Publications 2024

No	Article Title	Journal Name	Impact Factor
1	Feasibility of Lignin-containing Cellulose Nanofibrils Derived from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch in Enhancing the Properties of Non-Wood Handsheets Farah Nabila Mhd Idris, Hidayah Ariffin, Paridah Md Tahir, Rushdan Ibrahim	Industrial Crops and Products	5.6 (Q1)
2	Palm Oil Expansion in Malaysia and its Countermeasures through Policy Window and Biorefinery Approach Mohd Ali Hassan, Mohammed Abdillah Ahmad Farid, Mohd Rafein Zakaria, Hidayah Ariffin, Yoshito Andou, Yoshihito Shirai	Environmental Science & Policy	4.9 (Q1)
3	The Influence of Cr(VI) on Rhamnolipid Congener Distributions and Transcriptional Genes Expression in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa RW9 Fatini Mat Arisah, Norhayati Ramli, Hidayah Ariffin, Toshinari Maeda, Mohd Zulkhairi Mohd Yusoff	Heliyon	3.4 (Q1)
4	Isolation and Characterisation of Lignin using Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents Pretreated Kenaf Fibre Biomass Aatikah Meraj, M Jawaid, Surendra Pratap Singh, Mohamed Mahmoud Nasef, Hidayah Ariffin, Hassan Fouad, Basim Abu‐Jdayil	Scientific Reports	3.8 (Q1)
5	Rhamnolipids Production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa RW9 using Palm Oil Mill Effluent Sludge Oil as a Carbon Source Nur Aina Natasha Mohd Asmadi, Kar Mun Zee, Shobanah Menon Baskaran, Hidayah Ariffin, Helmi Wasoh, Toshinari Maeda, Mohd Ali Hassan, Mohd Rafein Zakaria	Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology	3.4 (Q2)
6	Assessing the Efficacy of Utilizing Biochar Derived from Oil Palm Biomass as a Planting Medium for Promoting the Growth and Development of Oil Palm Seedlings Erwan Syah Tugiman, Mohd Zulkhairi Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Ali Hassan, Mohd Yusoff Abd Samad, Mohammed Abdillah Ahmad Farid, Yoshihito Shirai	Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology	3.4 (Q2)
7	Editorial: Sustainable Agricultural and Livestock Waste Management through Composting Mohd Huzairi Mohd Zainudin, Mohd Zulkhairi Mohd Yusoff, Norhayati Ramli, Nazlina Haiza Mohd Yasin	Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems	3.7 (Q2)
8	Chemical-free Saturated Steam Pretreatment of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch for Improved Enzymatic Saccharification Saleha Shamsudin, Ezyana Kamal Bahrin, Mohd Ali Hassan, Yoshihito Shirai	Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology	1.7 (Q2)
9	Optimization of Watermelon Waste as a Bulking Agent for Sustainable Co-composting of Livestock Manures using Response Surface Methodology Arifah Yusoff Nurin, Tuan Poy Tee, Nyuk Ling Chin, Mohd Huzairi Mohd Zainudin, Nazri Nayan	Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems	3.7 (Q2)
10	Exploring the Potential of Lignin Extracted with Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents for Adsorption of Carbon Dioxide Aatikah Meraj, M Jawaid, Mohamed Mahmoud Nasef, Noor Ashikin Mohamad, Surendra Pratap Singh, Hidayah Ariffin, Basim Abu‐Jdayil	Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery	3.5 (Q3)
11	Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Modeling of Combustion Characteristics in Chip and Ground Biomass from Fast-Growing Trees and Agricultural Residue Bijendra Shrestha, Jetsada Posom, Pimpen Pornchaloempong, Panmanas Sirisomboon, Bim Prasad Shrestha, Hidayah Ariffin	Energies	3.0 (Q3)
12	Pineapple Peel as Alternative Substrate for Bacterial Nanocellulose Production Adriana Connie Lee, Madihah Md Salleh, Mohamad Faizal Ibrahim, Ezyana Kamal Bahrin, Mohd Azwan Jenol, Suraini Abd-Aziz	Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery	3.5 (Q3)
