Centre for Water Research

Centre for Water Research

Profile

The Centre for Water Research at SEGi University serves as an interdisciplinary hub committed to solving pressing water and environmental challenges. Bringging together expertise in engineering, science, and policy, the Centre advances research in wastewater treatment technologies, water quality improvement, and sustainable resource management. Key research areas include safe wastewater reuse, pollution control, and the development of efficient water distribution systems. The centre actively promotes cross-disciplinary collaboration and has partnership with institutions such as Curtin University and Indah Water Konsortium. Through innovative projects and strategic collaborations, the Centre contributes to environmental sustainability and supports industrial and agricultural application of water research.

Leader

Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Aida Isma Mohamad Idris
Email: aidaisma@segi.edu.my

Team Members

  • Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Chan Mieow Kee
  • Datin Munira Mohammad
  • Ir. Choo Chee Ming
  • Ts. Dr. King Yeong Jin

Relevant SDGs

  • SDG6 – Clean Water and Sanitation
  • SDG14 – Life Below Water
  • SDG3 – Good Health and Well-being

Patent, Award, etc.

  • Effect of Cations, Anions, and Organic Matters on Ammonia Removal Using Immobilized NanoFeCu. International Innnovation Competition (IIC 2024). 17 October 2024. Award: Bronze Medal.

Activities

ONGOING AND COMPLETED PROJECTS (SINCE 2020) PROJECT STATUS DURATION FUNDING (RM) COLLABORATORS
1. Sustainable integration of used water filters and immobilised bimetallic iron-copper nanoparticle for rubber effluent treatment Completed Aug 2024 – July 2025 10,000 Intrix Lifestyle Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia
2. Ozonation for condenser water treatment Completed Dec 2023 – June 2024 12,650 Medkllinn Malaysia
3. Optimization of ammonia oxidation process via machine learning. Completed Jan 2022 – June 2024 100,000 Curtin University Malaysia, Indah Water Konsortium
4. Feasibility study on application of forward osmosis membrane for concentrating tropical juice Completed 2019-2022 100,000 Universiti Putra Malaysia
5. Study on biofouling and scaling in membrane bioreactor (FRGS grant) Completed 2019-2022 76,200 Indah Water Konsortium
PUBLICATIONS
1. Cao, D. D., Chan, M. K.*, Sharani, N. A., Mohd Aris, A., Khor, B. C. (2025). Innovative approaches in sewage treatment: Optimization and evaluation of the reusability and sustainability of iFeCu nanoparticles. Separation and Purification. 369: 133011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2025.133011
2. Cao, D. D., Chan, M. K.*, (2024). Enhancing chemical synthesis research with NLP: Word embeddings for chemical reagent identification—A case study on nano-FeCu. iScience. 27: 110780. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.110780
3. Andrew, Y. T. H., Chan, M. K.*, Ong C. S., Ho, K. C. (2024). Effects of hydrogen bond donors on PVDF membrane modification using choline chloride-based deep eutectic solvents. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 139: 514 – 524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2024.05.028
4. Chan, M. K., Yeo, W. S.*, Ngu, J. C. Y., Lee, P. Y., Nandong, J., Sharani, N. A., Mohd Aris, A., Khor, B. C. (2024). Enhancing sustainability in sewage treatment: A least square support vector regression-based modeling approach for optimizing regeneration conditions of iFeCu. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 64: 105694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.105694
5. Mohamad Idris A.I., Mustapa Kamal S.M., Sulaiman A., Omar R., Mohammad M. (2024). Passion fruit juice concentration using fabricated cellulose triacetate/cellulose acetate forward osmosis membrane. Food Research 8(4) 10-16. –
6. Aida Isma M.I., Munira Mohammad, Putri Razreena Abdul Razak, Hazmin Mansor, A. Idris, Siti Baizura M. (2022) Surface morphology of biofouling in membrane bioreactor treating actual sewage. Journal of Biological studies. Vol. 5: 353-362. –
7. Chan, M. K., Yeo, W. S.*, Ngu, J. C. Y., Lee, P. Y., Nandong, J., Sharani, N. A., Mohd Aris, A., Khor, B. C. (2024). Enhancing sustainability in sewage treatment: A least square support vector regression-based modeling approach for optimizing regeneration conditions of iFeCu. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 64: 105694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.105694
8. Ngu, J. C. Y., Yeo, W. S.*, Chan, M. K., Nandong, J. (2024). Least square support vector regression-based modelling of ammonia oxidation using immobilized nanoFeCu. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 64: 105695. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.105695
9. Hamza, A., Ho, K. C.*, Chan, M. K. (2024). Recent development of substrates for immobilization of bimetallic nanoparticles for wastewater treatment: A review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Springer. 31: 40873 – 40902. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-33798-6
10. Chan, M. K.*, Tan, S. J., Andrew, Y. T. H., Ng, S. C., Lau, W. J. (2024). Zeolite-based poly(vinylidene fluoride) ultrafiltration membrane: Characterization and molecular weight cut-off estimation with support vector regression modeling. Membranes. 14: 91. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes14040091