planck Society,

Germany).

10. SEMINAR ON “TEM AND EELS OF

VPO CATALYSTS”

27

December

2002

Auditorium

Ground Floor,

Institute of

Postgraduate

Studies, UM

Presented by Dr.

Su Dang Sheng

(Department of

Inorganic

Chemistry, Fritz

Haber of Max

Planck Society,

Germany).

11. 11TH SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE &

12TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

OF THE ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

SOCIETY OF MALAYSIA

Poster presentation entitled “Vanadyl

Hydrogen Phosphate Sesquihydrate: An

Alternative Precursor In Preparing Vanadyl

Pyrophosphate Catalysts”.

17 – 18

December

2002

Eden Garden

Hotel, Johor

Bahru

12. SORPTOMATIC 1990 TRAINING 26 - 27

November

2002

COMBICAT-

UPM

Laboratory

Conducted by

Thermo-Finnigan

CURRICULUM VITAE 13. TPD/R/O 1100 TRAINING

11

November

2002

COMBICAT-

UPM

Laboratory

Conducted by

Thermo-Finnigan

14. GRADUATE STUDENTS SEMINAR

5

November

2002

Department of

Chemistry,

Faculty of

Science and

Environmental

Studies, UPM

Department of

Chemistry,

Faculty of

Science and

Environmental

Studies, UPM

15. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON

“X-RAYS AND RELATED

TECHNIQUES IN RESEARCH AND

INDUSTRY”

30 – 31

October

2002

Concorde Hotel,

Shah Alam

16. AGILENT 6890N GC FUNDAMENTAL

MAINTENANCE,

TROUBLESHOOTING AND VALVE

TRAINING

22 -24

October

2002

Institute of

Postgraduate

Studies, UM

Institute of

Postgraduate

Studies, UM

17. SEMINAR ON “INTRODUCTION AND

PRESENTATION OF SPM (SCANNING

PROBE MICROSCOPY)”

22 October

2002

ITMA Meeting

Room, UPM

Presented by

Veeco.

18. PUBLIC LECTURE ON “SCIENCE &

TECHNOLOGY IN THE 21ST

CENTURY”

14 October

2002

Panggung

Percubaan,

UPM

Presented by

Nobel Laureate

Prof. Dr. Ahmed

H. Zewail.

19. SEMINAR ON “REACTOR DESIGN

FOR CHEMICAL PROCESSES”

3

September

2002

Auditorium

Ground Floor,

Institute of

Postgraduate

Studies, UM

Presented by Dr.

Saeed Tajik.

20. SKAM-15/EXPERTS 2002 (15TH

MALAYSIAN ANALYTICAL

CHEMISTRY

SYMPOSIUM/REGIONAL SCIENCE

EQUIPMENT EXPO) Oral presentation entitled “Synthesis and

Characterisation of Vanadyl Pyrophosphate

Catalysts via Vanadyl Hydrogen Phosphate

Sesquihydrate Precursor”.

10-12

September

2002

Batu Ferringhi,

Pulau Pinang

SKAM-

15/EXPERTS

2002

21. ADVANCED TRAINING COURSE ON

TRANSMISSION ELECTRON

MICROSCOPE – MATERIAL SCIENCE

24-27 June

2002

Enzyme and

Microbial

Technology

Laboratory,

Institute of

Bioscience,

UPM

Institute of

Bioscience, UPM

22. PUBLIC LECTURE ON “21ST

CENTURY’S ENERGY : THE

HYDROGEN ENERGY SYSTEM”

16 May

2002

IDEAL

Conference

Hall, UPM

UPM

23. SEMINAR ON “UPDATE ON

MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS

2002”

Oral presentation entitled “SEM-EDX Study

On Supported Vanadyl Pyrophosphate

Catalysts”.

7 - 8 May

2002

Faculty of

Medicine and

Health Science,

UPM

Hi-Tech

Instruments Sdn.

