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Hwai Chyuan Ong

Hwai Chyuan Ong

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Engineering and Technology
Malaysia
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
103
Citations
35489
World Ranking
128
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Malaysia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Malaysia Leader Award

Overview

Hwai Chyuan Ong is affiliated with Sunway University in Malaysia and specializes in the field of engineering, with a predominant focus on biomedical engineering. Their research spans several engineering subfields including mechanical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and environment, materials chemistry, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to biodiesel production and applications, thermochemical biomass conversion processes, catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies, biofuel production and bioconversion, algal biology and biofuel production, catalysis for biomass conversion, and advanced combustion engine technologies.

Recent publications by Hwai Chyuan Ong include:

  • "Recent developments in physical, biological, chemical, and hybrid treatment techniques for removing emerging contaminants from wastewater" (2021), Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Progress in biomass torrefaction: Principles, applications and challenges" (2020), Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
  • "Impact of COVID-19 on the social, economic, environmental and energy domains: Lessons learnt from a global pandemic" (2020), Sustainable Production and Consumption
  • "Recent advancement and assessment of green hydrogen production technologies" (2023), Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "Green approaches in synthesising nanomaterials for environmental nanobioremediation: Technological advancements, applications, benefits and challenges" (2021), Environmental Research

Co-authorship is a notable aspect of Ong's research profile, with frequent collaborators including Wei-Hsin Chen, T.M.I. Mahlia, M. Mofijur, I.M. Rizwanul Fattah, and Cheng Tung Chong.

Hwai Chyuan Ong's work is published primarily in venues such as:

  • Fuel
  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Energy Conversion and Management
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Energies

Best Publications

  • Non-edible vegetable oils: A critical evaluation of oil extraction, fatty acid compositions, biodiesel production, characteristics, engine performance and emissions production

    A.E. Atabani;A.S. Silitonga;H.C. Ong;T.M.I. Mahlia

  • Progress in biomass torrefaction: Principles, applications and challenges

    Wei Hsin Chen;Bo Jhih Lin;Bo Jhih Lin;Yu Ying Lin;Yen Shih Chu

  • Recent developments in physical, biological, chemical, and hybrid treatment techniques for removing emerging contaminants from wastewater.

    S.F. Ahmed;M. Mofijur;M. Mofijur;Samiha Nuzhat;Anika Tasnim Chowdhury

  • Microalgae biofuels as an alternative to fossil fuel for power generation

    Jassinnee Milano;Hwai Chyuan Ong;H.H. Masjuki;W.T. Chong

  • Impact of COVID-19 on the social, economic, environmental and energy domains: Lessons learnt from a global pandemic.

    M Mofijur;I M Rizwanul Fattah;Asraful Alam;A B M Saiful Islam

  • Recent advancement and assessment of green hydrogen production technologies

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  • Comparison of palm oil, Jatropha curcas and Calophyllum inophyllum for biodiesel: A review

    H.C. Ong;T.M.I. Mahlia;T.M.I. Mahlia;H.H. Masjuki;R.S. Norhasyima

  • Green approaches in synthesising nanomaterials for environmental nanobioremediation: Technological advancements, applications, benefits and challenges.

    Shams Forruque Ahmed;M. Mofijur;M. Mofijur;Nazifa Rafa;Anika Tasnim Chowdhury

  • Progress on the lignocellulosic biomass pyrolysis for biofuel production toward environmental sustainability

    Anh Tuan Hoang;Hwai Chyuan Ong;I. M. Rizwanul Fattah;Cheng Tung Chong

  • A review on latest developments and future prospects of heterogeneous catalyst in biodiesel production from non-edible oils

    H. Haziratul Mardhiah;Hwai Chyuan Ong;H.H. Masjuki;Steven Lim

  • Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the global energy system and the shift progress to renewable energy: Opportunities, challenges, and policy implications

    Anh Tuan Hoang;Sandro Nižetić;Aykut I. Olcer;Hwai Chyuan Ong

  • State of art review on conventional and advanced pyrolysis of macroalgae and microalgae for biochar, bio-oil and bio-syngas production

    Xin Jiat Lee;Hwai Chyuan Ong;Hwai Chyuan Ong;Yong Yang Gan;Wei Hsin Chen

  • Catalytic thermochemical conversion of biomass for biofuel production: A comprehensive review

    Hwai Chyuan Ong;Wei Hsin Chen;Wei Hsin Chen;Abid Farooq;Yong Yang Gan;Yong Yang Gan

  • Patent landscape review on biodiesel production: Technology updates

    T.M.I. Mahlia;Z.A.H.S. Syazmi;M. Mofijur;A.E. Pg Abas

  • Recent developments on algal biochar production and characterization.

    Kai Ling Yu;Beng Fye Lau;Pau Loke Show;Hwai Chyuan Ong

  • Microalgae biomass as a sustainable source for biofuel, biochemical and biobased value-added products: An integrated biorefinery concept

    Sk. Yasir Arafat Siddiki;M. Mofijur;M. Mofijur;P. Senthil Kumar;Shams Forruque Ahmed

  • Energy-related approach for reduction of CO2 emissions: A strategic review on the port-to-ship pathway

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  • Overview properties of biodiesel diesel blends from edible and non-edible feedstock

    A.S. Silitonga;H.H. Masjuki;T.M.I. Mahlia;T.M.I. Mahlia;H.C. Ong

  • Production and comparative fuel properties of biodiesel from non-edible oils: Jatropha curcas, Sterculia foetida and Ceiba pentandra

    H.C. Ong;A.S. Silitonga;H.H. Masjuki;T.M.I. Mahlia

  • Sustainability of direct biodiesel synthesis from microalgae biomass: a critical review.

    Brandon Han Hoe Goh;Hwai Chyuan Ong;Mei Yee Cheah;Wei Hsin Chen

  • Optimization of biodiesel production process for mixed Jatropha curcas–Ceiba pentandra biodiesel using response surface methodology

    S. Dharma;H.H. Masjuki;Hwai Chyuan Ong;A.H. Sebayang

  • A state-of-the-art review on thermochemical conversion of biomass for biofuel production: A TG-FTIR approach

    Hwai Chyuan Ong;Wei Hsin Chen;Yashvir Singh;Yashvir Singh;Yong Yang Gan;Yong Yang Gan

  • Optimization of biodiesel production and engine performance from high free fatty acid Calophyllum inophyllum oil in CI diesel engine

    Hwai Chyuan Ong;H.H. Masjuki;T.M.I. Mahlia;A.S. Silitonga

  • Engine performance and emissions using Jatropha curcas, Ceiba pentandra and Calophyllum inophyllum biodiesel in a CI diesel engine

    Hwai Chyuan Ong;H.H. Masjuki;T.M.I. Mahlia;A.S. Silitonga

Frequent Co-Authors

Teuku Meurah Indra Mahlia
Teuku Meurah Indra Mahlia University of Technology Sydney
Wei-Hsin Chen
Wei-Hsin Chen National Cheng Kung University
Arridina Susan Silitonga
Arridina Susan Silitonga Universiti Tenaga Nasional
Haji Hassan Masjuki
Haji Hassan Masjuki International Islamic University Malaysia
Wen Tong Chong
Wen Tong Chong University of Malaya
M. Mofijur
M. Mofijur University of Technology Sydney
Pau Loke Show
Pau Loke Show UCSI University
Jo Shu Chang
Jo Shu Chang National Cheng Kung University
Tau Chuan Ling
Tau Chuan Ling University of Malaya
Cheng Tung Chong
Cheng Tung Chong Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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