Location: University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM), Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia

Date & Time: 12th October 2026

1. Introduction

The NEXUS team from Hokkaido University visited the University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) together with Universiti Malaya. Assoc. Prof. Chan Yi Jing is a co-researcher of the project with expertise in anaerobic co-digestion and system integration, and contributes to the batch and continuous co-digestion of palm oil mill effluent (POME) and empty fruit bunch (EFB). The visit aimed to see the research facilities at UNM and to discuss the progress and next steps of the co-digestion experiments.

2. Visit

2.1 Laboratory tour @UNM

Assoc. Prof. Chan introduced her research group and guided the team through the laboratories, including the anaerobic digestion reactors and the analytical instruments for biogas composition, as well as other analytical facilities such as GC/MS and XRD.

2.2 Discussion

The HU, UM and UNM members discussed the plans for the upcoming co-digestion experiments and how the teams will work together in the next phase of the project.

3. Conclusion

The visit to UNM strengthened the collaboration among HU, UM and UNM on the co-digestion of POME and EFB. We sincerely thank Assoc. Prof. Chan Yi Jing and her group for kindly hosting the visit.