Bhd.

CURRICULUM VITAE 24. SEMINAR ON “ADSORPTION”

3 May 2002 Institute of

Postgraduate

Studies, UM

Presented by Prof.

Dr. Hans-Joachim

Freund

25. SEMINAR ON “BASIC PRINCIPLES OF

XRD”

2 May 2002 Institute of

Postgraduate

Studies, UM

Presented by Prof.

Dr. Hans-Joachim

Freund

26. SEMINAR ON “CATALYSTS

CHARACTERISATION”

26 February

2002

Institute of

Postgraduate

Studies, UM

Conducted by

Thermo Finnigan

27. 16TH MALAYSIAN ANALYTICAL

CHEMISTRY SYMPOSIUM

Oral presentation entitled “Effect of Nb

Dopant on the Structural and Morphology of

Vanadyl Pyrophosphate Catalysts”.

9 – 11

September

2003

Holiday Inn

Resort, Damai

Lagoon,

Sarawak

16TH Malaysian

Analytical

Chemistry

Symposium

28. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EXPO

2003

As Universiti Putra Malaysia representative

for poster presentation entitled “Vanadyl

Pyrophosphate Catalysts Via Sesquihydrate

Precursor : Selective Oxidation of C4 to

Maleic Anhydride”.

7 – 9

August

2003

Putra World

Trade Centre

(PWTC), Kuala

Lumpur

Science And

Technology Expo

2003

29. INVENTION & RESEARCH

EXHIBITION 2003

2 poster presentations entitled “Synthesis and

Characterisation of Vanadyl Pyrophosphate

Catalysts via Vanadyl Hydrogen Phosphate

Sesquihydrate Precursor” and

“Physicochemical Study of -Al2O3

Supported Vanadium Phosphorus Oxide

Catalysts”.

8 - 10 July

2003

Universiti Putra

Malaysia

30. SEMINAR ON “UPDATE ON

MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS

2003”

Oral presentation entitled “Physicochemical

Study of -Al2O3 Supported VPO Catalysts”.

7 – 8 May

2003

Universiti Putra

Malaysia

31. SEMINAR ON “THE ROLE OF METAL

OXIDES IN SELECTIVE OXIDATION

CATALYSTS”

Presented by Prof. Dr. Robert Schloegl

(Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Fritz

Haber of Max Planck Society, Germany).

19 February

2003

Al-Khawarizmi

Seminar Room,

Department of

Mathematic,

UPM

PUTRACAT,

UPM

32. SEMINAR ON “ROBOTICS”

Presented by Dr. Bashir Harji (Cambridge

Reactor Design Ltd.).

19 February

2003

Auditorium,

Asia-Europe

Institute, UM

COMBICAT, UM

33. MICROSTRUCTURE TRAINING

COURSE

26 – 30

April 2004

Thermo

Electron S.p.A.,

Milan Italy

COMBICAT, UM

34. WORKSHOP ON “TRANSMISSION

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY”

22 – 26

March

2004

Institut

Biosains,

Universiti Putra

Malaysia

35. 40th IUPAC Congress:

Innovation in Chemistry

13-21

August

2005

Beijing, China. IUPAC

CURRICULUM VITAE 36. 6TH WORLD CONGRESS ON

OXIDATION CATALYSIS

5-10 July

2009

University of

Lille 2, Lille

France

37. SICC- 6: 6TH SINGAPORE

INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL

CONFERENCE

15-18

December

2009

Singapore

International

Convention &

Exhibition

Centre (Suntec

Singapore)

38. THE SIXTH TOKYO CONFERENCE

ON ADVANCED CATALYTIC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY &

THE FIFTH ASIA PACIFIC CONGRESS

ON CATALYSIS (TOCAT6/APCAT5)

18-23 July

2010

Sapporo

Convention

Center, Higashi-

Sapporo 6-jo 1-

chome,

Shiroishi-ku,

Sapporo, 003-

0006, Japan.