13	Comparative Assessment of Rice Mill Waste Utilisation Management in Malaysia Using Integrated Material Flow and Life Cycle Analyses Nurul Ain Abu Bakar, Mohammad Hariz Abdul Rahman, Khairul Nadiah Ibrahim, Ahmad Muhaimin Roslan, Mohd Ali Hassan	Journal of Ecological Engineering	1.3 (Q4)
14	Genome Sequence of Thermophilic Cellulolytic Actinobacterium Thermobifida Fusca Strain UPMC 901 Producing Thermostable Cellulases Mohd Huzairi Mohd Zainudin, Han Ming Gan, Mitsunori Tokura	Gene Reports	1.0 (Q4)
15	Identification and Evaluation of Locally Isolated Fungi Through Rapid Screening for Potential Mycelium-Based Biofoam Application in Malaysia Nur Liyana Mohd Izan, Ezyana Kamal Bahrin, Hidayah Ariffin, Mohd Zulkhairi Mohd Yusoff, Norhayati Ramli	Malaysian Applied Biology	Scopus
16	A Completed Proved of Rapid Nondestructive Prediction Model of Wood Chip Biomass Higher Heating Value Ready for Industrial Updating Bijendra Shrestha, Thitima Phanomsophon, Zenisha Shrestha, Jetsada Posom, Panmanas Sirisomboon, Bim Prasad Shrestha, Pimpen Pornchaloempong, Hidayah Ariffin	Preprints	Scopus
17	Biodiesel-based Biorefineries: Hierarchical Design and Implementation Mohammed Abdillah Ahmad Farid, Mohd Rafein Zakaria, Irmawati Ramli, Robiah Yunus, Mohd Ali Hassan	Sustainable Biodiesel	Scopus
18	Energy-efficient and improved productivity of cellulose nanofibril processing in wet disc mill by regulating the cellulose degree of polymerization Liana Noor Megashah, Hidayah Ariffin, Mohd Rafein Zakaria, Yoshito Andou, Mohd Ali Hassan, Tengku Arisyah Tengku Yasim-Anuar	Industrial Crops and Products	1.45 (Q1)
19	Sustainable utilisation of oil palm empty fruit bunch and Perenniporia subtephropora for eco-friendly mycelium-based biofoam Nur Liyana Mohd Izan, Ezyana Kamal Bahrin, Mohd Zulkhairi Mohd Yusoff, Khanom Simarani, Nur Sharmila Sharip, Hidayah Ariffin	Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology	3.4 (Q4)
20	Pseudomonas aeruginosa-mediated cr(VI) bioremediation: mechanistic insights and future directions Fatini Mat Arisah, Norhayati Ramli, Hidayah Ariffin, Toshinari Maeda, Mohammed Abdillah Ahmad Farid, Mohd Zulkhairi Mohd Yusoff	Bioremediation Journal	1.9 (Q3)
21	Novel Insights into Cr (VI)-Induced Rhamnolipid Production and Gene Expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa RW9 for Potential Bioremediation Fatini Mat Arisah, Norhayati Ramli, Hidayah Ariffin, Toshinari Maeda, Mohammed Abdillah Ahmad Farid, Mohd Zulkhairi Mohd Yusoff	Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology	2.5 (Q3)
22	Synergistic Effects of Aloe Vera and Moringa Oleifera in Chitosan-Based Composites for Preservation of Banana Fruit Nor H Ramli, Samuel O Olunusi, Basyirah TZ Tuan, Adam D Ahmad-Kamal, Nursyahirah Mat Nawi, Norhafezah Kasmuri, Ahmad FH Ismal	Chemical Engineering Transactions	Scopus
23	Revolutionizing tropical fruits preservation: Emerging edible coating technologies Samuel Olugbenga Olunusi, Nor Hanuni Ramli, Adam Fatmawati, Ahmad Fahmi Ismail, Chigozie Charity Okwuwa	International Journal of Biological Macromolecules	7.7 (Q1)
24	A review of the discussions on cultivated meat from the Islamic perspective. Heliyon, 10 (7), e28491 MN Hamdan, R Abdul Jalil, MA Ramli, N Ramli, MNA Ibrahim, MF Ab Rahman, H‘Azeemi Abdullah Thaidi, NNH Abd Rahman
