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Prof. Tjandra Setiadi


Educations

Doctor of Philosophy (1990), Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom

Master of Engineering (1985), Environmental Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

Bachelor of Engineering (1980), Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia

 

Research Fields: Bioprocess Technology, Biological Wastewater Treatment, Environmental Policy

 

Email: tjandra@che.itb.ac.id | Google Scholar | Research Gate

 

Academic Experience

  • Professor | 2007
  • Associate Professor | 1999
  • Assistant Professor | 1990
  • Instructor/Lecturer | 1982
  • Join Chemical Engineering Study Program | ITB | Tenure Track | 1980

Non-Academic Experience

  • Head of the Center of Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Indonesia (CREPCI) | UNIDO-ITB | Funded by SECO (Swiss Government) | 2014 – 2018
  • Head of the Centre for Environmental Studies | Pusat Studi Lingkungan Hidup (PSLH) ITB | 2008 – present

Certifications & Professional Registrations

  • Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia Educators Certificate | No. 08104902699
  • Insinyur Profesional Utama (Professional Engineer) | Persatuan Insinyur Indonesia (Indonesian Engineers Association) | No. 3-08-00-000013-00

Membership in Professional Organizations

  • The Chemical Engineering Chapter of the Indonesian Institute of Engineers | 2010 – present
  • Member of International Water Association (IWA) | England | United Kingdom | 1993 – present

Journal Editorial Member

  • Executive Editor | Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences | SJR – Q2
  • Editorial Board Member | Journal of Water Process Engineering | IF = 3.173 | SJR – Q1
  • Associate Editor | Journal of Water Sustainability

Honors & Awards

  • Fellow | School of Engineering | The University of Tokyo | 2020
  • Asia Pacific Network (APN) Project Japan | Investigations on Microplastics Pollution in Aquatic Environment in Selected Developing Countries from Southeast Asia | Collaboration with Sirindhon International Institute of Technology (SIIT) – Thailand and Van Lang University – Vietnam | Team Member (Liaison Officer to SIIT) | 2018 – 2020
  • BPDP Sawit | Rekayasa Proses Hidrolisis Tandan Kosong Sawit Untuk Produksi Green Xylitol | Team Leader | 2018
  • PMDSU | Pengembangan Proses Fermentasi Xilitol dari Hidrolisat Tandan Kosong Sawit | Kementrian RistekDikti | Team Leader | 2017 – 2021
  • KWEF 20th Anniversary Commemorative Research Project | Sustainable Water Use in Development of Southeast Asian Countries | Liaison officer to Kurita Water Environment Foundation | KWEF, Japan | Team Member | 2017 – 2019
  • Kurita Award Research Grant | Japan | Chairman of Selection Committee from Indonesia | The Award is Intended for Young Researchers in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia | 2016 – present
  • BPDP Sawit | Rekayasa Proses Hidrolisis Tandan Kosong Sawit Untuk Produksi Green Xylitol | Team Leader | 2016
  • PMDSU | Pengaruh Pembentukan Biofilm dalam Proses Korosi Logam oleh Mikroorganisme | Kementrian RistekDikti | Team Leader | 2015 – 2019
  • PMDSU | Pengolahan Air Limbah Tekstil dengan Lumpur Granular Aerobik: dari Skala Laboratorium ke Pilot Plant | Kementrian RistekDikti | Team Leader | 2015 – 2019
  • Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) | Development of a Model System for Fluidized Bed Catalytic Gasification of Biomass Wastes and Following Liquid Fuel Production in Indonesia | Gunma University | BPPT | Yayasan Dian Desa | ITB | Funded by JICA – JST | Japan | Team Member | 2013 – 2018
  • Directorate of Higher Education, Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture (DIKTI) under the National Strategic Research Scheme | The Production of Green Xylitol: Integrated Conversion of Biomass Waste of Palm Oil into Bioethanol and Valuable Chemicals | Team Leader | 2012 – 2014
  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | Joint Research headed by UNESCO IHE Institute for Water Education | Stimulating Local Innovation on Sanitation for the Urban Poor in Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia | Leader of Indonesian Team | 2011 – 2018
  • Research Postgraduate Grant | Higher Education | Bioplastics Products from Industrial Wastewater Using Agricultural Microbial Fermentation | Team Leader | 2010
  • Higher Education Research | Advanced Competitive Grant | Waste Management Industry Becoming Biodiesel Value product: Initial Steps Toward Biorefinery | 2009
  • Higher Education Research | Grant National Strategic DIPA ITB | Bioplastics Products from Oil Palm Industrial Wastewater Using Euthropa raistonia | Team Leader | 2009
  • Collaborative Research: JFE Japan, Toyohashi University of Technology, Lampung University and ITB | Team Member | 2005 – 2007
  • Team Member on the Integrated Commodity Research XII | Application of the Palm-Oil-Empty-Fruit Bunches in Biofiltration Processes for Controlling Air Pollution in Crumb Rubber Industries | 2005 – 2007

