CHE5805 Waste management and biomass transformation
Faculty of Engineering
CHE5805 Waste management and biomass transformation is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- Exam 30%
- and 3 other tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.
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Requisites
Before CHE5805
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After CHE5805
No unit lists CHE5805 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be currently enrolled in a master’s course in engineering or related STEM and in a related discipline. The unit assumes that you have the necessary foundational knowledge.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
Waste management is of vital importance in every country. This unit examines the engineering and scientific principles of effluent and solid waste management, which can be applied in a palm oil industry, starting from an oil palm plantation to an oleochemical plant. You will gain an in-depth understanding of the structure of the waste management hierarchy, which is currently applied in the palm oil industry, ranging from waste avoidance, waste minimization, recycling, reuse and finally treatment of wastes. Additionally, this new unit provides knowledge and skills on the most advanced and innovative processing of oil palm biomass as well as the process development elements for the production of biofuels and bio-products.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- LabsWrittenThreshold hurdle30%
- Mid-term testsQuiz / TestThreshold hurdle20%
- Open-ended projectProjectThreshold hurdle20%
- Final assessmentExaminationThreshold hurdle30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Appraise the use of technology in managing wastes generated from palm oil industries.
- 2
Address the challenges in palm oil industries and formulate sustainable approaches to promote sustainability.
- 3
Research biomass pre-treatment, biomass processing and biofuel production using suitable experimental plans.
- 4
Design the principles of different biomass processing to produce value-added products.
Workload and teaching
- Practical activities48 hours
- Applied sessions24 hours
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours of independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Wu Ta Yeong
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Wu Ta Yeong
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CHE5805?
CHE5805 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is CHE5805 offered?
In 2025, CHE5805 runs in Semester 2 at Malaysia.
How much work is CHE5805?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does CHE5805 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 30% of the final mark, alongside 3 other tasks.