25	Techno-economic Analysis Conversion of Empty and Partially Filled Paddy Grain Waste into Glucose through Bioconversion Route Nurul Ain Abu Bakar, Ahmad Muhaimin Roslan, Mohd Ali Hassan, Muhammad Daaniyall Abdul Rahman, Rozyanti Mohamad	Environmental Research, Engineering & Management/Aplinkos Tyrimai, Inžinerija ir Vadyba	Scopus
26	Assessment of pilot-scale sewage sludge pelletization for non-food crop fertilization: Nutrient content, pathogenicity, and growth performance Mohd Hafif Samsudin, Mohd Zulkhairi Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Ali Hassan, Mohd Rafein Zakaria, Ahmad Muhaimin Roslan, Siti Suliza Salamat, Muhamad Yusuf Hasan, Mohd Huzairi Mohd Zainudin, Mohammed Abdillah Ahmad Farid, Yoshihito Shirai	Environmental Monitoring and Assessment	2.9 (Q3)
27	Techno-economic Analysis Conversion of Empty and Partially Filled Paddy Grain Waste into Glucose through Bioconversion Route Nurul Ain Abu Bakar, Ahmad Muhaimin Roslan, Mohd Ali Hassan, Muhammad Daaniyall Abdul Rahman, Rozyanti Mohamad	Environmental Research, Engineering and Management	Scopus
28	Farmers Awareness and Acceptance of Biopesticides Application for Pest and Disease Management Adieya Atyrrah Adnan, Muhammad Afiq Ashari, Shobanah Menon Baskaran, Siti Syazwani Mahamad, Nolila Mohd Nawi, Mohd Rafein Zakaria	AgroTech-Food Science, Technology and Environment	Scopus
29	Harnessing Rhamnolipids from Waste Glycerol for Effective Biocontrol of Fungal Pathogens in Cucumber and Melon Plants   Adieya Atyrrah Adnan, Khairulmazmi Ahmad, Mohd Sabri Pak Dek, Mohd Rafein Zakaria	AgroTech-Food Science, Technology and Environment	Scopus
30	Efficacy of Rhamnolipids in Mitigating Postharvest Fungal Infections and Preserving Quality of Tomatoes, Cucumbers, and Mangoes   Adieya Atyrrah Adnan, Khairulmazmi Ahmad, Mohd Sabri Pak Dek, Mohd Rafein Zakaria	AgroTech-Food Science, Technology and Environment	Scopus
31	Practical role of oil palm fronds in Malaysia’s sustainable palm oil industry   Mohd Rafein Zakaria, Mohammed Abdillah Ahmad Farid, Halimatun Saadiah Hafid, Yoshito Andou, Mohd Ali Hassan	Industrial Crops and Products	5.6 (Q1)
32	Investigating process parameters to enhance (hemi)cellulolytic enzymes activity produced by Trichoderma reesei RUT-C30 using deoiled oil palm mesocarp fiber in solid-state fermentation Ali Abdulkareem Al-Qassab, Mohd Rafein Zakaria, Robiah Yunus, Mohamad Amran Mohd Salleh, Mohd Noriznan Mokhtar	International Journal of Biological Macromolecules	7.7 (Q1)
33	The versatility of lignocellulosic composition in oil palm trunks influences the adsorption capacity of derived biochar Mohd Idham Hakimi, Mohd Zulkhairi Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Rafein Zakaria, Mohd Nor Faiz Norrrahim, Yoshihito Shirai, Mohd Ali Hassan	Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery	3.5 (Q3)
34	Assessing microbial biodiversity in oil palm seedlings using oil palm waste compost mixed media Siti Suliza Salamat, Mohd Zulkhairi Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Ali Hassan Hassan, Mohd Huzairi Mohd Zainuddin, Yoshihito Shirai, Ahmad Husni Mohd Hanif, Mohd Shahkhirat Norizan, Fatini Mat Arisah, Mohammed Abdillah Ahmad Farid, Toshinari Maeda, Mohd Noor Mat Isa, Mohd Faizal Abu Bakar	International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture	1.2 (Q4)
35	Activated biochar production from young coconut waste (Cocos nucifera) as bioadsorbent: a pathway through Artificial Neural Network (ANN) optimization Diffa Althafania Thivaly, Hendrix Yulis Setyawan, Mohd Zulkhairi Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Shamzi Mohamed, Mohammed Abdillah Ahmad Farid	Environmental Monitoring and Assessment	2.9 (Q3)