Professional Development Activities

Post-Doctoral

  • Visiting Research Fellow | University of Cardiff | U.K. | 3/91 – 4/91
  • Visiting Research Fellow | University of Kent | U.K. | 3/92 – 4/92
  • Research Fellow | Department of Biochemical Engineering | TU Delft | The Netherlands | 3/96 – 6/96

External Examiner Postgraduate Students

  • ITB (2 PhD Dissertations)
  • Institut Teknologi Sepuluh November ITS | 2015 – 2019 (3 PhD Dissertations)
  • Anna University | Chennai | India | 2015 – 2019 (5 PhD Dissertations)
  • Asian Institute of Technology | 2015 – 2016 (2 PhD Dissertations)
  • National University of Singapore | 2015 (1 Master Thesis)
  • University of Technology Sydney | 2011 – 2014 (2 PhD Dissertations)
  • Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology | Thammasat University | Thailand | 2009 | 2012 (1 PhD Dissertation | 1 Master Thesis)
  • University of Kwazulu-Natal | Durban | South Africa | 2009 – 2010 (2 PhD Dissertations)
  • IIT-Guwahati | India | 2008 – 2016 (4 PhD Dissertations)
  • University of Malaya | Malaysia | 1998 – 2020 (2 PhD Dissertation | 1 Master Thesis)

International Steering Committee and Invited Speaker

International Steering Committee

  • The Green Technologies for Sustainable Water Conference 2019 (GTSW 2019) | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 1-5 December 2019
  • ETMC (Environmental Technology and Management Conference) 2019 in Conjunction with the 12th AUN/SEED-Net Regional Conference on Environmental Engineering (RC EnvE) 2019 AUN/SEED-Net JICA | Bali | Indonesia | 5-7 November 2019
  • The International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development | AIT | Bangkok | Thailand | 7-8 March 2019
  • The IBA-AMBRES Conference | Tianjin | China | 15-18 April 2018
  • International Conference on Green Technologies for Sustainable Water | Pan Pacific Hanoi Hotel | Vietnam | 13-16 October 2017
  • International Workshop on Energy, Environment and Ecosystems (3E) Nexus Initiative for Sustainable Development in Asian Countries | Da Nang | Vietnam | 14-15 January 2016
  • International Workshop on Energy, Environment and Ecosystems (3E) Nexus Initiative for Sustainable Development in Asian Countries | Kuta | Bali | Indonesia | 26-27 February 2015
  • The IWA Specialist Conference | Global Challenges: Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery | Kathmandu | Nepal | 26-30 October 2014
  • International Workshop Asia Pacific Regional Initiative on Energy, Environment, Ecosystems (3-E NEXUS) for Sustainable Development | Maldives | 24-25 February 2014
  • The 2013 International Environmental Engineering Conference and Annual Meeting of the Korean Society of Environmental Engineers (IEEC 2013) | Seoul | Korea | 11-13 June 2013
  • The 10th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment | Hanoi | Vietnam | 8-10 November 2012
  • Water and Environment Technology Conference 2012 | Tokyo | Japan | 29-30 June 2012
  • International Conference on Sustainability Science in Asia 2012 (ICSS-Asia 2012) | Sanur | Bali | Indonesia | 11-13 January 2012