39. 2010 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS

AND GREEN TECHNOLOGY (2010

EAGT) WORKSHOP

15 – 27

November

2010

Department of

Chemistry,

National Tsing

Hua University,

Hsinchu,

Taiwan

40. 19TH SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE OF

EMSM

14-16

December

2010

Bayview Hotel,

Langkawi,

Kedah

Darulaman

41. EUROPACAT X Congress

28 August -

2

September

2011

University of

Glasgow in

Glasgow,

Scotland U.K.

42. 2011 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AND ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

15-28

August

2011

Department of

Chemistry,

National Tsing

Hua University,

Hsinchu,

Taiwan

43. 2012 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

ON CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND

ADVANCED MATERIALS

13-15 July

2012

Guangzhou,

China

44. 2012 INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC

INSTRUMENT TECHNOLOGY

WORKSHOP

15 -26

October

2012

Instrument

Technology

Research Center

(ITRC) of

National

Applied

Research

Laboratories

(NARL),

Hsinchu,

Taiwan.

45. 7TH WORLD CONGRESS ON

OXIDATION CATALYSIS

9 - 12 June

2013

Washington

University,

Saint Louis,

Missouri, USA

CURRICULUM VITAE 46. 6TH ASIA-PACIFIC CONGRESS ON

CATALYSIS

13- 17

October

2013

Taipei

International

Convention

Center (TICC),

Taipei, Taiwan

47. 2013 FERMENTATION

BIOTECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP

21-25

October

2013

National

Pingtung

University of

Science and

Technology,

Taiwan

48. 2013 RENEWABLE ENERGY

TECHNOLOGIES AND SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT ON ENVIRONMENTS

21-27

November

2013

National Taiwan

University,

Taiwan

49. 2014 SOUTHEAST ASIA

INTERNATIONAL JOINT-RESEARCH

AND TRAINING PROGRAM FOR

RENEWABLE ENERGY

TECHNOLOGIES AND SUSTAINABLE

ENVIRONMENTS

27 August

– 2

September

2014

Department of

Chemical

Engineering,

National Taiwan

University,

Taiwan

50. 2015 SOUTHEAST ASIA

INTERNATIONAL JOINT-RESEARCH

AND TRAINING PROGRAM - LOW

CARBON GREEN ENERGY AND

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

2-14

November

2015

National Chiao

Tung University

(NCTU),

Taiwan

7. RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION RESEARCH / PUBLICATION / JOURNALS / BOOKS / OTHER

No. Publications

1. Taufiq-Yap, Y.H., Leong, L.K., Hussein, M.Z., and Ramli, I., Abdul Hamid, S.B. (2004)

Synthesis and Characterisation of Vanadyl Pyrophosphate Catalysts via Vanadyl Hydrogen

Phosphate Sesquihydrate Precursor. Catalysis Today, Vol. 93–95, 715-722.

2. Y.H. Taufiq-Yap, L.K. Leong and R. Irmawati. (2007)

n-Butane Oxidation over Metal Oxide Supported Vanadium Phosphate Catalysts. Journal of Natural

Gas Chemistry, Vol. 16, 266-272.

3. L.K. Leong*, K.S.Chin, Y.H.Taufiq-Yap. (2011)

The effect of Bi promoter on vanadium phosphate catalysts synthesized via sesquihydrate route.

Catalysis Today, Vol. 164, 341–346.

4. L.K. Leong*, K.S. Chin, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap. (2012)

Effect of varying reflux durations on the physico-chemical and catalytic performance of vanadium

phosphate catalysts synthesized via vanadyl hydrogen phosphate sesquihydrate, Applied Catalysis

A: General, Vol. 415– 416, 53– 58.

5. L.K. Leong*, L.Y. Thang. (2012)

Effect of calcination duration in 1% oxygen in nitrogen balance on vanadium phosphate catalysts

synthesized via sesquihydrate route, Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 554-556, 339-344.