36	Balancing future food security and greenhouse-gas emissions from animal-sourced protein foods in Southeast Asia RS Hegarty, Tuan Poy Tee, Juan Boo Liang, H Abu Hassim, Mohd Huzairi Mohd Zainudin, AA Azizi, Yeni Widiawati, Samkol Pok, Su Chui Len Candyrine, Nor Dini Rusli	Animal Production Science	1.3 (Q3)
37	Assessing microbial biodiversity in oil palm seedlings using oil palm waste compost mixed media Siti Suliza Salamat, Mohd Zulkhairi Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Ali Hassan Hassan, Mohd Huzairi Mohd Zainuddin, Yoshihito Shirai, Ahmad Husni Mohd Hanif, Mohd Shahkhirat Norizan, Fatini Mat Arisah, Mohammed Abdillah Ahmad Farid, Toshinari Maeda, Mohd Noor Mat Isa, Mohd Faizal Abu Bakar	International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture	1.2 (Q4)
38	Comparative Genome Analysis Reveals Putative and Novel Antimicrobial Resistance Genes Common to the Nosocomial Infection Pathogens Jesudass Joseph Sahayarayan, Ramesh Thiyagarajan, R Prathiviraj, TN Kumaresan, Kulanthaivel Soundar Rajan, Paramasivan Manivannan, Sivaprakasam Balasubramanian, Mohd Huzairi Mohd Zainudin, Hissah Abdulrahman Alodaini, Nadine MS Moubayed, Ashraf Atef Hatamleh, Balasubramani Ravindran, Ravishankar Ram Mani	Microbial Pathogenesis	3.3 (Q3)
39	Isolation and Screening of Indigenous Filamentous Fungi Producing Ligninolytic, Cellulolytic and Hemicellulolytic Enzymes from Decomposed Oil Palm Frond Ahmad Fariz Nicholas, Hasliza Abu Hassim, Mohd Huzairi Mohd Zainudin, Zunita Zakaria, Mohd Termizi Yusof, Mohd Nazri Md Nayan, Amirul Faiz Mohd Azmi	Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology	0.6 (Q3)
40	Controlling odour emissions in poultry production through dietary interventions: prospects and challenges Garba Adamu, Hasliza Abu Hassim, Pavan Kumar, Awis Qurni Sazili, Mohd Huzairi Mohd Zainudin	World's Poultry Science Journal	Scopus
41	Impact of decomposing sawdust as an inoculum for promoting the composting of sawdust and chicken manure Muinat Olanike Kazeem, Taiwo Ayodeji Sorunke, Amina Ahmed-El-Imam, Mohd Huzairi Mohd Zainudin	International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture	1.2 (Q4)
42	Antimicrobial Effect of Waterborne Polyurethane-Based Cellulose Nanofibril/Silver Nanoparticles Composites and Acacia concinna (Willd.) DC Extract (Shikakai) Lu Lu Taung Mai, H’ng Paik San, Min Min Aung, Hiroshi Uyama, Ainun Zuriyati Mohamed, Ezyana Kamal Bahrin, Mas Jaffri Masarudin, Azra Afrina binti Mohamad Zulkifli, Tung Woey Chew	Polymers	4.7 (Q1)
43	Chemical-free saturated steam pretreatment of oil palm empty fruit bunch for improved enzymatic saccharification Saleha Shamsudin, Ezyana Kamal Bahrin, Mohd Ali Hassan, Yoshihito Shirai	Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology	1.7 (Q2)
44	Wheat thermoplastic starch composite films reinforced with nanocellulose Mohd Nor Faiz Norrrahim, Nurjahirah Janudin, Mohd Saiful Asmal Rani, Mohd Azwan Jenol, Nur Sharmila Sharip, Norizan Mohd Nurazzi, Muhammad Rizal Muhammad Asyraf, Rushdan Ahmad Ilyas	Physical Sciences Reviews	0.35 (Q2)
45	Barley thermoplastic starch nanocomposite films reinforced with nanocellulose Nur Sharmila Sharip, Tengku Arisyah Tengku Yasim-Anuar, Hazwani Husin, Mohd Nor Faiz Norrrahim	Physical Sciences Reviews	0.35 (Q2)
46	Potato thermoplastic starch nanocomposite films reinforced with nanocellulose Nur Sharmila Sharip, Tengku Arisyah Tengku Yasim-Anuar, Farhana Aziz Ujang, Mohd Nor Faiz Norrrahim	Physical Sciences Reviews	0.35 (Q2)

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