Invited Speaker

  • The Green Technologies for Sustainable Water Conference 2019 (GTSW 2019) | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 1-5 December 2019
  • Guest Lecture in AWMC (Advanced Water Management Centre) | University of Queensland | Brisbane | Australia | 9 November 2018
  • ICEED 2018 (International Conference on Eco-engineering & Design 2018) | Kampus Binus Alam Sutera | Serpong | Indonesia | 5-6 September 2018
  • Indonesian Clean Technology Meeting 2017 | Research Unit for Clean Technology | Indonesia Institute of Sciences | 20 September 2017
  • Seminar Nasional Teknologi Industri Hijau 2 | Hotel Santika Premier Semarang | BBTPPI | 18 May 2017
  • The 2nd lnternational Symposium on Resource Efficiency in Pulp and Paper Technology (2nd REPTech) | Centre for Pulp and Paper | Bandung | 15-17 November 2016
  • International Conference FIRST 2016 on Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development | Politeknik Negeri Sriwijaya | Palembang | 18 October 2016
  • Sustainable Production of Crops by Appropriate Recycle of Biomass Residues | Collaboration between Yokohama National University and Lampung University | Lampung | 20 September 2016
  • International Postgraduate Conference on Biotechnology {IPCB} 2016 | ITS | Surabaya | 24-26 August 2016
  • The International Workshop on Membrane in Kobe (iWMK2015) | Kobe | Japan | 19-21 November 2015
  • The 6th Korea-Vietnam Green Chemistry Conference | Daejeon | Korea | 25-26 June 2015
  • The 2nd International Seminar on Fundamental and Application of Chemical Engineering 2014 (ISFAChE 2014) | Kuta | Bali | Indonesia | 12-13 November 2014
  • The 9th Inter-University Workshop on Education and Research Collaboration in the Indochina Region | Can Tho University | Can Tho | Vietnam | 27-28 September 2014
  • The Third Symposium on Development of Interdisciplinary Consortium on Urban Environment and Health in Asia | University of Tokyo | Tokyo | 30 May 2014
  • The 7th Extended Inter-University Workshop on Research and Educational Collaboration in Indochina Region | Kyoto | Japan | 25 March 2014
  • International Conference | Environmental and Hazardous Substance Management towards a Green Economy | Bangkok | Thailand | 21-23 May 2013
  • International Workshop | Agenda for Sustainable Asian Cities and Regions | University of Tokyo | Tokyo | Japan | 30 November – 3 December 2012
  • 14th Asia Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress | Singapore | 21-24 February 2012