6. C.Y. Low, S.L. Hii, L.K. Leong, Y.Y. Yim and H.W. Tan. (2012)

Kinetic Modelling of Ethanol Fermentation Process Using Cassava (Manihot esculenta) Starch as

Carbon Source, ASM Sci. J., Vol. 6(1), 61-66.

7. Muhammad Younas, Loong Kong Leong, Mohammed JK Bashir, Chai Siang Piao, Sumathi

CURRICULUM VITAE Sethupathi. (2015).

Comparative Study Of CO2 Adsorption By Chemically And Physically Modified Palm Shell

Activated Carbon (PSAC). 5th International Conference on Environment 2015 ICENV (2015)

Adsorption Volume 3, Page 4.

8. Muhammad Younas, Loong Kong Leong, Mohammed JK Bashir, Humayun Nadeem, Areeb

Shehzad & Sumathi Sethupathi. (2016)

Recent advancements, fundamental challenges and opportunities in catalytic methanation of CO2.

Energy and Fuels, Vol. 30 (11), 8815–8831. (ISI: 2.835)

**Top 20 Most Cited Articles In 2016

9. Muhammad Younas, Loong Kong Leong, Abdul Rahman Mohammed, Sumathi Sethupathi. (2016)

CO2 adsorption by modified palm shell activated carbon (PSAC) via chemical, physical activation

and metal impregnation. Chemical Engineering Communications, Vol. 203 (11), 1455-1463. (ISI:

1.433)

10. Muhammad Younas, Muhammad Sohail, Leong Loong Kong, Mohammed JK Bashir, Sumathi

Sethupathi. (2016)

Feasibility of CO2 adsorption by solid adsorbents - A review on low temperature systems.

International J. of Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 13(7), 1839-1860. (ISI: 2.344)

11. Sumathi Sethupathi, Yap Chen Kai, Leong Loong Kong, Yamuna Munusamy, Mohamed Jaber

Khalil Bashir, Nurshasabila Iberahim. (2017)

Preliminary Study Of Sulfur Dioxide Removal Using Calcined Egg Shell. Malaysian Journal of

Analytical Sciences, Vol 21, No 3: 719 – 725

12. KS Soon, SL Hii, CL Wong, LK Leong, KK Woo. (2017)

Physicochemical properties of marine collagen-alginate biomaterial. AIP Conference Proceedings

Vol. 1901 (1), 100011.

13. Farng Hui Wong, Timm Joyce Tiong, Loong Kong Leong, Kuen-Song Lin and Yeow Hong Yap.

(2018) Effects of ZnO on Characteristics and Selectivity of Coprecipitated Ni/ZnO/Al2O3 Catalysts

for Partial Hydrogenation of Sunflower Oil. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol 57,

3163-3174.

14. Farng Hui Wong, Timm Joyce Tiong, Loong Kong Leong and Yeow Hong Yap. (2018)

Role of ZnO in Ni/ZnO/Al2O3 as Catalytic Materials for Hydrogenation of Vegetable Oil. AIP

Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2031: 020003.

15. Min Yan Chia, Hui San Thiam, Loong Kong Leong, Chai Hoon Koo. (2018)

Effect of Filler Content on Transport Properties of Sulfonated Polyether Ether Ketone (SPEEK)

Composite Proton Exchange Membranes. IOP Publishing, IOP Conference Series: Materials

Science and Engineering. Vol. 409: 012003.

16. Danny Wei-Kit Chin, Steven Lim, Yean-Ling, Pang, Loong-Kong Leong, Chun-Hsion Lim.

(2019)

Investigation of Organosolv Pretreatment to Natural Microbial-Degraded Empty Fruit Bunch for

Sugar based Substrate Recovery. Energy Procedia, Vol. 158, 1065-1071.

