Ahmad Jalaludin

Positions in different departments: Engineering role conducting process engineering design & feasibility studies related to plastics recycling. Optimization & troubleshooting studies on elastomer and phenol production. Skills involving process simulators (Aspen+), programming (Matlab, Fortran) and CFD (Fluent) R&D role (oral care product development related to periodontal care & denture manufacturing) Include skills on formulation, prototype development, materials evaluation & 3D printing.

Front End Engineering Design, Detailed Engineering Design Preparation and review of equipment datasheets,PFD & P&ID. Process calculations and process simulation related activities mainly in upstream oil&gas process.

Provide process solutions and engineering support for PETRONAS business’ optimization activities utilizing steady state and dynamic process simulators. Includes design review, and development of specialized software functionalities to meet client objectives. Development of novel process engineering and optimization studies particularly on the utilisation of PETRONAS simulation software iCON Experience with petrochemicals (MTBE, Ammonia), gas processing and upstream processes.

Masters Thesis: Conversion of bio-derived compounds into chemicals: catalytic selective oxidation of polyols. Green chemistry project involved synthesising Au-Pd heterogeneous catalyst to oxidise glycerol to glycolic acid and lactic acid tested using batch and semi-continuous trickle bed reactors

Individual Thesis: Hydrogen Production from Cyanobacteria (Blue-green algae) including a feasibility study to scale up safe production of hydrogen utilising cyanobacteria.