Key Publications & Presentations

  • Nguyen, T. H., Watari, T., Hatamoto, M., Sutani, D., Setiadi, T., & Yamaguchi, T. (2020). Evaluation of a combined anaerobic baffled reactor–downflow hanging sponge biosystem for treatment of synthetic dyeing wastewater. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 100913.
  • Meilany, D., Anugeraheni, D., Aziz, A., Kresnowati, M. T. A. P., & Setiadi, T. (2020). The effects of operational conditions in scaling up of xylanase enzyme production for xylitol production. Reaktor, 20(1), 32-37.
  • Meilany, D., Kresnowati, M. T. A. P., Setiadi, T., & Boopathy, R. (2020). Optimization of xylose recovery in oil palm empty fruit bunches for xylitol production. Applied Sciences, 10(4), 1391.
  • Satya, A., Harimawan, A., Haryani, G. S., Johir, M. A. H., Vigneswaran, S., Ngo, H. H., & Setiadi, T. (2020). Batch study of cadmium biosorption by carbon dioxide enriched Aphanothece sp. dried biomass. Water, 12(1), 264.
  • Hidayatullah, I. M., Setiadi, T., Kresnowati, M. T. A. P., & Boopathy, R. (2020). Xylanase inhibition by the derivatives of lignocellulosic material. Bioresource Technology, 300, 122740.
  • Wenten, I. G., Friatnasary, D. L., Khoiruddin, K., Setiadi, T., & Boopathy, R. (2020). Extractive membrane bioreactor (EMBR): Recent advances and applications. Bioresource Technology, 297, 122424.
  • Burhan, K. H., Kresnowati, M. T. A. P., & Setiadi, T. (2019). Evaluation of Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches for Xylitol Production. Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 14(3), 559-567.
  • Anggraini, I. D., Keryanti, Kresnowati, M. T. A. P., Purwadi, R., Noda, R., Watanabe, T., & Setiadi, T. (2019). Bioethanol production via syngas fermentation of Clostridium ljungdahlii in a hollow fiber membrane supported bioreactor. Chemical Engineering, 10(3), 481-490.
  • Satya, A., Sulawesty, F., Harimawan, A., & Setiadi, T. (2018). Correlation of aquatic parameters to the cadmium bioaccumulation capability onto microalgae biomass in an urban lake. Journal of Water Sustainability, 8(2), 59-72.
  • Meilany, D., Mardawati, E., Kresnowati, M. T. A. P., & Setiadi, T. (2017). Kinetic study of oil palm empty fruit bunch enzymatic hydrolysis. Reaktor, 17(4), 197-202.
  • Mardawati, E., Purwadi, R., Kresnowati, M. T. A. P., & Setiadi, T. (2017). Evaluation of the enzymatic hydrolysis process of oil palm empty fruit bunch using crude fungal xylanase. ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 12(18), 5286-5292.
  • Awalina, Harimawan, A., Haryani, G. S., & Setiadi, T. (2017). Equilibrium and kinetic modelling of cadmium (II) biosorption by dried biomass Aphanothece sp. from aqueous phase. Earth and Environmental Science, 65(1), 012018.
  • Satya, A., Harimawan, A., Haryani, G. S., & Setiadi, T. (2017). Non-linear isotherm models, cadmium kinetics, and biosorption thermodynamics of dried biomass of native Aphanothece sp. in a batch system. Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences, 49(5), 617-638.
  • Kresnowati, M. T. A. P., Setiadi, T., Tantra, T. M., & Rusdi, D. (2016). Microbial production of xylitol from oil palm empty fruit bunch hydrolysate: Effects of inoculum and pH. Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences, 48(5), 523-533.
  • Miyoshi, T., Setiadi, T., Effendi, A. J., Maeda, H., Tsukaraha, T., Yi, H., Jun, H., Saito, M., & Matsuyama, H. (2016). Low-cost water treatment system using submerged membrane filtration in developing countries. Desalination and Water Treatment, 57(39), 18101-18108.
  • Hasanudin, U., & Setiadi, T. (2016). Sustainable wastewater management in palm oil mills. In Green Technologies for Sustainable Water Management, 955-973. ASCE Publisher.
  • Awalina, Nurulfadillah, A., Harimawan, A., & Setiadi, T. Biochemicals content of Aphanothece sp cultured in photobioreactor originated from an urban lake and its dried biomass capability to uptake cadmium ion in aqueous solution. The 12th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment (SEAWE 2016), Melia-Hotel-Hanoi, Vietnam, 28-30 November 2016.
  • Djakaria, B., & Setiadi, T. Application of up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) pilot plant to reduce the chemical oxygen demand (COD) and color of real textile wastewater. The 5th Interdisciplinary Consortium on Urban Environment and Health in Asia International Symposium, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 5 October 2016.
  • Choerudin, C., Fauzi, I., & Setiadi, T. Effect of operation mode, hydraulic retention time and air flow rates on textile wastewater treatment by aerobic granular sludge. The 12th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment.