17. Kah-Chun Chin, Loong-Kong Leong*, Shih-Yuan Lu, De-Hao Tsai. (2019)

Preparation of Metal Organic Framework (MOF) Derived Bimetallic Catalyst for Dry Reforming

of Methane. International Journal of Technology, Vol. 10(7):1437

18. Kang-Zhi Goo, Yeow-Hong Yap, Kuen-Song Lin, Loong-Kong Leong*. (2020)

Effect of direct ultrasound synthesis via a sesquihydrate route on bismuth‐promoted vanadyl

pyrophosphate catalysts. Journal of The Chinese Chemical Society, Vol. 67(1), 94-102.

19. Lim, S.T., Sethupathi, S., Alsultan, A.G., Leong, L.K., Taufiq-Yap, Y.H. (2020)

CURRICULUM VITAE Hydrogen Gas Production Using Aluminum Waste Cans Powder Produced by Disintegration

Method. Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 853, 228-234.

20. Teng-Yun Liang, Duraisamy Senthil Raja, Kah Chun Chin, Chun-Lung Huang, Sumathi A/P

Sethupathi, Loong Kong Leong*, De-Hao Tsai*, and Shih-Yuan Lu*. (2020)

Bimetallic Metal–Organic Framework-Derived Hybrid Nanostructures as High-Performance

Catalysts for Methane Dry Reforming. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, Vol. 12 (13), 15183–15193

21 Kian Hoong Chai, Loong Kong Leong*, David Shan‐Hill Wong, De‐Hao Tsai, Sumathi

Sethupathi. (2020)

Effect of CO2 adsorbents on the Ni‐based dual‐function materials for CO2 capturing and in situ

methanation. Journal of The Chinese Chemical Society, Vol. 67 (6), 998-1008.

22. Min-Yan Chia, Hui-San Thiam, Loong-Kong Leong, Chai-Hoon Koo, Lip-Huat Saw. (2020)

Study on improvement of the selectivity of proton exchange membrane via incorporation of

silicotungstic acid-doped silica into SPEEK. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 45,

Issue 42, 22315-22323.

No. Articles in Conferences

1. Taufiq-Yap, Y.H., Leong, L.K., Hussein, M.Z., Ramli, I.

Synthesis and Characterisation of Supported Vanadyl Pyrophosphate Catalysts for the Partial Oxidation of n-

Butane to Maleic Anhydride.

Malaysian Conference on Catalysis, 12-13th November 2001 at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor.

2. Taufiq-Yap, Y.H., Leong, L.K., Hussein, M.Z., Ramli, I.

Synthesis and Characterisation of Supported Vanadyl Pyrophosphate Catalysts.

14th Regional Analytical Science Symposium (RASS-14), 11-13th September 2001 at Century Mahkota Hotel,

Melaka.

3. Taufiq-Yap, Y.H., Leong, L.K., Hussein, M.Z., and Ramli, I., Abdul Hamid, S.B.

Vanadyl Hydrogen Phosphate Sesquihydrate: An Alternative Precursor In Preparing Vanadyl Pyrophosphate

Catalysts.

11th Scientific Conference & 12th Annual General Meeting of the Electron Microscopy Society of Malaysia,

17-18th December, 2002 at Eden Garden Hotel, Johor Bahru.

4. Taufiq-Yap, Y.H., Leong, L.K., Hussein, M.Z., and Ramli, I., Abdul Hamid, S.B.

Synthesis and Characterisation of Vanadyl Pyrophosphate Catalysts via Vanadyl Hydrogen Phosphate

Sesquihydrate Precursor.

15th Annual Malaysian Symposium on Analytical Chemistry, 10-12th September 2002 at Batu Ferringhi,

Penang.

5. Taufiq-Yap, Y.H., Leong, L.K., Hussein, M.Z., Ramli, I.

SEM-EDX Study On Supported Vanadyl Pyrophosphate Catalysts.

Seminar on “Update on Microscopy and Microanalysis 2002”, 7-8th May 2002 at Universiti Putra Malaysia,

Serdang, Selangor.

6. Taufiq-Yap, Y.H., Leong, L.K., Hussein, M.Z., and Ramli, I., Abdul Hamid, S.B.

Vanadyl Pyrophosphate Catalysts via Sesquihydrate Precursor : Selective Oxidation of C4 to Maleic

Anhydride.

3rd Asia-Pacific Congress On Catalysis, 12-15th October 2003 at Furama Hotel, Dalian, China

7. Taufiq-Yap, Y.H., Leong, L.K., Hussein, M.Z., and Ramli, I., Abdul Hamid, S.B.

Effect of Nb Dopant on the Structural and Morphology of Vanadyl Pyrophosphate Catalysts.

16th Malaysian Analytical Chemistry Symposium, 9-11th September 2003 at Holiday Inn Resort, Damai

Lagoon, Sarawak.

8. Taufiq-Yap, Y.H., Leong, L.K., Hussein, M.Z., and Ramli, I., Abdul Hamid, S.B.

Physicochemical Study of -Al2O3 Supported VPO Catalysts.

Seminar on “Update on Microscopy and Microanalysis 2003”, 7-8th May 2003 at Universiti Putra Malaysia.

CURRICULUM VITAE 9. L. K. Leong, Y. H. Taufiq-Yap, R. Irmawati.

n-Butane Oxidation over Gamma-Al2O3 Supported Vanadium Phosphate Catalysts.

6th World Congress on Oxidation Catalysis, 5-10 July 2009 at University of Lille 2, Lille France.

10. L.K. Leong, K.S. Chin, Y.H. Taufiq-Yap.

Effect of Varying Reflux Durations on the Physical and Chemical Properties of Vanadium Phosphate Catalysts

via Vanadyl Hydrogen Phosphate Sesquihydrate.

6th World Congress on Oxidation Catalysis, 5-10 July 2009 at University of Lille 2, Lille France.

11. L. K. Leong, P. X. Loh and Y.H. Taufiq-Yap

SiO2 supported Vanadium Phosphate Catalysts: Synthesis and Characterisation.

6th Singapore International Chemical Conference, 15-18 December 2009 at Suntec Singapore, 1 Raffles

Boulevard Suntec City, Singapore

12. L.K. Leong, P.X. Loh, and Y.H. Taufiq-Yap

Influence of the activation temperatures on silica supported VPO catalysts via wetness impregnation.

The Sixth Tokyo Conference on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology &

The Fifth Asia Pacific Congress on Catalysis (TOCAT6/APCAT5) July 18-23, 2010 at Sapporo Convention

Center.

13. L.K. Leong, L.Y. Thang

The effect of calcination duration in 1% oxygen nitrogen on the physical and chemical properties of (VO)2P2O7

catalysts.

Malaysia Science And Technology Congress (MSTC 2010), 9-11 November 2010 at Crystal Crown Hotel,

Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

14. L.K. Leong, K.H. Ling

Modification of Vanadium Based Oxide Catalysts using low Ga-V molar ratio synthesized via Sesquihydrate

Route

Malaysia Science And Technology Congress (MSTC 2010), 9-11 November 2010 at Crystal Crown Hotel,

Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

15. L.K. Leong, J.Y. Kang

Effect of microwave treatment towards the physico-chemical properties of vanadium phosphorus oxide catalyst

synthesised via sesquihydrate route.

Malaysia Science And Technology Congress (MSTC 2010), 9-11 November 2010 at Crystal Crown Hotel,

Petaling Jaya, Selangor

16. C.Y. Low, M.S. Voon, L.K. Leong and S.L. Hii

Bioethanol Fermentation of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas) and cassava (Manihot esculenta) starch using

saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Malaysia Science And Technology Congress (MSTC 2010), 9-11 November 2010 at Crystal Crown Hotel,

Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

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