  • Setiadi, T., Aznury, M., Trianto, A., & Pancoro, A. (2015). Production of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) by Ralstonia eutropha JMP 134 with volatile fatty acids from palm oil mill effluent as precursors. Water Science and Technology, 72(11), 1889-1895.
  • Hasanudin, U., Sugiharto, R., Haryanto, A., Setiadi, T., & Fujie, K. (2015). Palm oil mill effluent treatment and utilization to ensure the sustainability of palm oil industries. Water science and technology, 72(7), 1089-1095.
  • Brdjanovic, D., Zakaria, F., Mawioo, P. M., Garcia, H. A., Hooijmans, C. M., Curko, J., Pean, T. Y., & Setiadi, T. (2015). eSOS®–emergency sanitation operation system. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 5(1), 156-164.
  • Mardawati, E., Wira, D. W., Kresnowati, M. T. A. P., Purwadi, R., & Setiadi, T. (2015). Microbial production of xylitol from oil palm empty fruit bunches hydrolysate: The effect of glucose concentration. Journal of the Japan Institute of Energy, 94(8), 769-774.
  • Kresnowati, M. T. A. P., Mardawati, E., & Setiadi, T. (2015). Production of xylitol from oil palm empty friuts bunch: A case study on bioefinery concept. Modern Applied Science, 9(7), 206-213.
  • Pean, T. Y., Effendi, A. J., Soewondo, P., Brdjanovic, D., & Setiadi, T. (2015). A case study of excreta disposal following the 2006 java earthquake. Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences, 47(2), 201-206.
  • Mardawati, E., Werner, A., Bley, T., Kresnowati, M. T. A. P., & Setiadi, T. (2014). The enzymatic hydrolysis of oil palm empty fruit bunches to xylose. Journal of the Japan Institute of Energy, 93(10), 973-978.
  • Sulawesty, Oktariani, E., Chrismadha, T., Satya, I. A., Naidida, E., & Setiadi, T. Heavy metal biosorbent and its natural aquatic physico-chemical characteristics: A study case on Situ Rawa Kalong-Depok. Chemical Engineering in Mineral and Materials Processing in Conjuction with Seminar Teknik Kimia Soehadi Reksowardojo 2014, Bandung, 30-31 October 2014.
  • Putri, W., Apriadi, D. P., Soewondo, P., Effendi, A. J., & Setiadi, T. Physical analysis of wastewater system application failure in river swamp area (Case study in Seberang Ulu I District, Palembang City, Indonesia). 11th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment, Bangkok, 2014.
  • Thye, P., Effendi, A. J., Soewondo, P., Brdjanovic, D., & Setiadi, T. Function-feature analysis of emergency sanitation technologies towards systematic innovation. WEDC International Conference, Hanoi, 2014.
  • Zakaria, Mawioo, P., Garcia, H. A., Hooijmans, C. M., Thye, Y. P., Setiadi, T., & Brdjanovic, D. eSOS® smart toilet development. Humanitarian Innovation Conference, Oxford, 2014.
  • Thye, P., Effendi, A. J., Soewondo, P., Brdjanovic, D., & Setiadi, T. A conceptual framework for assessing post-disaster emergency sanitation technologies.
  • Kresnowati, M. T. A. P., Setiadi, T., Tantra, T. M., & David. Microbial production of xylitol from palm oil empty fruit bunches: Effects of innoculum size and initial pH. International Seminar on Biorenewable Resources Utilization for Energy and Chemicals 2013, In Conjuction with Chemical Engineering Seminar of Soehadi Reksowardojo 2013, Bandung, 10-11 October 2013.
  • Thye, P., Effendi, A. J., Soewondo, P., Brdjanovic, D., & Setiadi, T. Impact of earthquakes on excreta disposal needs: A case study of the 2006 Yogyakarta Earthquake. The Second International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure and Built Environment, 2013.
  • Brdjanovic, F., Zakaria, Mawioo, P. M., Thye, Y. P., Garcia, H. A., Hooijmans, C. M., & Setiadi, T. eSOS® – Innovative Emergency Sanitation Concept. The 3rd IWA.
  • Setyawati, R., Setiadi, T., Katayama-Hirayama, K., Kaneko, H., & Hirayama, K. (2012). Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production from tapioca industrial wastewater treatment: Influence of operating conditions on PHA. International Journal of Sustainable Environment Research, 22(2), 123-127.
  • Risdianto, H., Sofianti, E., Suhardi, S. H., & Setiadi, T. (2012). Optimization of laccase production using white rot fungi and agricultural wastes in solid-state fermentation. Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences, 44(2), 93-105.
  • Hossain, M. A., Ngo, H. H., Guo, W. S., & Setiadi, T. (2012). Adsorption and desorption of copper (II) ions onto garden grass. Bioresource Technology, 121, 386-395.

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